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 Die toekoms van missionale teologie en missionale kerke



Tema: “The Future of Missional Theology and Missional Churches” 

Datum:  19 – 21 Januarie 2015

Tyd:  09:00 – evenings until ±18:00 – Last day till 13:00

Venue:  Attie? van Wijk Auditorium, Fakulteit Teology, Universiteit Stellenbosch 

Registrasiefooi:  R500 (including lunches and refreshments) Missional Church Conference_Registration Form 2015.doc

Verblyf en reis: Own responsibility

The missional church conversation (although different terminology may also be used), is a broad and urgent conversation in which most churches seem to be involved in some way. The report of the World Council of Churches on this theme confirms the importance of the conversation. For example in South Africa, the Dutch Reformed Church, at the last synod meeting, took a formal decision stating that it wants to be a missional church with missional congregations. This decision must now be implemented – and that is another ball-game. 

A suggestion is therefore made that a broader open conference is held with participants from different churches in SA (and elsewhere!) 

The conference is jointly presented by Ekklesia, an ecumenical centre of the Faculty of Theology, Stellenbosch 肆客足球 and Communitas, a network of services to congregations of the URC Cape and the DRC Western and Southern Cape. 



Preliminary Programme

(Some of the speakers still need to confirm their participation – we hope to send a final programme by the end of the month.)

DAY 1: 19 January –10:00 – ±18:00   THE HISTORY AND ROOTS OF THE MISSIONAL MOVEMENT

  • The background and roots of the current Missional Movement  –  Darrell Guder
  • The place of the missional movement in the Ecumenical Church – Jerry Pillay 
  • The history and current state of the missional movement in the US – Pat Keifert 
  • The history and current state of the missional movement in Germany – Michael Herbst
  • The history and current state of the missional movement in the UK – Graham Cray
  • The history and current state of the missional movement in South Africa – Coenie Burger


Responses and round table session: What have we learnt?

DAY 2: 20 January – 09:00 – ±18:00   WHERE SHOULD WE BE GOING?

  • The Future of Missional Theology: Dangers and Possibilities – Piet Naudé
  • The Future of Missional Theology: Dangers and Possibilities – Pat Keifert
  • The Future of the Missional Movement and Missional Churches – Darrell Guder
  • The Future of the Missional Movement and Missional Churches – Stephan Paas

Afternoon: Four or five parallel workshops

Late afternoon: Responses and round table panel session: What have we learnt? 

DAY 3: 21 January – 09:00 – 13:00   HOW DO WE TAKE THE MISSIONAL PROCESS INTO DENOMINATIONS

  • Experiences with denominations in the US – Pat Keifert and Stanley Green
  • Experiences with denominations in the UK – Graham Cray and Nigel Rooms
  • Experiences with denominations in SA – Nelus Niemandt and Frederick Marais

Panel discussion??