Invitation to conference on new communities and fresh expressions of church

Date: 9 - 11 March 2014

Venue: NG Moreleta

Participants: The following participants confirmed participation:

• Alan Hirsch (Author on books on missional church, church planter and co-founder Future Travellers),
• Debra Hirsch (Author and church planter),
• Prof. Stefan Paas (J.H. Bavinck professor of church planting and church renewal at VU University, Amsterdam and church planter),
• Tom Smith (Church planter, author of Raw Spirituality and founder of Rhythm of Life),
• Dr. Frederick Marais (Ekklesia and Communitas, Univ. of Stellenbosch and researcher on church planting),
• Dr. Stephan de Beer (Head Centre for Contextual Ministry: Univ. of Pretoria and church planter),
• Prof. Stephan Joubert (Founder of E-Church, author),
• Dr. Wim Dreyer (Senior lecturer Faculty of Theology, Univ. of Pretoria and Chair of Executive of Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk van Afrika),
• Prof. Nelus Niemandt (Professor in Missiology, Faculty of Theology, Univ. of Pretoria and Chair of Executive of Dutch Reformed Church),
• Dr. Willem Pretorius (Dutch Reformed Church Kameeldrif),

 

Call for papers

Persons interested in presenting a paper at the conference can email prof. Nelus Niemandt at [email protected] before 10 Feb. 2014. We hope to publish papers in a peer-reviewed journal after the usual peer-review processes.

Cost

R300

Registration

Contact: [email protected]

More information

www.ekerk.org

Partners

Department Science of Religion and Missiology, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria ; Centre for Contextual Ministry, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria; E-Kerk / E-Church; Northern Synod, Dutch Reformed Church; NG Kerk Moreleta; NG Kerk Weltevreden; South African Partnership for Missional Churches; Fresh Expressions.

Provisional programme

The breakaway sessions will provide opportunity for more papers. Please contact Nelus Niemandt if you want to present a paper.

Sunday 9 March 2014

17h00-18h00     Registration

18h00-18h15     Opening and Welcome – prof. Nelus Niemandt

18h15-19h15     Plenary session 1 – Pastor Tom Smith (Church planter, author of Raw Spirituality and                                 founder of Rhythm of Life)

19h15-19h30     Q&A

19h30-19h45     Closure.
 

Monday 10 March 2014

08h00-08h30     Coffee

08h30-09h00     Opening and devotions

09h00-10h00     Plenary session 2 – Alan Hirsch (Author on books on missional church,

                              church planter and The co-founder and director of Future Travellers)

10h00-10h15     Q&A

10h15-10h30     Breakaway organisation

10h30-11h30     Breakaway sessions 1: Contributors

                              Debra Hirsch (Author and church planter)

                              Dr Stephan de Beer (Head Centre for Contextual Ministry: Univ. Pretoria and

                              church planter).

11h30-12h00     Tea

12h00-13h00     Breakaway sessions 2: Contributors

                              Prof. Nelus Niemandt (Professor in Missiology, Univ. Pretoria)

13h00-14h00     Lunch

14h00-15h00     Plenary session 3 – Dr Frederick Marais (Ekklesia and Communitas, Univ. of

                              Stellenbosch and researcher on church planting)

15h00-15h15     Q&A

15h15-15h30     Breakaway organisation

15h30-16h30     Breakaway sessions 3: Contributors

                              Dr Willem Pretorius (DRC Kameeldrif)

16h30                  Closing
 

Tuesday 11 March

08h00-08h30     Coffee

08h30-09h00     Opening and devotions

09h00-10h00     Plenary session 4 – Prof. Stefan Paas (J.H. Bavinck professor of church planting and                                   church renewal at VU University, Amsterdam and church planter)

10h00-10h15     Q&A

10h15-11h15     Plenary session 5 – Prof. Stephan Joubert (Founder of E-Church, author)

11h15-11h45     Tea

11h45-12h45     Breakaway sessions: Contributors

                              Dr Wim Dreyer (Senior lecturer Faculty of Theology, Univ. of Pretoria)

 

12h45-13h30     Wrap up and closure