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This DMIN thesis project focuses on the inherent need to strategically message the mission statement of the Monticello Christian Church to its leaders, thus preparing them to relay it to the congregation for greater unity in fulfilling the misso Dei. With a focus on the educational training model, the study examines how the application of acquired knowledge empowers a church body to embrace a singular missional purpose. The training sessions were designed to help leaders utilize their cognitive and spiritual gifts to comprehend the depth and width of the missional message statement and adeptly communicate it to others. The research methods included training sessions on these topics and implementation phases in which the leaders were tasked with messaging the mission statement message and the missio Dei to the congregation. A research group of twelve leaders participated in the sessions. Qualitative evaluation measures utilizing inductive research models displayed successful fulfillment of the training sessions. The outcomes revealed new and essential information for future research and investigation into how missional messages are transmitted to congregations and the community. This project found inspiration from the Great Commission, the Great Commandment, and the missio Dei. The thesis explores how effective messaging strategies and collaboration among church leaders can influence the depth of knowledge and lead to increased unity under one mission purpose. It also delves into how effective communication strategies contribute to church growth, promote biblical and local missions, and foster unified efforts for the advancement of God’s Kingdom.

Missiological studies have occupied an important space both in academic debates and in field practices themselves, achieving global and cross-cultural interest. Based on a bibliographical review, this essay dialogues with some authors considered exponents in the field of missiological studies, with modest expectations of contributing to the continuity of this dialogue. It presents an approach to missional ecclesiology based on the concept of missio Dei, with missiology being a field of study in theology as well as practice in the life of the church. Starting with a brief historical-conceptual narrative of missiology, the text advances to the concept of God's mission and its direct relationship with the Church, amalgamated in the proposal of missional ecclesiology., Los estudios misiológicos vienen ocupando un espacio importante tanto en los debates académicos como en las prácticas del propio campo, alcanzando interés global y transcultural. A partir de una revisión bibliográfica, este ensayo dialoga con algunos autores considerados exponentes en el campo de los estudios misiológicos, con la expectativa de contribuir modestamente a la continuidad de este diálogo, presentando una aproximación a la eclesiología misional, basada en el concepto de missio Dei, con la misionología como un campo de estudio de la teología, así como una práctica en la vida de la iglesia. Comenzando con una breve narración histórico-conceptual de la misionología, el texto pasa al concepto de misión de Dios y su relación directa con la Iglesia, amalgamados en la propuesta de eclesiología misional., Os estudos missiológicos vêm ocupando importante espaço tanto nos debates de cunho acadêmico quanto nas práticas de campo propriamente ditas, alcançando interesse global e transcultural. Fundamentado em revisão bibliográfica, o presente ensaio dialoga com alguns autores considerados expoentes no campo de estudos missiológicos, com expectativas de contribuir modestamente com a continuidade desse diálogo, apresentando uma abordagem da eclesiologia missional, a partir do conceito de missio Dei, tendo a missiologia como campo de estudo da teologia, bem como prática na vida da igreja. Iniciando com uma breve narrativa histórico-conceitual da missiologia, o texto avança para o conceito da missão de Deus e sua relação direta com a Igreja amalgamado na proposta da eclesiologia missional.

