Die predikant: dienaar van God of net 'n gewone werknemer?
This article examines the nature of the relationship between the minister and his/her congregation in the Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa. Is the minister in the service of God, or is he/she in the service of the General Synod of the Dutch Reformed Church, the Synod of the relevant province c...
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University of the Free State
2007-12-01
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This article examines the nature of the relationship between the minister and his/her congregation in the Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa. Is the minister in the service of God, or is he/she in the service of the General Synod of the Dutch Reformed Church, the Synod of the relevant province concerned, or the Presbytery within which the congregation falls, or is he/she merely an employee of his congregation? The church ordinance is examined against the background of three relatively recent directional judgements of the courts, and a comparison is drawn between the Dutch Reformed Church and the Anglican Church. It is concluded that the minister is not only a servant of God, but also an employee in the service of the congregation.
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| spelling | doaj-art-f628791b1ba44934abe6f2a6d5b9401c2025-02-11T10:08:44ZengUniversity of the Free StateActa Theologica1015-87582309-90892007-12-0127210.38140/at.v27i2.2163Die predikant: dienaar van God of net 'n gewone werknemer?J. V. du Plessis0H. J. Deacon1University of the Free StateUniversity of the Free State This article examines the nature of the relationship between the minister and his/her congregation in the Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa. Is the minister in the service of God, or is he/she in the service of the General Synod of the Dutch Reformed Church, the Synod of the relevant province concerned, or the Presbytery within which the congregation falls, or is he/she merely an employee of his congregation? The church ordinance is examined against the background of three relatively recent directional judgements of the courts, and a comparison is drawn between the Dutch Reformed Church and the Anglican Church. It is concluded that the minister is not only a servant of God, but also an employee in the service of the congregation. https://journals.ufs.ac.za/index.php/at/article/view/2163 |
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