House visitation in the Maranatha Reformed Church of Christ : bane or boon?

• Main Author: Motloba, Joseph Modisaotsile
• Other Authors: Manala, Matsobane Jacob
• Format: Others
• Language: en
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: House visitation; Maranatha Reformed Church of Christ; Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk van Afrika; General Church Assembly; HKSA Almanak; Bane; Boon; Pastor; Elder; Deacon; Ministry design; Extending responsibilities; Community of believers; 284.268; Reformed Church > South Africa > Clergy; Visitations (Church work) > South Africa; Clergy > South Africa > Office; Elders (Church officers) > South Africa; Elders (Church officers) > Reformed Church
• Online Access: Motloba, Joseph Modisaotsile (2016) House visitation in the Maranatha Reformed Church of Christ : bane or boon?, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/22279>; http://hdl.handle.net/10500/22279

Welcoming visitors is part of our African culture. This research tries to reflect on house visitation in the Maranatha Reformed Church of Christ (MRCC), and the impact thereof, if any, in the spiritual lives of congregants. Traditionally, pastors, elders and deacons alone bear the responsibility of visiting families in the MRCC. This research therefore reflects on the issue of house visitation in the MRCC where it is seen and understood as the duty and responsibility of pastors, elders and deacons only. The research is a passionate call for the MRCC, as a church, to work on a ministry design where all members will be actively involved in visiting one another, a move from the traditional one where only pastors, elders and deacons visit households. Arguments are also presented on how technology could be used to the advantage of the church in this task. === Philosophy, Practical and Systematic Theology === M. Th. (Practical Theology)