• Aspects of the experience of ordination by URCSA female ministers in the Western Cape 

  Curtis, Daryll (University of Pretoria, 2023)

  I would like to draw attention to the experiences of ordained Coloured women in South Africa, in particular those ministering to congregations in the Uniting Reformed Church South Africa (URCSA) in the Western Cape. Coloured ...
• Human trafficking of women : a pastoral challenge 

  Frieslaar, Brent (University of Pretoria, 2024)

  Human trafficking or Trafficking in Persons (TIP) is a global problem and a significant human rights crisis. A large body of scholarship agrees that human trafficking is modern day slavery and a gross infringement on the ...
• Toward an understanding of churched emerging adults and their relationship with God and the local church 

  Beall, Megan Louise (University of Pretoria, 2023-04-24)

  Unquestionably, it is perspicuous that previously “churched” people who fall in the eighteen to thirty-two age demographic, which is also identified by Arnett (1998) as emerging adults, are leaving the church in increasing ...
• Technology and family relationships : a narrative pastoral counselling approach 

  Mohale, Mamasila Grace (University of Pretoria, 2023)

  This study explores the use of technology in families. The research question pertains to how the frequent use of technology affects family relationships. The study aims to come to a deeper understanding of how the use of ...
• Evaluation of a HeartMath intervention and faith following a traumatic experience 

  Edwards, David John (University of Pretoria, 2024-02)

  Traumatic experiences can have an impact on faith. HeartMath can be utilised to help overcome traumatic experiences. This research focused on a HeartMath intervention, emphasising psychophysiological coherence, sense of ...
• Pentecostal leadership disputes in Zimbabwe : a pastoral challenge 

  Mundhluri, Zephania (University of Pretoria, 2023-10)

  The study assessed the Pentecostal leadership disputes in Zimbabwe in light of Pastoral Challenges. An African proverb states that "When two elephants fight, the grass suffers." This saying is particularly relevant to the ...
• Gender Based Violence perpetrated against migrant women during lockdowns : a pastoral care challenge 

  Msipa, Nomathemba Nontokozo (University of Pretoria, 2023-09-30)

  The study was a qualitative inquiry conducted with two set of participants (ZMW and Pentecostal/ Charismatic Clergy). The ZMW were victims of Gender-Based Violence during the Covid-19 pandemic, while the Pentecostal/ ...
• Inklusiewe bediening aan enkelouergesinne : ‘n Intergenerasionele geloofsvorming benadering 

  Scholtz, Johan Willem Kemp (University of Pretoria, 2024)

  This study focuses on why single-parent families do not experience themselves as true families within a church context and do not receive the necessary equipment and support in the faith formation of their adolescent ...
• Bereaved mothers : a pastoral care challenge 

  Tsautse, Thato Abegail (University of Pretoria, 2023)

  This research aims seeks to explore pastoral care models for bereaved mothers and to understand the various approaches clergy members use in providing support and care to mothers who have experienced the loss of a child. ...
• A praxis-based approach to liberating theological education : a Cape Town case study 

  Headley, Selena Diane (University of Pretoria, 2021-11)

  This study begins by framing the challenges for theological education/formation which remain disconnected from urban realities. The rationale for the study stems from a personal experience as a participant in a praxis-based ...
• Faith-based agency towards the 'good city' in the Gauteng City-Region : a theological portraiture 

  Ribbens, Michael Lee (University of Pretoria, 2023-10-06)

  Population and economic growth in and around Gauteng Province in South Africa gave rise to the Gauteng City-Region. Previous research within the Gauteng City-Region indicates positive correlation between perceived quality ...
• Towards the development of inclusive missional congregations : biblical hospitality as a paradigm for building hospitable communities of faith 

  Shirley, Timothy Wade (University of Pretoria, 2023)

  This study explores the way that ancient Near Eastern hospitality, as revealed in the Bible, can inform and impact contemporary ecclesial welcome and inclusiveness, with specific attention to inviting LGBTQQIA+ (Lesbian, ...
• Growing together : inclusivity in youth ministry praxis and the challenge of mainline church attrition 

  Droege, Michael William (University of Pretoria, 2023-09-24)

  The problem concerning this research is why, after a century of professional study, training, and resourcing in youth ministry, does the American church still experience generational attrition? This research argues that ...
• Lutheran homiletics and Francophone African contexts : how to connect Lutheran orthodoxy with African culture 

  McDermott, Ryan Michael (University of Pretoria, 2024)

  Many factors come together to make Christian preaching effective and authentic. This thesis examines the current state of homiletical practice and formation in Francophone African Lutheran church bodies, with the goal of ...
• Spiritualität im Führungskontext zur Burnoutprophylaxe bei diakonisch-klinischem Pflegepersonal 

  Eschmann, Sarah Rahel (University of Pretoria, 2023)

  Nurses encounter many requirements from patients and other professional groups. Due to the increasing complexity, nurses cannot care for the patients according to their values. As a result, more and more nurses question ...
• Substance abuse by learners : a pastoral care challenge 

  Nthite, Sello Solomon (University of Pretoria, 2023)

  Substance abuse by learners in South African schools has become a daunting task that requires all the stakeholders to work together to normalise the situation which has escalated to greater heights because of the illicit ...
• Grieving unnatural death : a pastoral care challenge 

  Mqunyana, Simnikiwe Oswald Nkosivumile (University of Pretoria, 2023)
• Groepe en pastorale sorg in 'n gemeentelike konteks : 'n narratiewe benadering 

  Slabbert, Alisna (University of Pretoria, 2022)

  Groepe vorm oral in die samelewing. Sommige word doelbewus gegenereer. Ander ontstaan spontaan. Die uitgangspunt van hierdie studie is dat kleingroepe ’n kardinale deel van gemeentes en geloofsgemeenskappe kan uitmaak en ...
• Behoeftes van en bediening aan universiteitstudente in Suid-Afrika : 'n empiriese studie 

  Kemm, Nienke (University of Pretoria, 2023)

  Behoeftes van en bediening aan universiteitstudente in Suid-Afrika: ‘n Empiriese studie (Needs of and ministry to university students in South Africa: an Empirical study) is an empirical study conducted in the student ...
• Pastoral care with homeless people in Sunnyside 

  Msipa, Charles (University of Pretoria, 2023)

  The purpose of this study was to investigate how pastors should pastorally intervene in addressing the street homelessness that is becoming a rampant issue, with a focus on Sunnyside, in the City of Tshwane. The study ...

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