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In celebrating a quarter of a century of the Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa (URSCA) (1994 2019), quite a few well-organised activities and events took place. These activities reflect a mix of serious academic seminars and liturgical celebrations of which the ones in the Cape, both in Belhar and at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) warrant special mention. In his sermon based on John 17 at the closing liturgical celebration at UWC, Prof Daan Cloete raised several pertinent issues pertaining to unity and justice as a challenge to the leadership of URCSA. Despite all the significant events taking place throughout the year (2019), there has been a major deficit. Attempts at serious historiography are few and far between. This book is an attempt at starting such a study process. However, to put it modestly to contribute to the writing of the history of the URCSA. It has been resolved to start right at the beginning: the founding synod of URCSA with a specific focus on the constituting moderature. The book discusses the issues that were looming large at the founding Synod in 1994 which captures the ‘miracle’ and the euphoria that emerged amidst some delicate matters and issues that would have posed some serious impediments that would have jeopardise the unification before it even started. In calling into service the pastoral or praxis cycle the contributions of the first moderature of URCSA: Rev Nick Apollis (moderator), Rev Leonardo Appies (Scriba Synodii) Rev Dr Sam Buti (Assessor) and Rev JD Buys (Actuaris), of the 1994 General Synod elections are presented in this book. The authors were interested in answering the question: In what way did the moderature members of URCSA assist in the transformation of church and society? The book showcases, how not only systems and structures are essential in transformation processes, but people - who take up the task in obedience and servitude.
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O B E D I E N C E A N D S E R V A N T L E A D E R S H I P
A P O L L I S , A P P I E S , B U T I , B U Y S
E U G E N E B A R O N & N I C O A D A M B O T H A
O B E D I E N C E A N D S E R V A N T L E A D E R S H I P
A P O L L I S , A P P I E S , B U T I , B U Y S
E U G E N E B A R O N & N ï C O A D A M B O T H A
Obedience and Servant Leadership Apollis, Appies, Buti, Buys
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T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S
LIST OF IMAGES
AUTHORS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION 1. ïntroductîon 2. Researc Desîgn 3. Researc Metodoogy 5. Academîc Contrîbutîon
CHAPTER 1
Setting he Scene: he Constituting Of Urcsa (1994)
1.1. Settîng te Scene: Hîstorîca Context 1.2. Scene-settîng Deveopments în Curc and Socîety 1.3. Between te Tîmes 1.4. he 1994 Synod o te DRMC 1.5. he Aprî 1994 ïnaugura Synod o te URCSA 1.6. ConIrmîng te Constîtutîng o URCSA 1.7. he Guîdîng Stars o Unîty, Reconcîîatîon and Justîce 1.8. he Great Omîssîon: Obedîence 1.9. A Fîrst Major Caenge Amîdst te Euporîa
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7 9 12 19 21 22 24 26 28
CHAPTER 2
Nick Apollis: he Pursuit Of Reconstruction And Reconciliation
2.1. ïntroductîon 2.2. Snîppets rom Cîdood to Adutood 2.3. Mînîsterîa Journey în te DRMC and URCSA 2.4. he Caracterîstîcs o a eader Durîng a Process o Curc UnîIcatîon 2.5. Curc and Socîety hroug te Eyes o Reconstructîon 2.6.A heoogîca Etîc o ove, Trust and Crîstîan Responsîbîîty 2.7.Transormatîon hroug Prîncîped and Consutatîve eadersîp 2.8. Curc Unîty: An Outcome o Dependency on God 2.9. Concusîon
CHAPTER 3
Leonardo Appies: he Quest For Curc Unity, Justice And National Liberation
3.1. ïntroductîon 3.2. Revoutîonary Student eadersîp 3.3. A Proonged Actîvîsm 3.4. Parîs Pastor în Sadana Bay 3.5. Attempts at UnîIcatîon on te eve o te Presbytery 3.6. he Quest or New Mînîsterîa Structures 3.7. A Scoarsîp rom te Free Unîversîty o Amsterdam 3.8. Ascendancy to te Natîona Eccesîa Structure o URCSA 3.9. Ecumenîsm 3.10. Context Anaysîs: Readîng o te Sîgns o te Tîmes 3.11. heoogîca ReLectîon: On Readîng te Bîbe 3.12. Concusîon: Spîrîtuaîty
CHAPTER 4
Sam Buti: From Controversy To Propecy: A Name Written In he Hearts Of People
4.1. ïntroductîon 4.2. ïnsertîon or Agency 4.3. Congregatîona mînîstry
31 32 35 43 51 54 57 67 71
73 75 83 84 90 91 93 95 96 99 101 106
111 113 115
4.4. he Fraternîty o One Hundred 4.5. he Beydende Krîng 4.6. Butî’s Rîse Wîtîn te Eccesîa Structures 4.7. Context Anaysîs: Readîng te Sîgns o te Tîmes 4.8. heoogîca ReLectîon: On Readîng te Bîbe 4.9. A Propet Honoured în Hîs Own and 4.10. A Name Wrîtten în te Hearts o te Peope 4.11. Acknowedgements rom Coeagues 4.12. Doctor Honorîs Causa 4.13. Concusîon: Spîrîtuaîty
CHAPTER 5
