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Rev. Babalwa Sifuba (centre in black T-shirt) with the youth leaders who attended the workshop.   “Today’s training was informative; I really learnt a lot. Now I am able to present the aims and objectives of Contextual Bible Study (CBS). To always be encouraging and getting every person’s voice is critical. I have attended CBS […]

“Wow! What a day. Thank you so much for an excellent, instructive and informative teaching of practical learning. It was so good. I learned an awful lot,” says Sr Sabina Jaftha from URCSA Saron (Tulbagh presbytery) after she attended an Introduction to Contextual Bible Study (CBS) workshop for Christian Women’s Ministry (CWM) leaders on 25 […]

On Saturday 18 February eight Christian Women’s Ministry (CWM) leaders from the presbyteries of URCSA Kraaifontein, Stellenbosch and Wynberg attended an Introduction to Contextual Bible Study (CBS) workshop, facilitated by Prop. Jayson Gribble and Prop. Ashwin Thyssen. The workshop was hosted by URCSA Kraaifontein. “The workshop taught me how to keep up our ministry in […]

On 21 February Rev. Babalwa Sifuba once again facilitated a Contextual Bible Study (CBS) facilitator’s training workshop. This time it was done with the Presbytery of URCSA Aliwal North. “A diverse group of twelve people attended the training of whom members of three of URCSA Cape’s ministries, the Christian Women’s Ministry (CWM), the Christian Men’s […]

Fltr: Wendy Williams, Mandlakazi Mlata, Nkosiyawo Keyi, Sindiswa Kopana and Rev. Babalwa Sifuba   On Saturday 18 February, Rev. Babalwa Sifuba facilitated a CBS training workshop for CBS facilitators with four members of the Christian Youth Ministry (CYM) of the Presbytery of Fish River. They were hosted by URCSA Bhofolo Congregation. The group studied the […]

Fltr: Prop. Ashwin Thyssen, Jean-Pierre Manuel (host at URCSA Eerste Rivier), Melayna Nel, Whitney Muller, Prop. Dewald Jacobs and Prop. Jayson Gribble   On Saturday 11th February a Contextual Bible Study (CBS) follow-up training workshop was facilitated with the Christian Youth Ministry (CYM) leaders of the URCSA presbyteries of Sarepta and Stellenbosch by Prop. Ashwin […]

On Saturday 4 February Rev. Babalwa Sifuba facilitated a Contextual Bible Study (CBS) introduction workshop with the five Xhosa-speaking congregations of the URCSA George Presbytery which was hosted by URCSA Thembalethu Congregation. “It was a facilitators’ training workshop that focused on our youth and women,” explains Rev. Sifuba. “It was a diverse group of 14 […]

” We have learned a lot,” says Lubabalo Vesele, one of the 12 people who attended the Introduction to the Contextual Bible Study (CBS) workshop on 11 February that was hosted at kwaNobuhle Congregation in Uitenhage. “We learned how to assist our congregants to speak openly about the struggles they have with drugs – a […]