This book explores Christian mission and the Mbuti Pygmies, a sub-group of Central African Pygmies who are mostly forest dwellers. The Pygmies are often still unseen and discriminated against, and as consequence, still remain unreached and unchurched. The missional encounter to reach and minister to the invisible is the key focus of this research. In order to minister to this population, this book proposes that mission among and for Pygmies should be conceived and practiced in the light of new paradigms in relation to the concept of conversion. Theological education should be a holistic Christ-like approach to reach and minister to the invisible., Author's summary: This study explores the Mbuti Pygmies, a sub-group of the Pygmy peoples, one of the main ethnic groups of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The Mbuti Pygmies are settled mostly in the Ituri rainforest, and are, with regard to Christian mission, still unreached and unchurched. The oversight of the churches vis-à-vis these people is highlighted, through this book, as a challenge to Christian mission. This challenge is a result of the way Christian mission is understood and undertaken in Democratic Republic of the Congo, namely in the selective and exclusive way of missioning, according to which some peoples are targeted and others forsaken. Churches in the Democratic Republic of the Congo shy away from the Mbuti Pygmies probably because, on the one hand, these forest dwellers belong to the group of Pygmies whose existence as full human beings is enigmatic and very controversial. Because of the uniqueness of the Pygmy peoples in terms of physical features, culture, and way of life, on the other hand, the non-Pygmy peoples, including Christians, suffer from the complex of superiority that creates in them a spirit of discrimination against the Mbuti Pygmies. As the Mbuti Pygmies are discriminated against even by Christians, it is very difficult for them to be considered within the mission agendas of the churches. This is a challenging issue to the extent that the Mbuti Pygmies have become “invisible peoples” in the Christian mission enterprise. This real challenge to Christian mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is highlighted by two facts. Firstly, Christian mission is designed for all the nations to which the Mbuti Pygmies belong. Secondly, the churches, with their missional mandate to all the nations, shy away from the Mbuti Pygmies as if these people were outside the scope of Christian mission and, thus, unworthy of God’s grace and love. To remedy this challenge, with the aim of implementing Christian mission in the Democratic

This article unpacks the missional paradigm according to the missio Dei. God is the primal agent in mission and calls his church into mission and sending the church to restore society. Created in the imago Dei, human beings have a responsibility towards contextual society in everyday life. Missional worship therefore becomes a paradigmatic way of life. God is the focal point in worship and liturgy: it is all about God. The Eucharist/Holy Communion is presented as a metaphor, the underlying basis for a model in music ministry. The brokenness of the individual is described as a continuous process just as the bread is broken during the Feast of the Eucharist/ Holy Communion. Music ministry can now be defined under the theological lens as being sacramental in nature. In hierdie artikel word die missionale paradigma verduidelik volgens die missio Dei. God is die primêre agent in missie en roep sy kerk in missionale aksie, en stuur die kerk om herstel in die samelewing te bewerkstellig. Die mens, as skepsel in die imago Dei, het 'n verantwoordelikheid in die kontekstuele samelewing binne die daaglikse lewe. Missionale aanbidding word dus 'n paradigmatiese wese van bestaan. God is die fokus in aanbidding en liturgie: Dit handel alles oor God. Die Heilige Nagmaal word voorgestel as 'n metafoor wat ook dien as onderliggende begronding vir 'n musiekbedieningsmodel. Die gebrokenheid van die individu word as ’n voortdurende proses beskryf wat ooreenstem met die brood wat gebreek word tydens die Nagmaalviering. Musiekbediening kan nou ook deur 'n teologiese lens onder sakramentele funksie ressorteer.

Doctor of Ministry (DMin), The cohort that this mentoring track is designed for are workplace believers, such as business owners, entrepreneurs and successful professionals residing and living in major cities across Asia. They are already successful in their own right in their workplace roles. The preferred age group would be 35 to 45 years old, which covers the younger Generation X and the older Generation Y, who already have the maturity in their life journey. Most of them can be called the emerging generation who have grown up in relatively peaceful environment when compared to their parents. They are resourceful, technology savvy, and they love their own city. They live in multi-religious, multi-ethnic and multi-cultural urban Asian context, yet most share the desire to quest for better quality of living. Among them, some would start to ask questions pertaining to the quality of life. Indeed, they are the awakened, empowered, and aspiring generation. I came to know these Christian workplace leaders not only through Asian Access, where I serve as Board Director as well as leadership development faculty, but also from my other ministry contacts. Some through training opportunities, while some other I work with one-on-one. The countries involved would be quite diverse in geography, yet with sufficient similarities in terms of their socio-economic profiles. The focus is to help these Christian workplace leaders to intentionally develop a missional lifestyle, both as an important part of their personal spiritual formation, as well as a practical commitment in their discipleship. It is about a missional engagement through personal spiritual formation as well as corporate discipleship.

