scholarly journals Liturgie soos in die GKSA beoefen krities bekyk

1994 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Spoelstra
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Worship Service ◽  
Reformed Churches

This article attempts a further analysis of the current liturgical procedure and position of the so-called worship service in the Reformed Churches of South Africa (GKSA). In this article the acts or decisions of at least three Synods of the GKSA dealing with the so-called ‘elements' of a worship service (erediens) are analysed. It is argued that the liturgical procedure inherited from the Netherlands often fails to constitute a real encounter in worship between God and his congregation. A one-sided intellectual and instructional emphasis on the sermon is to be blamed for this failure.

scholarly journals Die rol van Godskennis in die ontmoetingsgebeure met God in die prediking

2005 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
H.J.C. Pieterse
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Academic Discourse ◽  
Church Members ◽  
Knowledge Of God ◽  
Worship Service ◽  
In Christ ◽  
True Knowledge

The role of knowledge of God in the encounter with God in preaching In an era of modernism and postmodernism homiletics is confronted with the problem of reference to God in preaching. According to current epistemologies we cannot have any knowledge of God that can be defended as true knowledge in the forum of academic discourse. In reformed theological theory, according to Calvin, knowledge of God, knowledge of ourselves in the eyes of God, as well as of salvation in Christ is a sine qua non for an encounter with God in preaching in the context of the worship service. This article proceeds from the theological stance that we can find this knowledge only in Scripture through the work of the Spirit. Recent empirical research in Reformed Churches in the Netherlands has shown that church members attend the services expecting to have an encounter with God. The sermon in this expected encounter is still very important for them. A homiletical theory that works with these presuppositions (knowledge of God) has a further problem. There is a growing Biblical illiteracy in Western societies – also in South Africa. As an answer to this problem the author proposes that the teaching sermon along the lines of Calvin’s position on preaching should get more attention in our day.

scholarly journals Die bydrae en relevansie van die Ou-Testamentiese wetenskapsbeoefening in die Gereformeerde Kerke in Suid-Afrika (1869-1994)

1995 ◽  
Vol 29 (1/2) ◽  
Author(s):  
H. F. Van Rooy
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Old Testament ◽  
Theological Seminary ◽  
Teaching Programme ◽  
Reformed Churches

Since the inception of the Theological Seminary at Burgersdorp in 1869 the study of the Old Testament was part of the teaching programme in the Seminary. It was also one of the areas in which professors at the seminary, ministers and other members of these churches did postgraduate work and published books and scholarly articles. One of the first ministers of these churches who received a doctorate at the Free University of Amsterdam, was dr. P.C. Snyman, an Old Testament scholar who wrote a thesis on the prophecies of Zephaniah. This article focuses on the teaching of the Old Testament at the Seminary, theses on the Old Testament and related disciplines, and research as reflected in books and articles written by lecturers and students at the Seminar}’. The teaching programme at the Semi­nary of the Reformed Churches in South Africa (GKSA) was initially greatly influenced by developments in this regard in the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands. The theses and research of Old Testa­ment scholarship in the GKSA reflect a conservative, reformed tra­dition in general.

White Brothers–Black Strangers: Dutch Calvinist Churches and Apartheid in South-Africa

Exchange ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 365-380 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erica Meijers
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Church History ◽  
Black And White ◽  
Reformed Church ◽  
Protestant Churches ◽  
The 1950S ◽  
Reformed Churches ◽  
The Church

AbstractAfter apartheid was abolished in 1994, fierce discussions within the Dutch churches on the theme of apartheid were quickly forgotten. However, we could still learn from this important chapter of church history. Erica Meijers argues that the debates during the 1970s and 1980s have their roots in the changes which the churches underwent in the 1950s and 1960s. Apartheid confronted protestant churches with their own images of black and white, their role in the colonial area and their view of the role of the church in society. All this led to a decreasing solidarity with the Afrikaners and a growing focus on black reality in South Africa. White brothers became strangers and black strangers became allies. This is in essence the transformation of attitude which both the Netherlands Reformed Church and the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands underwent between 1948 and 1972.

scholarly journals ’n Beperkte empiriese ondersoek van kreatiewe prediking in die Gereformeerde Kerke in Suid-Afrika

2004 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
B.J. De Klerk ◽  
C.J. Nagel
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Success Rate ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Practical Theology ◽  
Figurative Language ◽  
Likert Scale ◽  
Measuring Instrument ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Worship Service ◽  
Reformed Churches

