Doing theology &lt;i&gt;with&lt;/i&gt; children in a South African context: Children as collaborators in intergenerational ministry

Weber, Shantelle; Beer, De

doi:10.4102/hts.v72i1.3572

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“…The implication for such a covenantal and reformed ecclesiology ideally leads to an intergenerational approach to ministry to children and young people. Youth and family ministry scholars have offered various approaches to how young people can be incorporated in the church through an intergenerational approach (Chiroma 2020;Cloete 2019;Weber & De Beer 2016). Cloete (2019:62), for instance, engages Jansen's generational theory as a lens of conceiving the church's ministry to young people.…”

Section: Covenant Life In the Ekklesia As A Nurturing Familymentioning

confidence: 99%

The relevance of covenant theology to fatherlessness in Kenya: A youth and family ministry perspective

Ndereba

2022

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This article explores fatherlessness within the Kenyan society, as well as its causes and effects. The article uses a practical theological methodology that unpacks the doctrine of reformed covenant theology (RCT) and its implications for strengthening the church's ministries to young people and families within the context of fatherlessness in Kenya. The articles argues that RCT strengthens the individual's self-concept in light of family dysfunction; restores a covenantal understanding of marriage with implications for marital and family life, and provides a context for covenant communities of faith to function as nurturing families for young people who have been abandoned or isolated through fatherlessness or father absence. This article suggests that RCT offers a robust theology that can anchor practical interventions within the scope of the church's ministry to its young people as well as its families.

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Section: Covenant Life In the Ekklesia As A Nurturing Familymentioning

confidence: 99%

The relevance of covenant theology to fatherlessness in Kenya: A youth and family ministry perspective

Ndereba

2022

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“…Pembelajaran anak terjadi dengan hadir di, dan bukan terpisah dari komunitas iman. 26 Artinya, orang tua merupakan "pabrik"pengolahan kepribadian (tata nilai dan watak anak). 27 Paulus mengingatkan Timotius bahwa keteladanan adalah kunci dari keberhasilan sebuah pelayanan.…”

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Partisipasi Orangtua Sebagai Agen Misi Dalam Keluarga: Mixed Method

Tameon

Ully²,

Lele³

et al. 2022

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The mission of God in this world is accomplished through the presence of families. However, ignoring their role as God’s mission agents, many parents do not understand their duties and responsibility to participate as God’s mission agents for their family. To add, maturity level of parents in terms of spiritual, individual, and knowledge is still low because they prioritize money, prestige, and carrier instead of being a role model to their children. To investigate such issues, this research applied a mixed methods approach Sequential Exploratory (quantitative and qualitative). The quantitative research sample was 135 parents and qualitatively from each church, one parent was taken from three (3) different church denominations, namely GMIT, GMII, and the Indonesian Morning Star Church. The result shows more than 75% parents got involved in being mission agents to their families as evangelist, disciple maker, and example of faith. The responsibility is shown through actively shape the spirituality of each family member by practicing praying together, developing good communication to nurture spiritual maturity, supporting family members to get involved in church services, and above all being a role model to family members. Misi Allah dalam dunia ini dikerjakan melalui keluarga. Sebagai agen misi Allah, orangtua harus dapat menjalankan tanggungjawabnya, namum ada banyak orangtua yang belum paham mengenai tugas dan tanggungjawabnya sebagai agen misi bagi keluarganya sendiri. Di samping itu, tingkat kedewasaan orangtua dalam kerohanian, kepribadian, dan wawasan pun masih minim, di mana orangtua tidak menjadi teladan iman bagi anggota keluarganya dan sibuk mengejar materi, prestise dan karier. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah mixed method dengan metode kombinasi Sequential Eksplanatory (kuantitatif dan kualitatif). Sampel penelitian kuantitatif berjumlah 135 orangtua dan secara kualitatif masing-masih gereja diambil 1 orangtua dari tiga (3) denominasi gereja yang berbeda yakni GMIT, GMII dan Gereja Morning Star Indonesia. Hasil temuan penelitian menunjukkan bahwa lebih dari 75% orangtua telah menjalankan perannya sebagai agen misi dalam keluarga sebagai penginjil, desciple maker, dan teladan iman. Tanggungjawab tersebut ditunjukkan dengan cara aktif membangun kerohanian anggota keluarga melalui pemberlakukan ibadah keluarga, membangun komunikasi yang dinamis demi pendewasaan kerohanian anggota keluarga, mendorong anggota keluarga untuk terlibat dalam pelayanan gerejawi, dan yang paling penting adalah menjadi teladan bagi anggota keluarga.

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“…They challenge theologians to take seriously the action of Jesus in placing a child 'in the midst,' suggesting provocatively that only to do theology about children is 'as alarming as doing black theology in spaces where no black voices participate, or liberation theology without the physical presence and offensiveness of the poor.' 77 It is hard to imagine how one does this while respecting the distinctiveness of childhood and with proper regard to power differentials without radically redefining the discipline of theology, but the challenge does need to be heard. To return to Berryman's image of the layers of language around silence described earlier, a way forward would be to hear the voices of children in a language prior to the level of abstraction achieved in dogmatic theology and take that seriously as a datum for theologizing.…”

Section: Trajectoriesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Karl Rahner on Childhood

Rogers¹

2021

Irish Theological Quarterly

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Karl Rahner’s ‘Ideas for a Theology of Childhood’ has become increasingly influential in childhood studies. In this article I critically assess Rahner’s ideas in this seminal work to highlight the answer Rahner proposes to the question of the meaning and task of childhood. This is brought into brief conversation with writings of Jürgen Moltmann and Jerome Berryman. Rahner’s ideas of childhood can be critiqued for a lack of careful engagement with the details of Scripture and concrete life settings, and for underestimating the effects of childhood trauma. One can also ask whether transcendental philosophy provides an accessible language, particularly in an interdisciplinary context. Nevertheless, ‘mystery of the child’ language is now near-ubiquitous in contemporary Christian authors on childhood. Rahner’s insights into childhood can function like the reality of childhood itself, remaining as a life-giving root in a theology that unfolds as others take it further.

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Doing theology <i>with</i> children in a South African context: Children as collaborators in intergenerational ministry

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The relevance of covenant theology to fatherlessness in Kenya: A youth and family ministry perspective

The relevance of covenant theology to fatherlessness in Kenya: A youth and family ministry perspective

Partisipasi Orangtua Sebagai Agen Misi Dalam Keluarga: Mixed Method

Karl Rahner on Childhood

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