Abstract
Breed’s understanding of a biblical pastoral model: An exploratory, descriptive perspective. This article was aimed at providing a perspective on Professor Gert Breed’s theoretical contribution to pastoral studies by exploring and describing his understanding of a biblical pastoral model. Breed’s model is the product of decades of research, practical experience as a minister in the Reformed Churches in South Africa and over a decade of theoretical knowledge and experience in training and tertiary academic education. Breed’s model currently forms the foundation of and framework for Reformed Churches in South Africa (RCSA) (Gereformeerde Kerke in Suid-Afrika [GKSA]) candidate students’ training in pastoral studies at the Theological School in Potchefstroom, as well as for equipping other prospective practitioners for pastoral ministry. Although Breed has been using this model with great success in his own ministry, as well as in tertiary training, a comprehensive perspective on his model had not yet been published.Contribution: The aim of this article was therefore to provide an explorative and descriptive perspective on the content of Breed’s understanding of a biblical pastoral model.
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Contribution: The aim of this article was to provide an explorative and descriptive perspective on the content of Breed’s understanding of a biblical pastoral model
Omdat die pastoraat geskoei is op die beginsel dat God die Skepper is van alle dinge en Homself in die natuur openbaar, kan die pastoraat met vrug gebruik maak van insigte wat in psigologie ontdek is
Op hierdie manier herinner pastorale praktisyns hulleself daaraan dat dit die Heilige Gees is wat in die lewens en harte van pastorante werk
Summary
Breed se verstaan van ’n bybelse pastorale model: ’n Verkennende, beskrywende perspektief. This article was aimed at providing a perspective on Professor Gert Breed’s theoretical contribution to pastoral studies by exploring and describing his understanding of a biblical pastoral model. Beskrywende perspektief wat in hierdie studie gebied word, is hoofsaaklik gegrond op my waarnemings tydens prof Gert Breed se interaksie met eerstejaarstudente in die konteks van onderrig en leer, asook die bestudering van voorgeskrewe materiaal en my eie klasaantekeninge tydens simultane tolking van die module en ook soos gebruik in my doktorale studie (Pretorius 2017:191–211). Die fokus van hierdie artikel is op die uiteindelike uitdrukking van Breed se verstaan van ’n bybelse pastorale model, alhoewel daar ook erkenning gegee word aan die elemente, beginsels en invloed van bogenoemde en ander skrywers op die vorming van Breed se verstaan van ’n bybelse model
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