Dr Jacob Mokhutso
Position
Lecturer
Department
Biblical and Religious Studie
Address
Religion Studies
IB 88
UFS
Telephone
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Short CV

Trained as a Lay – Pastor in 2001 in Dundee, Kwazulu Natal, exposing to serving  people struggling with different addictions, the homeless, and communities living in informal settlement.

Served in Swaziland, Manzini from 2002 – 2004 as lay Pastor. In 2004 accepted as a candidate for ministry in the Methodist Church of Southern Africa in 2005 and was Ordained in the ministry of word and sacrament in the year 2010. Has so far served the Church in full-time ministry till the year 2020. 

Congregations Served

  • Central Swaziland Circuit (Swaziland) 2002 – 2004
  • Jabavu Circuit (Soweto) – 2005
  • John Wesley College (Silverton, Gauteng Province)

    Ministerial Formation period 2006 - 2007

  • Ysterberg Circuit (Polokwane, Limpopo Province) – 2008 – 2011
  • Capricorn Circuit (Turfloop, Limpopo Province) – 2010 – 2011
  • Capricorn West Circuit – (Bochum, Limpopo Province) – 2011 – 2016
  • Moreleta Circuit (Mamelodi, Gauteng Province) – 2017 – 2020.
  • A marker for Theological Education By Extension College (TEEC) – 2012 - 2020
  • January 2021 appointed a Lecturer in the Faculty of Theology, Department of Religion Studies.

 

 

Publications (Short List)

Articles:

 

  1. Are Methodist Church bereavement ritual`s sufficient for its black African members?: A qualitative analysis of a Church in Mamelodi, South Africa.Pharos Journal of Theology. ISSN 2414-3324 online Volume 102 - (2021).

     

  2. The impact of African indigenous knowledge system on healthcare system in South Africa: The Covid-19 perspective. Gender and Behaviour Journal. Gender and Behaviour Journal. Volume 19 No.1 (2021): Special Edition. 

Area(s) of Interest

Methodism, African Indigenous knowledge System, Christianity and culture, African rituals.

Courses Presented

TRER1524 (Higher Certificate) - Contemporary Expression of Religiosity in Africa

TRWR3722 (Bachelor of Divinity) - Study of selected world Religions

TRBU6825 (Honors) - Advanced study of Buddhism

TRRR6828 (Honors) - Research report in Religion Studies

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E: theology@ufs.ac.za

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