A limited empirical research project on creative preaching in the Gereformeerde Kerke in Suid-Afrika (Reformed Churches in South Africa; GKSA) The aim of this article is to highlight the importance of creative preaching and to investigate this aspect of preaching as practised in the Gereformeerde Kerke in Suid-Afrika. For this purpose an empirical research project in the field of Practical Theology was undertaken, and certain conclusions were drawn after the responses had been analysed. Guidelines of the Likert Scale were applied as measuring instrument to gauge the level and success rate of creative preaching in the GKSA, and to indicate possible new perspectives in this regard. The outcome of this research project was, however, that only an unsatisfactory percentage of the respondents experienced the verbal expressions used by preachers as clear, plain and communicative. Respondents indicated that complicated facts of faith are not always explained satisfactorily and in a concrete way by making use of metaphors and figurative language. Consequently, these respondents experienced a lack of meaning in public worship, and inter alia ascribed it to the use of sometimes incomprehensible language that does not carry sufficient clarity of expression. In this regard a serious rift can develop between the preacher and members of the congregation as far as dialogue (interaction) in the worship service is concerned.

scholarly journals Handelinge in die erediens: Die verryking van die liturgie deur musiek

2005 ◽  
Vol 61 (1/2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elsabé Kloppers
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
World Wide ◽  
The Other ◽  
Worship Service ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Reformed Churches ◽  
The One

Actions in the worship service: Enriching liturgy through musicThe worship service in the Reformed Churches in South Africa has of late come under pressure. On the one hand it is experienced as too rigid and “traditional”. On the other hand superficial forms of renewal create tension. In this article the worship service and the meaning of the liturgical actions in the worship service of the Afrikaans Reformed Churches are discussed, and related to world-wide ecumenical tendencies. It is argued that certain liturgical actions are a necessary part of the ritual of the worship service. The structure needs inner logic, although there should also be some degree of flexibility. Hymns and music offer the means for a more creative presentation of liturgical actions and traditional forms. Suggestions to enrich the liturgy through the use of hymns and liturgical forms in the Liedboek van die Kerk (2001) are offered.

scholarly journals Enkele aspekte met betrekking tot die gereformeerde erediens en kerklied in ’n multikulturele Suid-Afrika

2010 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
E.J. Smit
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Jesus Christ ◽  
Worship Service ◽  
Worship Services ◽  
The World ◽  
Multicultural Context ◽  
Reformed Churches ◽  
Specific Culture ◽  
The Church ◽  
Reformed Worship

A few aspects regarding the reformed worship service and liturgical song in a multicultural South Africa Worship originates within a specific culture. Because cultures are constantly changing and developing, the church also has to deal with change in its worship services. In postapartheid South Africa, with its variety of cultures, the reformed churches will increasingly have to take cognisance of the realities and issues brought about by its multicultural context. When focusing in this regard on one of the important acts in reformed worship, namely the liturgical song, some fascinating issues present themselves. It shows that the reformed churches in South Africa are indeed facing exceptional challenges. In the liturgical song God affords his church the perfect gift with which these challenges can be met. If handled in the Biblical way, the reality of a multicultural context becomes an opportunity to witness to the world the forgiveness and reconciliation through Jesus Christ.

scholarly journals Besinning oor die viering van die Heilige Nagmaal

1991 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
J. H. Van Wyk
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Sixteenth Century ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Dutch Reformed ◽  
Holy Communion ◽  
Reformed Church ◽  
Reformed Churches ◽  
Dutch Reformed Church

A wide variety of forms in which Christians partake of Holy Communion still exists today. Calvin preferred the communio ambulatoria (communicants walking to and from the table), while Zwingli practised the communio sedentaria (communicants stayed seated in the pews). A variant of the latter practice is found in the Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa. Since the sixteenth century a form of table-community has developed in the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands and thence spread worldwide amongst Reformed Churches. This is still the practice today in the Reformed Churches in South Africa. This wide variety of forms raises the question whether Scripture demands only one form of participation / communion. The author investigates the question and concludes by indicating some ways of finding an answer.

scholarly journals Die toerustingstaak van die Gereformeerde predikant: ’n praktiese bedieningsmodel

1998 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
J. M. Vorster
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Small Groups ◽  
The Other ◽  
Worship Service ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Ministry Of The Word ◽  
The Gift ◽  
Reformed Churches ◽  
The One ◽  
The Church

The mininstry of the minister in the Reformed churches in South Africa is strongly influenced by the insitutional model of the Church. The result of this pattern of ministry is that ministry in general is solely dependent on the work of the particular offices of minister. elder and deacon. The community of the saints and the general priesthood of the believers are thus neglected. This article explores ways in which the equipping task of the minister can be effectively rearranged in order to enhance the upbuilding of the church. In conclusion, it is stated that the Reformed minister can equip the believers by simultaneously using two patterns of ministry. On the one hand, the believers can he equipped by way of the ministry of the Word and Sacraments in the worship service and by the ministry of the Word in catechetical instruction and parish visiting. On the other hand, the Reformed minister can equip believers by enabling people with the gift of leadership to lead small groups in the congregation, with the ultimate aim of building up the community of the saints and the general priesthood of the believers.

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