This department houses two disciplines, Practical Theology and Missional Theology.
Practical Theology has the following purposes:
- To develop a critical and contextually relevant theological praxis through community interaction;
- To assist people with a vocation to be part of God’s mission to the world, by developing the following as followers of Jesus Christ;
- Spiritual maturity and awareness of calling;
- Theological and hermeneutical abilities;
- Character and personality development;
- Ministry understanding and skills, and
- Contextual sensitivity, so that they can be of service within the faith communities and in society at large;
- To make a contribution, through relevant, timely, and high-quality research, in cooperation with other partners and networks, towards the understanding and transformation of the community and society.
Practical Theology includes the following fields of study:
- Pastoral care;
- Homiletics and liturgy;
- Faith formation;
- Congregational studies and leadership, and
- Spirituality.
Missional Theology has the following purposes:
- To deal with the service of the church to the Kingdom, and then to focus on the mission of the church in this world through the missio Dei.
- To consider the Biblical foundations of missionary work through the theology of mission.
- To reflect on dialogue with various world religions.
- To engage through the theology of mission with the many challenges of the present world.
- To answer questions posed by the ideologies to the church in mission.
- To reflect on the history of mission of the church.