The recovery of the prophetic voice of the church: The adoption of a ‘missional church’ imagination

Baron, Eugene; Maponya, Moses Selaelo

doi:10.4102/ve.v41i1.2077

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“…As the GOCN the churches itself became a mission field. The churches in the North American context was overwhelmed 2.In their article entitled 'The recovery of the prophetic voice of the church : The adoption of a "missional church" imagination' Baron and Maponya (2020) captures these three phases from their reading and analysis of the Missional Movement in North America.…”

Section: Missional Ecclesiology and The Process Of Reimaginingmentioning

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“…Kritzinger 2012). Others would, in the postapartheid context, call for a resurgence of the prophetic voice of the church (Baron & Maponya 2020) as part of an emerging missional ecclesiology. 4 However, these attempts at finding a missional response were more seeking constructive proposals for the new positioning of the church in South Africa (cf.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…A study by Baron and Maponya (2020) demonstrates that the aspect of ecclesial 'imagination' should not be taken lightly, as this seems to be the first step in a process, during a crisis in the church's context, that causes for the shaping and formation of a missional ecclesiology. This was similar to what has been happening in the North American context.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In a recent book, Baron and Botha (2020) also discusses the role of four members of the first moderature on the Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa (URCSA), and classified their role -against the vicious system of apartheid -as missional. Baron and Maponya (2020) would equate such a missional role as a prophetic role, because it is in nature a matter for the church of being a witness of God in the world.…”

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“…Although it would be too early to assess the magnitude of the impact (non-impact) of the churches in South Africa during the coronavirus pandemic, it would at least be possible in the interim to discuss to what extent the pandemic shaped and developed a missional ecclesiology by employing the suggestive phases of Baron and Maponya (2020) inter alia, namely, (1) re-imagination, (2) structural changes, and (3) prophetic praxis. 2 This will serve as a theoretical framework in which the authors will, therefore, discuss the missional positioning of the congregations in the township of the Mangaung township.…”

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The shaping and formation of a missional ecclesiology of township congregations in the Mangaung Metro Municipality during COVID-19

Baron

Pali

2021

HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies

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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caught most organisations, institutions and leaders off-guard, including church leaders. This was not any different in the congregations in the townships of the Mangaung Metro Municipality. The article discusses the responses of the churches in the Mangaung district and poses the question pertinently, ‘How did (or not) the churches in the Mangaung district reimagine, restructure, and position themselves prophetically during the COVID-19 pandemic?’. This is done firstly by providing a background to the development of a missional ecclesiology in North America, United Kingdon, and South Africa. Secondly, a discussion will be focused on the characteristics of the congregations which are necessary for developing a missional ecclesiology, in terms of these phases, as argued by Baron and Maponya. However, in the final section it will bring the missional ecclesiological discourse in conversation with the shaping and developing (or not) of a missional ecclesiology in respect of congregations in the township of the Mangaung Metro Municipality. The authors provide some contours for the missional role of the church in the current South African context and the formation of a missional ecclesiology.Contribution: This article contributes to the missional church discourse in missiology, that has been a conversation within Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa. The authors have been conducting research within mostly Pentecostal church in the township of Mangaung. The article is an attempt to broaden the missional church discussion in terms of region and Pentecostal ecclesiology.

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Section: Missional Ecclesiology and The Process Of Reimaginingmentioning

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Section: Missional Ecclesiology and The Process Of Reimaginingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Missional Ecclesiology and The Process Of Reimaginingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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The shaping and formation of a missional ecclesiology of township congregations in the Mangaung Metro Municipality during COVID-19

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Pali

2021

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South Africa Aims to Increase Financial Inclusion to 90 Percent by 2030: Plausible or a Mere Ideal?

Ncube

2024

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According to the National Development Plan (NDP) Vision 2030 of South Africa, South Africa aims to increase financial inclusion for everyone to 90 percent by 2030. However, a few challenges have arisen over the course of the years after the drafting of the NDP Vision 2030. This article will first trace some of these challenges under the category of practices that diminish the integrity of banks in South Africa. These challenges include banking fraud (phishing and vishing), automated teller machine (ATM) bombings and cash in transit heists (CITs), the unfair treatment of banking customers as well as the greylisting of South Africa by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) resulting in failure to fully complying with international standards regarding the prevention of money laundering (ML), terrorist financing (TF) and proliferation financing (PF). It is also apparent that there are no clear guidelines or protocols that accompany the NDP Vision 2030 to comprehensively detail how the 90 percent financial inclusion target for all people in South Africa will be attained. In addition to this, the NDP does not provide any consequences to the stakeholders responsible for the promotion of financial inclusion and/or any exigency plans should 90 percent fail to be achieved by 2030. Undoubtedly, the above-mentioned challenges to financial inclusion place doubt on the achievement of 90 percent financial inclusion by 2030. This article aims to critically investigate these challenges that may have the potential to hinder the optimum achievement of financial inclusion in contemporary South Africa. Furthermore, this article will critically analyse the relevant legislation as well as related policies and regulations aimed at promoting financial inclusion in South Africa. Ultimately, the article will propose measures which may be useful in attaining 90 percent financial inclusion in South Africa by 2030 as per the NDP Vision 2030.

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Obedience and Servant Leadership: Apollis, Appies, Buti, Buys

Baron¹,

Botha²

2020

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In celebrating a quarter of a century of the Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa (URSCA) (1994 2019), quite a few well-organised activities and events took place. These activities reflect a mix of serious academic seminars and liturgical celebrations of which the ones in the Cape, both in Belhar and at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) warrant special mention. In his sermon based on John 17 at the closing liturgical celebration at UWC, Prof Daan Cloete raised several pertinent issues pertaining to unity and justice as a challenge to the leadership of URCSA. Despite all the significant events taking place throughout the year (2019), there has been a major deficit. Attempts at serious historiography are few and far between. This book is an attempt at starting such a study process. However, to put it modestly to contribute to the writing of the history of the URCSA. It has been resolved to start right at the beginning: the founding synod of URCSA with a specific focus on the constituting moderature. The book discusses the issues that were looming large at the founding Synod in 1994 which captures the ‘miracle’ and the euphoria that emerged amidst some delicate matters and issues that would have posed some serious impediments that would have jeopardise the unification before it even started. In calling into service the pastoral or praxis cycle the contributions of the first moderature of URCSA: Rev Nick Apollis (moderator), Rev Leonardo Appies (Scriba Synodii) Rev Dr Sam Buti (Assessor) and Rev JD Buys (Actuaris), of the 1994 General Synod elections are presented in this book. The authors were interested in answering the question: In what way did the moderature members of URCSA assist in the transformation of church and society? The book showcases, how not only systems and structures are essential in transformation processes, but people - who take up the task in obedience and servitude.

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The recovery of the prophetic voice of the church: The adoption of a ‘missional church’ imagination

Cited by 11 publications

References 11 publications

The shaping and formation of a missional ecclesiology of township congregations in the Mangaung Metro Municipality during COVID-19

The shaping and formation of a missional ecclesiology of township congregations in the Mangaung Metro Municipality during COVID-19

South Africa Aims to Increase Financial Inclusion to 90 Percent by 2030: Plausible or a Mere Ideal?

Obedience and Servant Leadership: Apollis, Appies, Buti, Buys

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