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Integrating pastoral care and appreciative inquiry for sex trafficking survivors: A framework for healing [PDF]

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies
Integrating appreciative inquiry (AI) and pastoral care may help address the complex issues of commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking. This article explores the benefits of incorporating AI principles into pastoral care for survivors of ...
Brent V. Frieslaar, Maake J. Masango
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Pastoral Care to People Working in Mining in South Africa from the Perspective of African Women’s Ecotheologies [PDF]

Pharos Journal of Theology
The challenges of pastorally caring for people working in mining in South Africa are addressed by considering scenarios typical to a mining environment. Since mining is considered to be potentially detrimental to the environment, the insights of African ...
Christina Landman
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Exploring Current Development of Pastoral Care in Africa Through a Relational View of the Trinity

African Theological Journal for Church and Society
Pastoral care in Africa has gone through series of changes and been adorned by many colours since the entry of Christian mission to the continent.
Ebenezer Tetteh Kpalam
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Community development as an embodiment of pastoral care in Africa

Stellenbosch Theological Journal, 2023
The pursuit of a fulfilling existence is a common goal among all human beings. As a result, promoting and sustaining quality humanhood or personhood (quality life) is the ultimate goal that international institutions, continental and regional bodies, and nations strive for. From a religious standpoint, theology and Christian religion need to contribute
Patrick Nanthambwe, Vhumani Magezi
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African Christianity and healing: Implications for pastoral care

In die Skriflig, 2023
The rapid rise of Christianity in the developing world, and specifically in Africa, has asked renewed questions about pastoral theology and pastoral care.
John S. Klaasen
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Expressive therapy in contextual pastoral care and counselling

In die Skriflig, 2020
From the early 1970s, and especially since South Africa became a democratic state under the governance of the African National Congress in 1994, many voices have called for decolonising the programs presented at universities. With this article, we as the
Amanda L. du Plessis, Gert Breed
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Changing family patterns from rural to urban and living in the in-between: A public practical theological responsive ministerial approach in Africa

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2018
African people and their families find themselves in a situation of tension because of their transition from rural to urban life. This tension has created a third family type, namely emerging families.
Vhumani Magezi
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Death in abundance versus life in abundance in the context of COVID-19 and poverty: A practical theological reflection on pastoral accompaniment during the grieving process

Theologia Viatorum, 2022
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is currently holding the whole world hostage. It has led to the death of millions accross the world and thousands in South Africa.
Olehile A. Buffel
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A family support model for enhancing the well-being and work performance of Christians in managerial positions

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2018
This article is based on a PhD study entitled: ‘Wellbeing and work performance of Christians in managerial positions: A Namibian case study’. The main aim of the study was to find out if there is a correlation between the well-being and work performance ...
Florence Matsveru, Johann-Albrecht Meylahn   +1 more
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A qualitative Pastoral Care Model on teenage care in the Methodist Church of Southern Africa [PDF]

Pharos Journal of Theology, 2022
This paper sought to explore the perceptions of and the experiences of the Methodist Church of Southern Africa (MCSA) on teenage care in territories of the Port Elizabeth North Circuit.
Xolisa Jibiliza
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