Browsing by Author "Wepener, C. J."

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    Die predikantsamp. Deel 1 : onduidelikheid oor die inhoud van die predikantsamp
    (2004) Burger, C. W.; Wepener, C. J.
    The office of the minister. Part 1: Obscurity concerning the essence of the office of the minister. For many ministers and church members there are certain obscurities regarding the essence of the task of a minister. Nationally and internationally there are numerous changes at different levels that are responsible for this state of affairs. Therefore these changes are firstly briefly described in this article. Thereafter the deeper reasons for the vagueness concerning the office of the minister is discussed, in order to highlight some of the levels that need attention in this regard. Lastly four lines are proposed along which some clarity can be obtained. As such this article is an introduction to a series of five articles on the office of the minister and the four lines are then looked at individually in the rest of this series. It is hoped that it will help to clarify the obscurity surrounding this office with these five articles and to suggest a (new) way of looking at it within our current context.
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    Die predikantsamp. Deel 2 : op soek na 'n Bybelse visie van die amp : ironiee en verassings
    (2004) Burger, C. W.; Wepener, C. J.
    The office of the minister. Part 2: In search of a Biblical vision for the office: Ironies and surprises. In this second article in our series on the office of the minister, the Bible will be looked at as a source for clarity on the essence of this office. People are often disappointed when they cannot find clear answers on questions concerning for example the office of the minister in the Bible, or that the answers that they find are not the answers they were actually looking for. The Bible however is often clear on other aspects regarding the office of the minister. Without giving the pretence of a complete Biblical inquiry on the office of the minister, six aspects on which the Bible is clear are presented and discussed after a very preliminary survey of the Old- and New Testament in this regard. Thereafter the six aspects is presented. These aspects will later, along with the findings from articles 1, 3 and 4 in this series, be used in order to formulate a systematic model for the understanding of the office of the minister in the fifth article.
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    Die predikantsamp. Deel 3 : die take van die predikant in die Gereformeerde tradisie - histories en ekumenies beskou
    (2004) Wepener, C. J.
    The office of the minister. Part 3: The tasks of the minister according to article 9 in historical and ecumenical perspective. The office of the minister of the Word is currently faced with a very demanding South African ecclesiastical context. The way in which the Bible speaks about the office of the minister, or religious leaders in general, is also very complex without any easy answers. We have however seen that the demands of the context play a vital role in defining the role of the religious leader and that there are some constant features concerning leadership in the Bible. In this article the historical development of article 9 in the Church Order of the DRC will be traced, specifically looking at early French Church Orders, the 1559 Institutes, the Church Order of the Synod of Dordt 1618/9, and a selection of South African Dutch Reformed Church Orders. The same article (9) is then scrutinised in the Reformed Family World Wide. Such a synchronic and diachronic survey helps to highlight how the challenges and demands of a specific context finds expression in the formulation of the task of the minister, it show the specific identity of the task of the minister within the Reformed tradition and some tendencies can also be derived that can serve as stimuli for further reflection. These insights must lastly be weighed against the demands of our context in order to ask whether the current formulation of article 9 meets the South African contextual challenges whilst staying within the perimeters of the Reformed tradition. This will be done in the succeeding two articles of the series.
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    Versoeningsrituele : tipologie en prosesse. insigte vanuit 'n beskrywende verkenning van die rituele mark
    (2004) Wepener, C. J.
    Reconciliation rituals: typologies and processes. Insights from a descriptive exploration of the ritual market. In this article a descriptive exploration of reconciliation rituals is undertaken. Reconciliation rituals are firstly described under ten headings based on the subjects involved in the reconciliation process. Thereafter six typologies are derived from the description and compared to the grieving process as well as Victor Turner’s notion of the Social Drama. From a comparison between these distinct phenomena, it is concluded that typologies of reconciliation rituals have a dual significance concerning the reconciliation process. On the one hand they give insight into where within the process of reconciliation an individual or community finds itself and on the other hand it is helpful in ascertaining which type of reconciliation rituals fit where in the process. These insights can be inculturated into the liturgy in order to help the church in being an agent of reconciliation.