Log in

Create a user profile using your existing professional profile on LinkedIn, Academia, or ResearchGate.


Alternatively, register a username and password to start an account.


By creating an account you will be able to contribute articles, engage in discussion groups, network with fellow professionals and businesses, and receive interest-related alerts.

Forgot Password

Please enter your email address below and you will receive a temporary link to re-activate your account

Township churches of Tshwane as potential change agents for local economic development

An empirical missiological study

Article image

Lukwikilu C. Mangayi

08 August 2018

English

Township Studies Librarian One

Journal article

Township Studies Group

Africa

Township churches are undoubtedly potential change agents for local economic development (LED). This article argues that the church can be re-positioned or rediscovered as an asset which can be used to form strong community structures in local communities, which can be used as a basis for community development and LED. This article contributes towards ascertaining the potential of township churches as change agents for LED in Tshwane. Five church leaders (i.e. two from Soshanguve and three from Hammanskraal) were engaged through personal interviews to gain insights from them about their churches’ praxes and mission orientations in relation to community building, including LED in Tshwane. Based on these personal interviews, it was established that these churches have assets as well as current ministries that could be steppingstones for LED. 

Downloads

Website References

Economic growth

Economics

Finance

LED

Local economic development

Social facilities

South Africa

Sustainability

Township

Township economies

View Contributors:

Comments

No comments available
LOAD MORE