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Development and the role of the church: Exploring public pastoral care positioning within congregational ministry

Verbum et Ecclesia, 2022
Discussions on development have been ongoing for many decades. Within these discussions, approaches such as human and community-focused development have gained prominence in recent years.
Vhumani Magezi, Patrick Nanthambwe
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Pastoral care to migrants as care at the ‘in-between’ and ‘liminal’ home away from home: Towards public pastoral care to migrants

Verbum et Ecclesia, 2019
Migration is one of the greatest challenges in recent times. Churches, like other sectors of society, are expected to contribute. Pastoral care as a frontline ministry that forms a link with society is expected to develop strategies for effective ...
Vhumani Magezi
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Doing public pastoral care through church-driven development in Africa: Reflection on church and community mobilisation process approach in Lesotho

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2019
African communities face various challenges that require different sectors’ interventions to be effectively addressed. Churches as key community structures in Africa along with people experience these life challenges.
Vhumani Magezi
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A biblical foundation for public pastoral care practice: A biblical reflection

In die Skriflig
The rise of public theology has resulted in a challenge for pastoral care to consider public issues. Therefore, the need for pastoral care to be public has given birth to the notion of public pastoral care.
Vhumani Magezi, Peter Manzanga
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COVID-19 and intimate partner violence in Zimbabwe: Towards being church in situations of gender-based violence from a public pastoral care perspective

In die Skriflig, 2020
The COVID-19 global pandemic negatively transformed social, religious and economic life globally. Countries implemented national lockdowns among other measures to mitigate against the spread of the pandemic.
Vhumani Magezi, Peter Manzanga
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Undernutrition and its associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care at public health facilities in pastoral communities of Afar Regional State, northeast Ethiopia

Pastoralism, 2022
Background Maternal malnutrition during pregnancy increases the risk of miscarriages and foetal deaths, pre-term delivery, and maternal mortality. However, limited studies have been conducted in Ethiopia that may not represent the problem among pregnant ...
Setognal Birara Aychiluhm, Aragaw Gualu, Abel Gebre Wuneh   +2 more
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Public Theology as a Theology of Resilience in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Public Pastoral Care Contribution

Religions
The negative impacts of COVID-19, the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, political unrest, and natural disasters in sub-Saharan Africa have caused widespread suffering.
Patrick Nanthambwe
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Public pastoral care approach in addressing tensions in marriages within Southern African churches and communities

In die Skriflig
Public pastoral care, as practised by churches and communities, can play a crucial role in helping African couples navigate the tensions that arise between African marriage traditions and Western cultural influences.
Primrose Makumbini, Vhumani Magezi, Patrick Nanthambwe   +2 more
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Gender-based violence and efforts to address the phenomenon: Towards a church public pastoral care intervention proposition for community development in Zimbabwe

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2019
Gender-based Violence (GBV) is a huge concern in many African countries such as Zimbabwe despite the preventative and mitigatory interventions that have been proposed and implemented by various stakeholders.
Vhumani Magezi, Peter Manzanga
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Case Report: Simultaneous hepatic and renal echinococcosis in a child: a multidisciplinary approach [PDF]

Frontiers in Pediatrics
IntroductionEchinococcosis caused by Echinococcus granulosus is a significant public health issue, particularly in pastoral regions. This zoonotic disease is globally distributed and most prevalent in areas with frequent human-livestock interactions. The
Quanyu Zhou, Yuxiao Xia, Haibo Zou
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