Rev. Stephen Pedro (left) and Rev. Karin van der Broeke, Ecumenical Relations Officer of the PKN (Protestantse Kerk in Nederland) During the last week of August 2023, Rev. Stephen Pedro, MSS for Congregational Witness and manager for the roll-out of the Contextual Bible Study (CBS) project to our URCSA Cape Regional Synod’s congregations visited […]
Rev. Potwana after her confirmation as minister of URCSA Overberg. On Saturday 26 August it was a big occasion for URCSA Overberg when Proponent Phakama BJ Potwana was confirmed as their new minister. Background information Dr Daniël de Wet, MSS Witness Ministry, was present and says, “From Witness Ministry’s side, Rev. Stephen Pedro communicated with […]
From left to right: Rev. Stephen Pedro (MSS for Congregational Witness), Rev. Sean Esterhuizen (Diaconia), Rev. Godfrey Baartman (Chief Executive Officer: URCSA Cape Regional Synod), Rev. Eugéne Beukes (Manager for URCSA at the Seminary), Rev. Lucas Plaatjie (Ministry for Financial Administration and Actuarius), and Rev. Willie Koopstadt (Chief Executive Officer: Steinthal Estate). The URCSA […]
The five CYM members who attended the CBS follow-up workshop. Fltr: Sinazo Witbooi, Chwayitwa Cakwe, Anathi Nkozwana, Anele Bhili and Nomhle Qengqani “Today I have learnt skills and tactics of facilitating. I also realised that preparation is vital when you are going to facilitate a workshop in order to be able to guide your […]
“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 […]
“I can confirm today that my psychological studies at HEFSIBA – Institute for Christian Higher Education, converted me to Christianity, and I am so thankful and glad it did. My salvation to Christianity was an act of pure grace.” Abreu Francisco Matenge _______________________________________________ Abreu Francisco Matenge was a Muslim who converted to Christianity during his […]
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 […]