James Buys: A Faitful And Courageous Visionary To Restore Justice And Human Dignity
116 118 120 126 130 133 134 136 139 140
5.1. ïntroductîon 143 5.2. Cîdood and Teenage Snîppets 145 5.3. îe and Mînîstry în DRMC and URCSA 150 5.4. Burrîng te înes Between te Grassroots and Executîve Structures 155 5.5. he ‘Strugge o te Peope’, Economîc ïnequaîty and Racîsm 178 5.6. James Buys and îs document on ‘transîtîona’ justîce în Sout Arîca 181 5.7. A heoogy o Economîc Justîce, Dîgnîty and Saom or te Vunerabe 184 5.8. Buys’ mobîîsatîon or justîce, reconcîîatîon and unîty troug coectîve actîon 188 5.9. Hîs Embodîment o Bear, Obedîence to God, and a Bîbîca Spîrîtuaîty 192 5.10. Concusîon 196
CHAPTER 6
he Missional Leadersip Of Urcsa’s Constituting Moderature (1994)
6.1. ïntroductîon 6.2. A Deep Rootedness în Communîtîes Needîng Ecumenîsm and îberatîon 6.3. Dîscernment o te Caenges în Curc and Socîety 6.4. A Reormed, Mîssîona, Back, Propetîc and Reconstructîon heoogy 6.5. Mîssîon at te Margîns: ïn and For God’s Name 6.6. Spîrîtuaîty o Communîon and Reocatîon 6.7. Concusîon
200 201 204 208 220 224 229
CHAPTER 7
Conclusion – A Final Look hroug A Missiological Lens
7.1. he Ontoogîca, Epîstemoogîca and Praxîoogîca Crop 7.2. Beîng a Mîssîonary, Beîng Mîssîona 7.3. Mîssîonary and Mîssîona Knowîng 7.4. Mîssîonary and/or Mîssîona Doîng 7.5. Dîscontînuîty and Contînuîty
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INTERVIEWS AND PERSONAL (ELECTRONIC) CORRESPONDENCES
INDEX
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Fîgure 1:ast DRMC synod meetîng în Bear, Cape Town ................................................. 16 Fîgure 2:...................................... 16Fîrst URCSA moderature durîng Genera Synod în 1994 Fîgure 3:........................................... 19Former DRMC Genera Synod Moderature members Fîgure 4:he ceebratîon o te URCSA oundîng Synod în Bear, Cape Town .................. 21 Fîgure 5:Deîberatîons between DRCA and DRMC representatîves on unîIcatîon ............. 22 Fîgure 6:............................................................................... 22Durîng te Irst URCSA Synod Fîgure 7:Congratuatory messages to te Irst moderature o URCSA .................................. 23 Fîgure 8:URCSA moderature wît ega counse în appea case agaînst DRCA group în Boemonteîn ............................................................................................. 28 Fîgure 9:Nîck Apoîs durîng Irst years o mînîstry ............................................................... 35 Fîgure 10:............................................. 38Nîck Apoîs durîng a Presbytery Meetîng în George Fîgure 11ïnauguratîon o te new buîdîng Steînkop ............................................................ 38 Fîgure 12:Unveîîng o pague o new curc buîdîng în Steînkop ........................................ 39 Fîgure 13:Nîck Apoîs and îs wîe durîng teîr weddîng annîversary ................................... 40 Fîgure 14:Nîck Apoîs attendîng Genera Synod sîttîng o DRMC ....................................... 41 Fîgure 15:Nîck Apoîs as Actuarîs o te Moderature în 1986 ............................................... 43 Fîgure 16:Nîck Apoîs and Pro Daan Coete wît teîr spouses at te ouse o Neson Mandea ...................................................................................................... 49 Fîgure 17:eonardo Appîes and wît îs curc councî members în Sadana congregatîon ............................................................................................. 94 Fîgure 18:................. 96eonardo Appîes wît some o îs congregatîon members în Sadana Fîgure 19:Wîe o Sam Butî ................................................................................................... 113 Fîgure 20:Unveîîng o Butî’s pate durîng Fun Wak at Aex Ma ........................................ 135 Fîgure 21:Butî onoured wît Street name în Aexandra ...................................................... 139 Fîgure 22:.......................................... 145James Buys wît îs eder sîster, Marînda on te rîgt Fîgure 23:James Buys’ învîtatîon to te Hîg Scoo matrîc ba ........................................... 149 Fîgure 24:James Buys (on te rîgt) durîng one o te Judo perormances ............................ 150 Fîgure 25:James Buys and wîe Angea Buys’ engagement and te day o teîr weddîng ....... 151 Fîgure 27:he ordînatîon o James Buys at te DRMC Caîtzdorp congregatîon ................. 153 Fîgure 28:James Buys wît Rev Dr Pîtîkoe ........................................................................... 153 Fîgure 29:Fîrst URCSA Moderature members wît Dr Beyers Naudé ................................. 199 Fîgure 30:James Buys and eonardo Appîes at an Ecumenîca Meetîng abroad ................... 202
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