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Die MTh : Bedieningspraktyk as Missionale Transformasie moet beskou word as ’n geloofsonderskeidingsreis waar die Drie-enige God se roeping opnuut ontdek word vir jouself as geestelike leier, vir die gemeente waarin jy staan en vir die gemeenskap waarbinne die gemeente funksioneer. Die reis beoog om die bedieningsproblematiek van gevestigde kerke aan te spreek deur opnuut te besin oor die bestaande programme wat gevolg word. Entrepreneur-kerkleiers uit bepaalde kerkgenootskappe is nodig om binne die akademiese dissipline met hierdie problematiek te worstel. Die uitkoms daarvan moet realiseer in die transformasie van ̓n Christendom-institutêre model van kerkwees tot ̓n dinamiese missionale model, oftewel van ̓n selfgesentreerde tot ̓n ander-se-nood-gefokusde bedieningswyse.

Kom word deel van ’n gestuurde studiereis!

· Deel in die ontluikende geleenthede wat in Suider-Afrika deur missionale transformasie ontvou.

· Ervaar geestelike groei saam met 10 kollegas en 12 “dosente” oor ’n periode van twee jaar.

· Kom drie maal per jaar vir ‘n week lank byeen, telkens in ’n ander bedienings- en gemeenskapskonteks.

· Werk saam met mentors en bly deurentyd deur middel van die internet in gesprek met die groep wat die reis meemaak.

· Ervaar kruis-kulturele blootstelling en deel in die internasionale samewerkingsooreenkoms van die “Partnership for Missional Church.”

 

Die program is daarop toegespits om kerkleiers in Suider-Afrika toe te rus om hul gemeentes te lei in ’n kulturele transformasieproses. Dit kom neer op ̓n teologiese paradigmaverskuiwing wat veel ingrypender is as die aanleer van nuwe tegniese vaardighede. Die aanbiedingswyse, leersituasie as sodanig en die navorsingstyl moet die nuwe paradigma beliggaam, demonstreer en fasiliteer. Leierskap word gesien as ̓n uitvloeisel van ̓n lewe in die Triniteit, van luister en dien en oor grense beweeg.

 

Ses modules (Blogs)

 

‘n Span van twee aanbieders werk saam met die “studente” as ‘n groep. Ses kontaksessies (blogs) vind plaas gedurende die twee jaar, waartydens die studiemateriaal aangebied word binne nuwe bedienings- en gemeenskapsgeoriënteerde kontekste.

 

BLOG 1 – Tritiniteit en identiteit (missio Dei):

Stellenbosch: 14 -20 Februarie 2009: Prof Nelus Niemandt & Rev Danie Mouton

 

BLOG 2 – Spiritualiteit:

Somerset West: 13 -19 Junie 2009: Dr Breda Ludik and Father Fred Hendricks.

 

BLOG 3 – Ontdek God in die konteks:

Port Elizabeth: 26 September – 2 Oktober 2009: Prof Jurgens Hendriks and Rev Danie Mouton.

 

BLOG 4 – Gestuurde-gemeente kultuur:

Durbanville: Februarie 2010: Drr Nico Simpson, Frederick Marais and Gordon Dames.

BLOG 5 – Missionale leierskap:

Pretoria: Junie 2010: Drr Theo Geyser and Marius Nel.

 

BLOG 6 – Koninkryksgerigte gemeenskappe:

George: September -Oktober 2010: Drr Xolile Simon and Christo Thesnaar.

 

Die ses modules dra 50% by tot die finale prestasiepunt. ‘n Tesis dra die orige 50%.

 

Toelatingsvereistes

Diegene wat wil aansoek doen moet oor die volgende beskik:

· ‘n vier-jaar graad in Teologie, OF

· ‘n toepaslike vier-jaar kwalifikasie wat goedgekeur is deur die Senaat, OF

· ‘n US Nagraadse Diploma in Teologie

 

Diegene wat aansoek wil doen moet betrokke wees in ‘n gemeente en geskrewe toestemming van die gemeente hê om deel te kan neem aan die program.

 

Aansoeke

Aansoeke moet die Fakulteit teen 31 August 2008 bereik en geen laat en/of onvolledige aansoeke sal aanvaar word nie.

Net agt studente word gekeur per jaar. Studente wat die kortlys maak sal daarvan verwittig word in die week van 1-5 September 2008.

Finale individuele onderhoude sal gehou word in die eerste drie weke van September, by die Teologiese Fakulteit in Stellenbosch.

Diegene wat gekeur word vir die kursus sal daarvan verwittig word in die laaste week van September.

 

Aansoekvorms kan gekry word by:

· http://academic.sun.ac.za/theology/programmes.htm

· Jurgens Hendriks, by hjh@sun.ac.za

· die sekretaresse van die Teologiese Fakulteit.

 

Voltooide aansoekvorms kan:

· ingehandig word by die sekretaresse van die Teologiese Fakulteit,

· OF gepos word aan Prof. H.J. Hendriks

Faculty of Theology

Stellenbosch University

171 Dorp Street

Private Bag X1

Matieland

7602

*** geposte aansoekvorms moet die Fakulteit bereik teen 31 Augustus 2008, anders sal dit nie vir keuring oorweeg word nie ***

· OF gefaks word aan +27 (0)21 808 3251, vir aandag H.J. Hendriks.