Migrant workers are marginalized and suffering people in Taiwan at present-day. There are discussions about issue of migrant worker from economical, legal, political and cultural perspectives, but rarely from religious aspects. In this paper, the author intends to approach it from the aspect of contextual theology. Firstly, the author would analyze the marginalized situations of migrant workers in Taiwan. In a sense, they are what contextual theologian identified as marginalized and suffering people or so called “minjung.” Secondly, the author would observe how Christian churches and institutes respond to the plight of migrant workers by practicing missio Dei. Thirdly, the author would reflect the theological meaning of migrant workers by interpreting the biblical texts and the parable of Jesus concerning the kingdom of God, and point out to do justly, to be compassionate and to practice hospitality to migrant workers are imperative of social ethics of Christians at present-day.

In dieser Forschungsarbeit geht es um die empirisch-theologische Erforschung von Chancen, Grenzen und Perspektiven missionaler Café-Kirchen aus der Sicht von Verantwortlichen entsprechender Projekte. Dabei spielen Fragen nach Theologie, Ekklesiologie und gelebter Spiritualität ebenso eine Rolle wie die konkreten Erfahrungen. Auf Grundlage einer missiologischen Perspektive (missionale Kirche, Fresh Expressions of Church) und einer soziologischen Perspektive (Sinus-Milieustudie, Third Places), die den aktuellen Forschungsstand berücksichtigen, werden durch zwölf qualitative Experteninterviews empirische Daten erhoben, die mit der Grounded Theory nach Strauss & Corbin analysiert werden. Anschließend werden die empirischen Ergebnisse mit den theoretischen Reflexionen in Beziehung gesetzt und missiologisch reflektiert. Durch die Untersuchung konnte gestgestellt werden, dass missionale Café-Kirchen große Chancen beinhalten, das Evangelium in relevanter Weise zu leben und auch theologisch als Kirche im Vollsinn definiert zu werden. Gleichzeitig gibt es jedoch Grenzen und Herausforderungen, die bedacht werden sollten, wenn diese Café-Kirchen auch zukünftig ihre missionale Relevanz behalten wollen., The subject of this research paper is the empirical-theological exploration of the opportunities, challenges and perspectives of missional café churches from the viewpoint of the leaders of corresponding projects. With that, questions regarding theology, ecclesiology and lived spirituality play just as much of a role as tangible experience. On the basis of a missional perspective (missional church, fresh expressions of church) and a sociological perspective (Sinus-Milieu study, third places), which take the current state of research into account, empirical data will be obtained from twelve qualitative expert interviews; this data will then be analyzed using the Grounded Theory from Strauss & Corbin. Subsequently, the empirical results will be related to the theoretical reflections and deliberated from a missional perspective. The research lead to the conclusion that missional café churches have a great deal of potential to live out the Gospel in a relevant manner and to be defined theologically as a church in its full sense. On the other hand however, there are limits and challenges that ought to be considered, if these café churches are to maintain their missional relevance in the future.

God created humanity in his image (imago Dei) so that they become God's disciples. The core duties of being a disciple are to be responsible for, utilise and care for the earth as part of leiturgia3, which according to Deddens is, "service to the benefit of the people and an act of worship" (1993:15). Indeed, we must heed the call of creation in our worship services. From a Reformed perspective, the Fall, however, resulted in a disregard for worshipping God, living with him and taking care of the earth. Instead, the earth has been subject to exploitation ever since. This exploitation is in sharp contrast to Matthew 28:20 where Jesus instructed his disciples to go and teach the nations to observe all his commands, one of which was to "care for and subdue" the earth. This exploitation is seen in our time in the phenomenon called, global warming, which is gradually ravaging the environment. A lot has been proclaimed by religious bodies over time, governments as well as organisations, advocating the preservation of the environment, but to no avail. In this article, we argue that, for religious communities, leiturgia and discipleship should be considered as an alternative to merely holding conferences and seminars on the environment. The care for nature is at the centre of multifarious debates, but nothing ever comes of it because, so we argue, the value of true discipleship has been pushed aside as though it never existed. This article addresses the above by first highlighting the historical background of the notions of leiturgia and discipleship as a core of the mission to preserve the earth, then secondly, we present action taken at present to attend to the earth's destruction. The article then demonstrates concretely, as an alternative, how leiturgia and discipleship could serve to care for the earth and how as an essential part of true discipleship, glorifying God is in accordance with the missio Dei

