What is the real crisis of the church? Very often, clergy, churches and congregations
experience a 'crisis' only when membership is in decline, resulting in financial hardship …

This article is an exercise in Practical Ecclesiology. The author reflects on church, mission
and ethics from historical, hermeneutical and strategic perspectives. Using the ecclesiology …

This article discusses practical ecclesiology, which reflects on the church of the 21st century
from historical, empirical, hermeneutical and strategic perspectives. We live in the era of …

In this article, it is investigated how the concepts identity, ethics and ethos interrelate, and
how the ethics of the Pauline communities in Galatians functioned against the background of …

This article explores insights into the emerging missional ecclesiology of twelve
congregations collaborating in the South African Partnership for Missional Churches …

New emerging paradigms in Western culture have produced a new ethic. Not only social
ethics in general but the ethics of marriage and family life are changing rapidly. This new …

In this contribution the author looks at the ecclesiology and church polity of the Nederduitsch
Hervormde Kerk van Afrika (NHKA) as a case study. Different approaches to ecclesiology …

The research investigates the role of leadership in the transformation of denominational
structures towards a missional ecclesiology, and focusses on the Highveld Synod of the …

Theological debates on the use and meaning of the concept of missio Dei as a term in
Reformed theology emphasise the need for more in-depth theological reflection on the …

This article concerns itself with the development of a missional ecclesiology and the
practices that may accept the challenge of conducting pastoral ministry in the context of …