Browsing Theology by UP Author "Van der Merwe, J.C. (Jacobus Christiaan)"

Browsing Theology by UP Author "Van der Merwe, J.C. (Jacobus Christiaan)"

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  • Homilie oor geloofsonderskeiding in ‘n akkoord van drie 
    Van der Merwe, J.C. (Jacobus Christiaan) (OpenJournals Publishing, 2012-08-22)
    This article reflects on discernment as a key Christian faith practice of the believing community that wants to live according to its vision and mission as articulated in 1 Peter 2:21: To this you were called, because ...
  • Inkarnering van die missio Dei as praktykmodel vir die Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk van Afrika 
    Van der Merwe, J.C. (Jacobus Christiaan) (OpenJournals Publishing, 2015-09-21)
    The decline of the church in the West is of great concern to many today. The Netherdutch Reformed Church of Africa (NRCA), experiences the same tendency. We are living in a time when survival is on the mind of most ...
  • Lense op spiritualiteit en kerkwees : die pad vorentoe vir die Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk van Afrika (NHKA 
    Van der Merwe, J.C. (Jacobus Christiaan) (AOSIS Open Journals, 2013-07-10)
    At this point of time the Netherdutch Reformed Church of Africa (NRCA) is facing the seemingly unsolvable dilemma of not being able to handle diversity in a positive manner. By applying three lenses to the current impasse ...
  • Missionale gemeentes in die Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk van Afrika - teologies verantwoord 
    Van der Merwe, J.C. (Jacobus Christiaan) (OpenJournals Publishing, 2011-11-04)
    The Christian churches are experiencing a major paradigm shift as they attemp to navigate the 20th century. Around the mid-fourth century to the mid-twentieth century CE, often referred to as the ‘age of Christendom’, ...
  • Missionêre gerigtheid van die kerk 
    Van der Merwe, J.C. (Jacobus Christiaan); Beukes, M.J. du P. (Mattheus Johannes du Plessis) (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1997)
    Statistics show that the Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk van Afrika is not growing. The basic cause of this situation seems to be that the Church is not spending enough of its efforts and energy on being a missionary church, ...
  • Narratief vir kerk-wees vandag 
    Van der Merwe, J.C. (Jacobus Christiaan) (OpenJournals Publishing, 2014-11-20)
    We live in a time when survival seems to be the biggest concern of most mainline congregations and denominations. How can the church possibly survive? This is a question that is asked in almost every corner of the ...
  • Prakties-teologiese begronding vir gemeentebou as kommunikatiewe handeling in diens van die evangelie 
    Van der Merwe, J.C. (Jacobus Christiaan) (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1999)
    The aim of this article is to reflect on a practical theological perspective on the theoretical premises of church growth. This is done within the framework of the postmodern paradigm. Church growth focuses on the analysis, ...
  • Theo-genetiese kodes van die APEHL, soos afgelei uit Efesiërs 4, beliggaam 
    Van der Merwe, J.C. (Jacobus Christiaan) (AOSIS Open Journals, 2017-11-29)
    The focus of this article is on the incarnation of Jesus Christ, the Word become flesh, as a way of talking about and understanding mission and addresses at least two concerns in the contemporary debate about the missional ...