Women were already in ministry in Old and New Testament times, though they were not officially recognised as ministers as they are today. This practice was adopted by the Methodist Church of Southern Africa (MCSA). Despite the profound move of the MCSA to enable women to enter the ministry and serve as ministers in the MCSA, female clergy are still being ostracised. This was affirmed by the Bishop of the Cape of Good Hope District, Reverend Michel Hansrod, in an address to the synod. He conceded the following: "It is with great sadness that we recognise and confess our slowness in affording women the opportunities of leadership and poor stationing." This statement implies that clergywomen in the MCSA are still regarded as unsuited to be leaders. This article sets out to offer the MCSA insight into the best way to resolve the problem of ostracism and disempowerment of clergywomen in ministry in the MCSA. The article highlights the historical background of women in ministry and from that perspective, brings forth God's intention in creating humanity. Then it offers a discourse on how the MCSA neglects women in ministry, in contradiction to Scripture. Finally, the article formulates a missional paradigm embedded in the missio Dei that could assist the MCSA in addressing the pleas of women in ministry.

This article describes the discipline of missiology and mission over the last century since Edinburgh 1910 followed by two world wars to Edinburgh 2010, as a long walk to obedience - a walk in discerning God's will. Even in biblical times, mission as spreading the gospel to those who do not yet believe in the Trinitarian God, was under scrutiny from within and outside the church (cf. Ac 10-11, 15 and Galatians). Throughout history until today it was never different. This article looks at the development of mission over the last 100 years from a Western (mainline missionary churches - MMCs) perspective. The development of missiology as a subject and theological discipline will be described along the lines of some of the mission conferences. Attention will be given to the following questions: What does it mean to b eobedient to the mission calling in a broken and traumatised world? Is there a credible way of redeeming mission and missiology from its own past?

The current global escalation of refugees and involuntary migration, due to the effects of war and world disasters, makes it imperative to devise an effective approach to care for refugees. This article, therefore examines the problem of displacement from the perspective of missio Dei. It presents God's active involvement in his creation, recreating it and providing particular care for the vulnerable and refugees.

This multidisciplinary, applied study investigated whether the township church can be repositioned or re-discovered as an asset, which could be used to form strong community structures in local communities and in turn be the foundation for community development and Local Economic Development (LED) for Tshwane (specifically Soshanguve and Hammanskraal (S&H)). The concept of oikos is of central importance in the understanding of the ecological dimension of mission in relation to LED and was used in this thesis defined as oikomissiology which has a Christological basis and broadens the scope of mission by reinterpreting missio Dei and various socio-theological themes in order to realise the vision of collective wellbeing or shalom). Oikomissiology provided a framework / worldview for analysis, description, reflection and planning for action which releases the world, economics, the church and conventional Christian theology / missiology from the traps of anthropocentrism. A narrative approach enabled the “uncovering” of the voices of grassroots communities, giving grassroots participants (i.e. local church ministry representatives) freedom to tell their stories and share their experiences as far as LED is concerned, such that major economic concepts were spoken of in these stories in laymen’s language. The narratives were supplemented by interviews with experienced practitioners and church leaders, which resulted in gaining richer perspectives on LED and on how township congregations that participated in this research are attempting to respond to current socioeconomic crises in Tshwane (S & H). A literature study and a study of the physical space were performed in dialogue with narratives and interview findings. The findings of this applied study established that the township church, in relation to other community organisations and structures, is an asset that could play a number of vital roles towards improving LED in Tshwane (S & H).

