'n Geïnkultureerde bedieningsmodel vir gemeentes van die Dutch Reformed Church in Botswana

The gospel is not centered at the heart of the faithcommuni ty of the Dutch Reformed Church in Botswana. Traditional processes such as contextualization, indigenization and adaptation are partly responsible for this situation. Inculturation is the most suitable process whereby the gospel message could be taken to the heart of the Christian community. An inculturated view of the church implies that church and gospel should be intertwined with one another. From this basis the conclusion has been reached that the traditional church models (metaphors) as well as the Independent Church model were not able to take the gospel to the heart of the believer. The influence of Black theology, African theology as well as the traditional African religions can be regarded as prepaeratio evangelica, yet one should be watchful for syncretism and spiritism. Traditional practices are still acti ve under the name of immorality, visitation of traditional healers and a culture of funerals. This has lead to a spiritually-weakened church. An incul turated model of ministry for the Dutch Reformed Church in Botswana has surfaced from the Cellchurch-model. This model, which is built on the basic social system of the Tswana culture, is inculturated in such a way that every aspect of the faith-community will be been addressed. From this flows an inculturated service, pastoral model as well as a model for inner-city ministry.