Service delivery in Belhar? : leadership challenges between the real and the ideal
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2013-06
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In the discipline of practical theology, one finds a long history of linking the name of the field
to diaconiology, in which you find the Greek word diaconia, directly translated as ‘service’. For
good and scientific reasons, the field changed its name to practical theology in some Faculties of
Theology but that does not take away the fact that this field of research is still very much engaged
in the broad area of ‘service of all kinds’. The purpose of this article was to do a descriptive
investigation into the problems and challenges of service delivery in the suburb of Belhar (Cape
Town), specifically looking at the role of leadership during a (new) time of struggle. As part
of the normative task, the researcher took a closer look at the Belhar Confession as a prophetic
stance in this regard. In an ironic twist, we see in these events the struggle between the real and
the ideal that is typical of many places in the country facing problems with service delivery.
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CITATION: Nell, I. A. 2013. Service delivery in Belhar? Leadership challenges between the real and the ideal. HTS teologiese studies, 69(2), doi:10.4102/hts.v69i2.1936.
The original publication is available at http://www.hts.org.za/index.php/HTS
Publication of this article was funded by the Stellenbosch University Open Access Fund.
The original publication is available at http://www.hts.org.za/index.php/HTS
Publication of this article was funded by the Stellenbosch University Open Access Fund.
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Pastoral theology, Service (Theology), Theology, Practical
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Nell, I. A. 2013. Service delivery in Belhar? Leadership challenges between the real and the ideal. HTS teologiese studies, 69(2), doi:10.4102/hts.v69i2.1936.