Die toerustingstaak van die Gereformeerde predikant: ’n praktiese bedieningsmodel
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.
Prediker, preekgesindheid en die toerusting van die gemeente
Preacher, preaching attitude and the equipment of the congregation Having defined the concepts preacher and preaching attitude, the authors deal with basis-theoretical material, especially material taken from the Pastoral Epistles. In-depth investigation is undertaken of especially expressions in which preaching and the attitude of the minister are stated explicitly. A special section is also devoted to the interrelationship of attitude and the spirituality of the preacher. Finally this article focuses on the attitude of the preacher and his role in the spiritual equipment of the congregation. This exposition is followed by final concretizing perspectives for the praxis of equipment in ministering the Word to the congregation.
An Essay on the Nature and Significance of the Normative Nature of Economics
It is conventional in economics to distinguish between the normative and the positive. The normative has to do with goodness and badness, and with what ought and ought not to be done;1 and the positive has to do with objective description and/or explanation, with what is and with what is necessary given some normative end. The normative has to do with desirability; the positive has to do with truth (in the sense of either descriptive accuracy or serviceability of a means to a given end).2