This investigative and evaluative study aims at contributing to the ongoing dialogue on the necessity to have a diaconal ministry within the framework of the overall mission of the church under discussion (the ELCRN). A further aim is to present some workable proposals and recommendations for the revitalization of this much-needed ministry under the umbrella of the said Church in particular, but also to have a message to the Church of the Lord in Namibia. The assumption is made and the hypothesis developed that a diaconal ministry is without doubt part and parcel of the mission of the Church. This necessitates rethinking on the current problems encountered and a new look at the Church’s structures, plan of action and future vision - in view of the establishment of an effective diaconal ministry. The operating of an effective diaconal action is in line with the cross-bearing responsibility of the Church. Any ideas to the effect that the State ought to take over all responsibilities for the social needs of people after independence, is to belittle such a costly obligation and mission of the Church. The thesis thus argues that there is a great need and urgency to have an effective diaconal ministry, particularly in the ELCRN.
ISAAK, C (2021). Diaconal Ministry In Namibia Challenges From The Perspective Of The Evangelical Lutheran Church In The Republic Of Namibia (ELCRN). Afribary. Retrieved from https://tracking.afribary.com/works/diaconal-ministry-in-namibia-challenges-from-the-perspective-of-the-evangelical-lutheran-church-in-the-republic-of-namibia-elcrn
ISAAK, CORNELIUS "Diaconal Ministry In Namibia Challenges From The Perspective Of The Evangelical Lutheran Church In The Republic Of Namibia (ELCRN)" Afribary. Afribary, 21 Apr. 2021, https://tracking.afribary.com/works/diaconal-ministry-in-namibia-challenges-from-the-perspective-of-the-evangelical-lutheran-church-in-the-republic-of-namibia-elcrn. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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ISAAK, CORNELIUS . "Diaconal Ministry In Namibia Challenges From The Perspective Of The Evangelical Lutheran Church In The Republic Of Namibia (ELCRN)" Afribary (2021). Accessed November 21, 2024. https://tracking.afribary.com/works/diaconal-ministry-in-namibia-challenges-from-the-perspective-of-the-evangelical-lutheran-church-in-the-republic-of-namibia-elcrn