Abstract
This article evaluates the terms and conditions candidates have to meet before entering into the ministry. This evaluation is then set against the background of reformed presuppositions about the office of a minister of the Word. The focus is especially on the relevant articles 4, 8 and 9 of the Synod of Dordt, 1619. The article explains how the articles set out in the Church Order relate to a unique office ( sui generis ), namely that of the church minister. In the context of the Reformed Churches in South Africa, the practical application of these church order articles are also discussed. The question addressed is whether our understanding of the Church Order of Dordt, 1619, Article 8, represents a correct application of this church order article. Furthermore, this article illuminates the responsibilities of inter alia the curators of the Theological School Potchefstroom of the Reformed Churches in South Africa, as well as the responsibilities of the theological professors in the adjudication of application to become a minister of the Word in terms of the different church order articles.
Highlights
Affiliation: 1Unit for Reformational Theology and the Development of the SA Society, North-West University, South Africa
The article explains how the articles set out in the Church Order relate to a unique office, namely that of the church minister
The question addressed is whether our understanding of the Church Order of Dordt, 1619, Article 8, represents a correct application of this church order article
Summary
Affiliation: 1Unit for Reformational Theology and the Development of the SA Society, North-West University, South Africa. This article illuminates the responsibilities of inter alia the curators of the Theological School Potchefstroom of the Reformed Churches in South Africa, as well as the responsibilities of the theological professors in the adjudication of application to become a minister of the Word in terms of the different church order articles. In die gereformeerde tradisie word teologiese opleiding gewoonlik as ’n voorvereiste vir die toelating tot die diens van die Woord gestel. Artikel 8 maak in dié verband voorsiening vir ’n interessante uitsondering, naamlik dat persone met sogenaamde ‘buitengewone’ (singuliere) gawes sonder die vereiste opleiding, wat by alle ander aansoeke as voorwaarde sou geld, toegelaat kan word. Artikel 48.3.5 van NGKO-2011 bepaal dat ’n ouderling wat preekvergunning van die kerkraad en ring ontvang het, eredienste kan lei. In teenstelling met die toelating van gelegitimeerde, oftewel opgeleide, predikante waarvoor die toestemming/instemming van die Sinode en Algemene Sinode (die breë kerkverband) vereis word, is slegs die kerkraad en die ring betrokke by die toestaan van preekvergunning (NGKO 2011:2–3) (Strauss 2016:1)
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