Abstract:
The aim of this study is to deal with the research which is based on The Deliverance Ministry by
Pentecostal- Charismatic-A pastoral perspective.
South Africa has been attacked by the tornado of extreme or left-wing Pentecostal
denominations that are overlapping its religious boundary, and thus undermines South African
constitution. Although it is a democratic state, there is a lot of denominational abuse towards
healing ministry in those Churches, particularly to poor people who desperately need healing.
Theologians are experiencing abuse of power in the name of Pastoral care in these abovementioned
Churches. This trend is because of lack of theological training within these
Pentecostal-charismatic denominations.
This way of caring for people has become a worrying factor to South African Main Line
Churches, including independent Churches. They introduced strange methods of healing which
are not common in the country and are a health hazard to its citizens. Because of the
questionable method of healing, this triggered the researcher to make a study on this unusual
method of healing. The main idea is to research their pastoral caring methods, which violate
human rights. For example, poor people are doomed, others are made to eat grass, dog meat in
communion, raising dead people, been ask to eat snakes etc. As a researcher in practical
theology, I am aware that South Africa is a multiracial faced country, with multiracial
denominations. This challenges the Main Line Churches, in pastorally addressing this kind of
ministry which undermines the way our Lord cared for human beings. The main question to ask
is, why are these Churches destroying the call of ministry, especially the healing ministry,
introduced by our Lord? Their process of pastoral care has left eyebrows of suspicion, which is
tearing the nation apart due to this crazy way of their emphasis on healing method. The above
problems have caused me to research the way they deal with troubled souls emphasizing their
caring based on healing, and abuse of power in ministry.
From the research, the methodology that will be followed will mainly be qualitative and it will
be based in interviews and literature.
