Mutavhatsindi, Muthuphei AlbertMeiring, Piet (Pieter Gerhard Jacobus), 1941-2014-05-052014-05-052014-01-14Mutavhadsindi, M.A. & Meiring, P.G.J., 2014, ‘Church planting in South Africa: The role of the Reformed Church Tshiawelo’, Verbum et Ecclesia 35(1), Art. #424, 7 pages. http://dx.DOI.org/ 10.4102/ve.v35i1.4241609-9982 (print)2074-7705 (online)10.4102/ve.v35i1.424http://hdl.handle.net/2263/39696The article is based on research conducted by M.A.M. (University of Pretoria) for his PhD thesis. P.G.J.M. (University of Pretoria), co-author of the article, acted as supervisor for the thesis.The Reformed Congregation of Tshiawelo, in Soweto, South Africa, has undergone a profound change over the past 20 years. It has developed from an ailing introverted church to a congregation that reached out to the wider community, increasing its membership dramatically in the process. In this article, the authors reported on a number of issues related to this transformation, including: the importance of partnerships in the process of renewal, the methodology used in the process of renewal, the need for church planting and the necessity for future planning.en© 2014. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS OpenJournals. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.South AfricaReformed Church TshiaweloChurch plantingChurch membershipReformed Church -- South AfricaMission of the churchArticle