Abstract
The issue that is investigated concerns the dynamic realization processes which occur on the basis of the preaching of the Word of God in church catechism. The study is undertaken by means of a survey and evaluation of relevant data from Dutch, German, American and South African literature. Following that, with the Bible as the primary source, data with regard to the realization of the Bible in the concrete life of the congregation are surveyed and collated. From the analysis of relevant Biblical data the conclusion is reached that the realization, the making real, of the Word in everyday life and existence follows on the act of preaching. This brings us to the awareness that catechetical teaching (that is, preaching of the Word) should not stop at the dissemination of knowledge only, but the child should be guided to realise the Word in practical terms in everyday life. Lastly, attention is directed to methods of catechetical teaching, to demands for the construction of the lesson and to the person and the actions of the catechist, and how all these combine to serve the child in the process of realization of the Word in his life.
Highlights
The issue that is investigated concerns the dynamic realization processes which occur on the basis of the preaching of the Word of God in church catechism
F ire t (1974:60-102) d istin g u ish e s three modes of m in istry which are closely related to the fie ld s of Hom iletics, Pastoral Care and Catechetics
In essence the statement of issue can be formulated as follows: What dynamic process occurs under the guidance of and through the power of the Holy S p irit in the action of exposing others to the Word of God th rou gh the preaching of the Word - in th is case in the action of catechetical training? What should the method of in stru ctio n, the s tru c tu re of the lesson and the p ra ctical actions of the catech ist be lik e in o rd e r to be able to serve the realization of the Word in catechism?
Summary
In the action of preaching the Word more than one face of the m in istry of the Word can be distin g u ish e d. F ire t (1974:60-102) d istin g u ish e s three modes of m in istry which are closely related to the fie ld s of Hom iletics, Pastoral Care and Catechetics He calls these the th ree modes of the kerygma (1974:60-65), which e ssentially means an announcement of a new state of a ffa irs. The last place he deals with the mode of the didache, and allocates to that mode the fu n ction of accompaniment along a way w here the sense and meaning of the new state of affa irs (salvational events) are indicated and applied An objective with this indication and application is to bring catechumens to d iscip le sh ip in the sense of follow ing C h ris t (cf Matthew 28:19-20) (F ire t, 1974:68-90). It is p re cise ly this statement which b rin g s us to the problem that is dealt with in th is a rticle
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