In this thesis, the researcher engages in emerging work in music in worship to deepen contemporary conversations about musical styles in worship. This thesis critically examines the missional character of music in worship in seven selected evangelical churches in the metropolitan city of Abeokuta, Nigeria in order to propose a sustainable model for promoting God’s missions. . The selected churches are The Assemblies of God Church, Four Square Church, The Baptist Church, The Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, The Redeemed Christian Church of God, The Apostolic Faith, and The Gospel Faith Mission International. The thesis has investigated how missional and to what extent these churches have effectively sought to implement the missionary mandate in the area of music in worship. The following specific objectives underpin the study: to establish the Biblical perspective of the missional character of music in worship in the life of the church, to study and outline the Theological perspective of the missional character of music in worship in the life of the church, to study the origin/history of music in the missional context, and outline the nature and emerging trends with regard to missional character of music in worship in the selected churches in Abeokuta, Nigeria, and to propose a sustainable model that can be adopted by churches to promote the missional character of music in worship effectively in Abeokuta, Nigeria. The following methods were used to achieve the objectives of the study: an exegetical study of relevant passages in the Scripture were engaged, relevant literature review on the Theological perspective of the missional character of music in worship in the life of the church were outlined, one-on-one interviews were carried out and self-administered interview questionnaires were served on the major leaders, worship leaders/choir members and key lay members of those selected churches in order to explore the origin/history of music in the missional conte

"Since “we are one human family and one Earth community with a common destiny”, the Earth Charter demanded major paradigm shifts in the conception of the natural world. Such shifts, however, are equally needed in the conception of Christian mission and the work of Jesus Christ (Christology). Paper delivered at the international consultation on "Resources and Best Practice Models for Ecotheology, Climate Justice and Food Security", held at the Academy of Volos, Demetriades Diocese of Church of Greece, 10-13 March, 2016

Die vorliegende Untersuchung beschäftigt sich mit inkarnatorischer Verkündigung, indem sie danach fragt, wie die christliche Botschaft heutzutage ganzheitlich präsentiert werden kann. Sie soll sowohl die Bevölkerung als auch Kirchen und Gemeinschaften eines urbanen Kontextes erreichen und dazu ermutigen, die Wirklichkeit der Guten Nachricht zu leben. Die Untersuchung definiert, wie ein inkarnatorisches Verständnis von Predigt als Ausdruck der kenotischen Partizipation, der kerygmatischen Leiterschaft und der sozialen Dimension aussieht und wie dieses in der mikro-, meso- und makrosozialen Ebene umgesetzt werden kann. Basierend auf dem Anspruch des Neuen Testaments, dass das Reich Gottes im Messias nahe herbeigekommen ist, dienen die Literaturstudie (deduktiv) und die qualitativen Experteninterviews (induktiv) der Erörterung des Untersuchungsgegenstandes. In einem mehrsprachigen Umfeld, in welchem die christliche Gemeinschaft fragmentiert und multikulturell existiert, kann der besprochene Ansatz zur Dialogfähigkeit, wechselseitigen Wertschätzung und vertieften Konzilianz beitragen. Ein inkarnatorisches Verständnis christlicher Verkündigung vermag Widerständen unterschiedlicher Art zu trotzen. Sowohl innerkirchlich als auch nach aussen gerichtet, kann ein gemeinsames Zeugnis der Gemeinschaften und Kirchen vor Ort wachsen. Die Sprach- und Handlungsfähigkeit einer auf Sammlung und Sendung ausgerichteten Ekklesiologie wird gefördert., The presented research deals with incarnational preaching by asking how the Christian message can be presented nowadays so that both the population as well as churches and communities of an urban setting can be reached and encouraged to live and experience the Kingdom of God. The study defines what a incarnational understanding of preaching as an expression of kenotic participation, kerygmatic leadership and the social dimension looks like, and how this can be implemented in the micro-, meso- and macro social level. Based on the New Testament’s claim that in the Messiah the Kingdom of God is at hand, literature study (deductive) and expert interviews (inductive) will discuss the object of study. In a multilingual environment with a fragmented and multicultural Christian community, the discussed approach can contribute to dialog ability, mutual respect and reconciliation. An incarnational view of Christian preaching is able to defy various kinds of opposition. As a result a common witness of communities and local churches can grow – directed both within and outside the church. The ability to act and speak of a gathering- and missionoriented ecclesiology is promoted.

