There are, in the Reformed world, broadly, three approaches to church planting: To reach the lost To gather the Reformed To harvest the Reforming Of course, these three goals are not hermetically sealed from the others, but, typically, church-planting works prioritize one of them. For some, the priority is reachingContinue Reading
On 6 June 2015, RC Rietvallei hosted a “Multi-ethnic English Ministries Conference.” Rev. Jooste had the opportunity to give an address entitled: “RCSA English-medium church planting: missional or confessional? Or both?” A video of the address can be found on Youtube here. And a detailed outline here. The other address,Continue Reading
Do you ever feel like your life belongs to a bigger story? Perhaps you get that sense when looking at your family tree. Or when you read about the history of your country. Or maybe when your favourite sporting team wins the championship match. How about the grand storyContinue Reading
The wisdom of the church is unlike the wisdom of this world. Why? Because the wisdom of the church turns on the wisdom of the cross, which is folly to this world. Paul explains: For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to usContinue Reading