 

Verder inligting

Vir meer inligting aangaande klasgelde en betalingsopsies, sien Afdeling 3 van die jaarboek, by http://www.sun.ac.za/university/jaarboek/

Vir meer inligting aangaande die kursus, besoek http://academic.sun.ac.za/theology/programmes.htm

Vir enige verdere navrae, kontak Jurgens Hendriks by hjh@sun.ac.za of Frederick Marais by jfm@sun.ac.za

 

Terugvoer van studente

Die aanbieding was deurleef en nie net teoreties van aard nie. Die praktykgerigte aard van die leesstof is baie sinvol.

Ek het moeg by die ontmoetingsgeleentheid gearriveer, maar het die retreat-ervaring as ’n hoogtepunt beleef en het na afloop daarvan vars en nuut gevoel met ’n nuwe insig en verstaan van my roeping.

Ek ervaar myself as ryker na die week saam en het meer helderheid oor my rol in die gemeente en gemeenskap.

My spiritualiteit is van ’n aktiewe aard, maar ek kry nie altyd te midde van my besige program kans om genoegsaam aandag daaraan te gee nie – het die tyd saam genesend gevind.

Dit was verblydend om te sien hoedat selfs die aanbieders energie uit die interaksie geput het.

M.Th. : Ministry in Missional Transformation

 

The MTh: Ministry in Missional Transformation should be regarded as a discernment journey during which you discover the Triune God’s calling for yourself as a spiritual leader, for the congregation to which you belong and for the community within which the congregation functions. The object of the journey is to address the established churches’ ministry problems by reflecting anew about the existing programmes that are followed. Entrepreneurial church leaders are needed to grapple with these problems within the academic discipline. The outcome should lead to the transformation of a Christendom-institutional way of being church towards becoming a dynamic missional church; from being self-centred towards becoming focused on “the other” and the spiritual and other needs of our society.

 

You are invited to join a missional study journey!

· Share in the budding opportunities that are developing through missional transformation in Southern Africa.

· Experience spiritual growth with 10 colleagues and 12 ‘lecturers’ over a period of two years.

· Meet for a week three times per year, frequently in another context of ministry and community.

· Work with mentors and, by means of the Internet, debate continuously with the accompanying “tour” group.

· Experience cross-cultural exposure and share in international cooperation with the “Partnership for Missional Church.”

 

The goal of the MTh programme is the equipping of church leaders in Southern Africa to lead their congregations in a cultural transformation process. This process implies a theological paradigm shift that is much more profound than learning new technical skills. The way of presenting, the learning situation as such and the style of research must embody, demonstrate and facilitate the new paradigm. Leadership is viewed as the product of life in the Trinity, of listening and serving and moving across borders.

Six Modules (Blogs)

A team of two presenters work with the “students” as a group. Six contact sessions (blogs) take place during the two years, during which the study material is offered within new ministry- and community-oriented contexts.

BLOG 1 – Tritinity and identity (missio Dei):

Stellenbosch: 14 -20 February 2009: Prof Nelus Niemandt & Rev Danie Mouton

 

BLOG 2 – Spirituality:
Somerset West: 13 -19 June 2009: Dr Breda Ludik and Father Fred Hendricks.

 

BLOG 3 – Discover God in the context:
Port Elizabeth: 26 September – 2 October 2009: Prof Jurgens Hendriks and Rev Danie Mouton

 

BLOG 4 – The culture of a missional congregation:

Durbanville: February 2010: Drr Nico Simpson, Frederick Marais and Gordon Dames.

BLOG 5 – Missional leadership:

Pretoria: June 2010: Drr Theo Geyser and Marius Nel.

 

BLOG 6 – Kingdom-directed communities:

George: September -October 2010: Drr Xolile Simon and Christo Thesnaar.

 

The six modules contribute 50% to the final mark. A thesis contributes the other 50%.

 

Admission requirements

Applicants must have a:

· four-year degree in Theology, OR

· appropriate four-year qualification deemed suitable by the Senate, OR

· US Postgraduate Diploma in Theology

F
urthermore, applicants must be involved in a congregation and have the written approval of the congregation.

 

Applications

Applications close 31 August 2008 and no late and/or incomplete applications will be accepted.

Only eight students are accepted per year. Those who make the short list will be notified in the week of 1-5 September 2008.

Final individual interviews will be done in the first three weeks of September, at the Theological Faculty in Stellenbosch.

Successful applicants will be notified in the final week of September.

 

Application forms are available at

· http://academic.sun.ac.za/theology/programmes.htm

· Jurgens Hendriks, at hjh@sun.ac.za

· the secretary of the Theological Faculty.

 

Completed application forms can be:

· handed in at the secretary of the Theological Faculty,

· OR posted to Prof. H.J. Hendriks

Faculty of Theology

Stellenbosch University

171 Dorp Street

Private Bag X1

Matieland

7602

*** posted applications must reach the Faculty at no later than 31 August 2008 in order to be considered***

· OR faxed to +27 (0)21 808 3251, for the attention of H.J. Hendriks.

 

More information

For more information regarding fees and payment options, see section 3 of the yearbook at http://www.sun.ac.za/university/jaarboek/

For more information about the course, visit http://academic.sun.ac.za/theology/programmes.htm

For any further enquiries, contact Jurgens Hendriks at hjh@sun.ac.za or Frederick Marais at jfm@sun.ac.za

 

Feedback by students

The presentation was based on experience – not merely of a theoretical nature. The literature’s practice-directed nature is most meaningful.

Upon arrival at the meeting event I was tired, but found the retreat experience to be a highlight. After this, I felt fresh and newly created with new insight and understanding of my calling.

After the week together, I experience myself as being richer and I have more clarity about my role in the congregation and community.

My spirituality is of an active nature but, during my busy schedule, I do not always find the time to pay sufficient attention to it. The time together was a healing experience.

It was good to see how even the presenters attained energy from the interaction.