{"id":22579,"date":"2026-08-24T10:41:04","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T08:41:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cgk.nl\/?p=22579"},"modified":"2026-08-25T15:08:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T13:08:02","slug":"growth-and-confidence-in-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cgk.nl\/en\/zending\/groei-en-vertrouwen-in-zuid-afrika\/","title":{"rendered":"Growth and confidence in South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new missionary impetus in KwaNdebele<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In KwaNdebele, there is a renewed sense of enthusiasm for the future of the churches and their missionary calling. And this is despite the fact that the Reformed Churches there are facing concerns that we often recognise all too well: young people are moving away and the congregations are ageing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A task for the whole local authority<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

This renewed missionary zeal has been fuelled in large part by the training courses run by Rev. Silas Nefefe. These courses cover topics such as financial responsibility within the congregation, faith-based education and evangelism. One component of these courses is an evangelism campaign. In December, such a campaign was held, together with young people from the churches in Venda. The campaign made a deep impression on the congregation members. They realised that evangelism is not just the task of ministers or evangelists, but of the whole congregation. Although negative reactions can sometimes be difficult to deal with, the fruitful conversations that ensued encouraged the participants to continue with these campaigns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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