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Pastorial ministry : exploring the relevancy and theology of doing practical theology in rural Zambia
Dissertation (MA(Theol))--University of Pretoria, 2010.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/27555 Pastorial ministry : exploring the relevancy and theology of doing practical theology in rural Zambia Muller, Julian C. Harold, Godfrey ssinyinza2002@yahoo.co.uk Sinyinza, Sunday Pastoral ministry Community-based participation Doing theology Dialogue Model Impediments Strategy Context Leadership Rural zambia UCTD Dissertation (MA(Theol))--University of Pretoria, 2010. This study has investigated the biblical and historical relevancy of doing theology of pastoral ministry in rural Zambia .After a meticulous examination of essential distinctives of pastoral ministry, the study brought to the fore the fact that the role of the faith community among other things is to engage the community in a practical and relevant way by creating an enabling environment that promote dialogue. Social communication and cohesion are important imperatives especially in the context of rural Zambia where life thrives on informal social support networks which are the lifelines of rural Zambia thus the need to empower rural pastors with relevant skills and training to sustain a healthy hermeneutical dialogue. The study further examined the validity of three-fold theological perspectives namely: biblical, historical and cultural. The investigation revealed that these are important pastoral imperatives that should not be seen as an end but a means in a theological process. Therefore, this study calls for a re-examination of how the pastoral ministry engages in Rural Zambia in light of scripture and the social economics. The researcher has argued that most pastors, who engage in ministry within the Zambian rural context, do not fully understand the fact that for pastoral ministry to be effective it has to engage the community holistically. Many models appropriated in the Zambian rural context focuses on the salvation of the person “soul” with no due concern for the communities “social salvation”. With all the complications and implications that go with application of genuine pastoral ministry practice, this study has formulated and proposed a model that would be effective to rural Zambia. More research still need to be done to address adequately all the impediments identified through this study. Copyright Practical Theology unrestricted 2013-09-07T11:46:50Z 2010-08-26 2013-09-07T11:46:50Z 2010-04-22 2010-08-26 2010-08-26 Dissertation Sinyinza, S 2009, Pastorial ministry : exploring the relevancy and theology of doing practical theology in rural Zambia, MA(Theol) dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/27555 > E10/505/gm http://hdl.handle.net/2263/27555 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-08262010-184908/ © 2009, University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Pastoral ministry Community-based participation Doing theology Dialogue Model Impediments Strategy Context Leadership Rural zambia UCTD Pastorial ministry : exploring the relevancy and theology of doing practical theology in rural Zambia |
| title | Pastorial ministry : exploring the relevancy and theology of doing practical theology in rural Zambia |
| title_full | Pastorial ministry : exploring the relevancy and theology of doing practical theology in rural Zambia |
| title_fullStr | Pastorial ministry : exploring the relevancy and theology of doing practical theology in rural Zambia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pastorial ministry : exploring the relevancy and theology of doing practical theology in rural Zambia |
| title_short | Pastorial ministry : exploring the relevancy and theology of doing practical theology in rural Zambia |
| title_sort | pastorial ministry exploring the relevancy and theology of doing practical theology in rural zambia |
| topic | Pastoral ministry Community-based participation Doing theology Dialogue Model Impediments Strategy Context Leadership Rural zambia UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/27555 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-08262010-184908/ |