“The follow-up training made me feel at ease. Now I feel prepared to go and facilitate and even train others,” says Mrs Funde, one of the CWM members who attended die CBS facilitators follow-up workshop on 12 July. Rev. Babalwa Sifuba facilitated the workshop to the CWM of the URCSA presbytery of Port Elizabeth. The […]
On the weekend of 20 to 23 July 2023 the Minister in Synodical Service (MSS) of Congregational Witness, workshopped with a few congregations from the Presbytery of Fish River. As always, we started off with a blessed Dwelling in the Word session. According to the Lectionary readings, we read from the Psalm of the week, […]
On Tuesday 4 April 2023 the CBS project manager, Rev Stephen Pedro, had a planning and training session with the CBS trainer, Rev. Babalwa Sifuba, as well as with the Christian Women’s Ministry (CWM) and Christian Youth Ministry (CYM) facilitators at URCSA Port-Elizabeth in Schauderville, Gqeberha. A few facilitators, who could not be present in […]
“My eyes were opened on how the Bible is being read, analysed, and understood,” says one of the members of the Youth Ministry who attended a CBS workshop on Sunday 2 July 2023, at Hofmeyr in the Eastern Cape. If you mention the word, Hofmeyr, most people won’t even know what, or who, you are […]
Rev. Stephen Pedro with some of the church council members at the equipment workshop. On the weekend of 30 June to 2 July 2023, Congregational Witness had an equipment workshop with the church council of URCSA Laingsburg. Their request was that we should focus on preaching and on the tasks of the elders and […]
The Christian Women’s Ministry (CWM) group who attended the CBS follow-up workshop “Today’s presentation was very enlightening. Now I have a better understanding of being a CBS facilitator. I have gained more knowledge of what I must bear in mind and what I should be aware of as a facilitator. I am now at […]
Rev. Babalwa Sifuba (centre at the back) with the CWM members who attended the CBS workshop. “Today I have learnt that as a facilitator it is important to focus on the group, your target audience, that you are presenting to. I have learnt that as a facilitator I need to guide the conversation and […]
The group of CWM members who attended the workshop. Rev. McKay stands at the back. “Now I am excited to introduce Contextual Bible Study (CBS) to our local Christian Women’s Ministry (CWM),” was one of the comments of an attendee of the recent CBS introduction workshop at Worcester. These words are exactly what any […]
The group from George Presbytery who attended the CBS facilitator’s workshop “The training was very informative and empowering. I now have the confidence to stand in front of any group and be able to present CBS,” says Nomsa, one of the CWM members who attended the CBS facilitator’s workshop on 20 May at KwaNokuthula […]
The CBS training facilitator, Rev. Babalwa Sifuba (far right) with Mrs. Fredericks (left) and Mrs. Layini (right) of the CBS banner. “The presentation was powerful! Rev. Sifuba guided us on how to use CBS as a tool to equip us to overcome challenges. CBS can become the first step to starting a Christian education. […]