The phenomenon of the 2007/8 post-election violence in Kenya is complex and has numerous facets. This is because of the historical and socio-political dimensions connected with it, some of which the present study has attempted to discuss. The main objective of this research is to develop a missiological model of reconciliation by understanding and addressing the underlying causes of the 2007/8 post-election violence through an interpretive and missiological reading of the 2008 report of the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights. The concepts of politics, ethnicity, human rights and violence are chosen as analytical units for this study and through an integrated approach to their interconnectedness, a more adequate framework to identify and analyze the causes of violence is created. The churches in Kenya have played ambiguous roles in the social-political arena and this study surveys these roles and suggests different missional approaches through which the churches in Kenya can participate in the mission of reconciliation.

Doctor of Ministry (DMin), The purpose of this project was to create an appropriate strategy that would be applicable in equipping and empowering all members of Himo Lutheran Parish for doing missio Dei in their locale. It is argued that every Christian, as a member of community of faith, is called out of the world and sent into the world to be a witness of Jesus Christ. Witnessing the priesthood of all believers is done individually and collectively, sacrificially and with humility. Himo Lutheran Parish of Northern Diocese of Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania was used as the focal point for observation that led to creation of the strategy. The parish is composed of four preaching locations, located in Himo Township, which has 20,000 inhabitants. Himo Township is located thirty kilometers east of Moshi on the southern slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. The people of Himo Township are primarily African traditional communal, earning their living by subsistence small-scale farming, husbandry and artisan business. Although the Himo community is of Lutheran tradition, modeled in African communal lifestyle, many members feel they are left uncertain of their faith. As the customary communal lifestyle, supported by both the socialist government and the church setting, it is increasingly challenged by change due to globalization and modernization. Harder questions are asked, but no satisfactory answers are given. Many members of Himo Parish are anxious to know by experience the power of their faith in life. They want to be completely sure if the Christian claim over the truth is still authentic and reliable. It is therefore important to have a new, appropriate strategy that will meet the need. Content Reader: Kurt Fredrickson, PhD

В этой статье предлагаются пять основополагающих контуров концепции миссии, которая может быть библейской и актуальной современным условиям. Первый контур – Библия – это миссионерская книга по предназначению и содержанию, а не просто книга о миссионерстве. Второй контур – Бог есть источник и вершитель миссии. Миссия, вопреки распространенному мнению, начинается в природе Бога и в Его искупительных деяниях. Он инициирует и Он совершает Свою Миссию – Missio Dei. Божья миссия предшествует Церкви и учреждает Церковь как свой принципиальный инструмент – третий контур концепции миссии. Церковь в таком случае является миссионерской в самой своей природе. Четвертый контур – Иисус Христос является моделью миссии Церкви. Он архетип миссионерского служения для Церкви, которая продолжает Его миссию на земле. В этой статье мы обозначили лишь два аспекта христоподобной миссии Церкви – миссия воплощения и целостная миссия. Пятый контур концепции миссии – все народы как фокус миссии Церкви. Поскольку Бог есть единственный и абсолютный Господь, а не тотем, национальное или региональное божество, миссия Церкви охватывает всю землю, все народности, каждого человека.Обозначенные пять контуров концепции миссии могут быть ориентирами в формировании библейской и целостной концепции миссии, которая позволит Церкви исполнить свое предназначение в мире.

Doctor of Ministry (DMin), The goal of this project was to pioneer a class which would nurture indigenous leadership among high school students in a Christian school by redefining leadership and Christian relationships, focusing on power relationships. This project was meant to encourage students to re-imagine what healthy power relationships should look like and how healthy ministry could be done by adolescents. The laboratory for this experiment took the form of a ministry focus class that was first offered during the 2009-2010 academic year at Southlands Christian Schools in Walnut, California. The class focused on the theological themes of theologia crucis, missio Dei, priesthood of all believers and spiritual gifts. These topics were discussed to lay a foundation of what healthy relationships and power dynamics among Christians might look like. Surveys were taken of this class and also of the school at large. The students then embarked on ministry projects within the school in order to get a taste of leadership and also to see how healthy power relationships might operate. At the conclusion of these projects, the students were asked to reflect upon their thoughts of leadership and power relationships. This project illustrated that a majority of the students in the class saw that their ideas of power and relationships were not Christian but more corporate or religious. It demonstrated that a better way to practice relationships and leadership existed. While the first year of this class did not completely change the culture at Southlands Christian Schools, it did start the discussion of how to continue this shift and to sustain such a shift in the culture of the school. Content Reader: Dr. Charles Arn, Ed.D.

