Mission, the poor and community development : a case study of the ministry of the Methodist Church in Ivory Park
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Authors
Kumalo, Simangaliso Raymond
Issue Date
2001-02
Type
Dissertation
Language
en
Keywords
Mission , The poor , Methodist Church , Community , Community development , Mission , Empowerment , Ivory Park , Theology , Christianity and economy , South Africa
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Abstract
In 1994 South Africa celebrated the election of a new democratic government. This came with the abolition of the Group Areas Act 36of1966, which controlled the movement of black people from rural areas to urban areas.
The repealing of this act led to the rapid movement of people from rural areas all over Southern Africa to the cities and towns in search for a better life. In turn this led to rapid urbanization and the growth of informal settlements' also known as squatter camps. These communities are characterized by poverty and lack of basic necessities such as houses,
water and employment.
The church was caught unaware by the need to minister to these communities that need more than the gospel that satisfies spiritual poverty but also the satisfaction of material poverty. This exposed the need for a model of ministry that will be holistic. This study shares a model of ministry that has been used by a Methodist congregation in an
informal settlement community called Ivory Park in Midrand. This church uses a model of ministry that propagates the gospel both through preaching and community development.
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Citation
Kumalo, Simangaliso Raymond (2001) Mission, the poor and community development : a case study of the ministry of the Methodist Church in Ivory Park, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/17150>