English: With the dismantling of apartheid and all its repressive laws, especially the “Group Areas Act”, people could now choose where they wanted to live. The result was a migration of people from the rural areas to the urban areas where they could be closer to their places of employment, better schools for their children, better infrastructure and amenities. Most of these people did not have the finances to buy land and build houses so they began to settle on available lands surrounding a suburb. On these lands they began building “houses” made of wood and zinc which they called home. These settlements became known as informal settlements or more commonly known as “squatter camps”. This empirical study is focussed on the congregations of the Reformed Church in Africa of one of its regions which together constitutes the RCA Presbytery of Gauteng. These congregations have a predominantly “Indian” membership due to the location of the church buildings which were built during the apartheid era and subjected to the Group Areas Act. The result of this was that these congregations engaged in mission work amongst its own population group. The main intention of the study is to establish how these congregations view these informal settlements that have now come to settle within their congregation boundaries. An attempt is made to answer the question as whether these congregations view the informal settlement as “inclusive” or “exclusive” of their mission work. The terms “inclusivism” and “exclusivism” is not defined as it is understood in the “Theology of Missions”. In the context of this dissertation these terms refers to mission work engaged in by the congregations of the Gauteng Presbytery as to whether it includes or excludes the informal settlements that are to be found in their areas. These terms are also defined vis-à-vis universalism as distinct from universal salvation. A comprehensive study, yet not an exhaustive one, is attempted in order to understand the terms, Afrikaans: Met die einde van apartheid en al sy beperkende wetgewing, veral die Groepgebiedewetgewing, kon mense nou kies waar hulle wil lewe. Die gevolg was n verskuiwing van mense van die plattelandse gebiede na die stedelike gebiede waar hulle nader aan werksgeleenthede, beter skole vir hulle kinders, beter infrastruktuur en geriewe kon wees. Die meeste van hierdie mense het nie die geldelike vermoe gehad om grond te koop en huise te bou. Daarom het hulle op beskikbare grond rondom n voorstad geplak. Op hierdie grond het hulle begin blyplek maak uit hout en sinkplate waarna hulle verwys het as hulle huis. Hierdie nedersetting het bekend geword as informele nedersettings en meer algemeen as plakkerkampe. Hierdie empiriese studie fokus op die gemeentes van die Reformed Church in een van sy gebiede wat saam die RCA Presbytery of Gauteng vorm. Hierdie gemeentes het oorheersende Indieer lidmaatskap toe te skryf aan die plasing van die kerkgebou wat gedurende die apartheids era opgerig was onderworpe aan bepalings van die Groepgebiede-wetgewing. Die gevolg was dat heirdie gemeentes betrokke was in sending werk onder hulle eie bevolkingsgroep. Die hoofdoel van die studie is om vas te stel hoe hierdie gemeentes die informele nedersettings wat binne hulle gemeente grense ontstaan het, beskou het. nPoging is aangewend om n antwoord te kry oor die vraag of hierdie gemeentes die informele nedersetting ingesluit of uitgesluit het in hulle sendingwerk. Die terme “inklusivisme” en “eksklusivisme” word nie gedefineer soos dit in die “Sending-teologie” verstaan word. In die konteks van hierdie verhandeling verwys hierdie terme na sending werk waarby die gemeentes in die Gauteng Presbytery betrokke is of dit onderskeidelik die informele nedersetting in hulle gebiede in-of-uit sluit. Hierdie terme word aldus gedefinieer teenoor universalisme in onderskeiding van universele verlossing. n omvattende studie, maar nog nie volledig nie, is onderneem in n poging om die terme “inklusivite

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