Rev Pungula Wellington Dingani : leadership in the Corinthian Church in Phepheni, Eastern Cape, South Africa
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2014-09
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Nederduitse Gereformeerde Teologiese Tydskrif (NGTT)
Abstract
Local leadership is crucial in Africa. This article focuses on leadership in
African Independent Churches, more specifically on the leader of a local
congregation of the Corinthian Church, Rev Dingani in Phepheni, Eastern
Cape. The article is composed of two parts. The first part is a portrait of
Dingani, mainly from an emic (inside) point of view. After a biographical
sketch, his ministry and liturgical leadership are outlined, followed by a
portrait of Rev Dingani as a theologian. The second part, which mainly takes
an etic (outside) stance, places this portrait in a wider context of leadership
in African Independent Churches and sub-Saharan Africa as a whole. After
indicating some general features of African leadership, the article focuses
more specifically on two leadership styles: 1. The humane-oriented and
charismatic/value-based style. 2. The participative and autonomous style.
By distinguishing this emic and etic positions, we confront Western and
African epistemologies, without reconciling them in advance.
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CITATION: Barnard, M., Nell, I. A., Mbaya, H., 2014. Rev Pungula Wellington Dingani : leadership in the Corinthian Church in Phepheni, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Nederduitse Gereformeerde Teologiese Tydskrif, 55(1): 9-28, doi: 10.5952/55-1-2-513.
The original publication is available at http://ngtt.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/513
The original publication is available at http://ngtt.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/513
Keywords
Africa, Leadership, African Independent Churches, Dingani, Pungula Wellington
Citation
Barnard, M., Nell, I. A., Mbaya, H., 2014. Rev Pungula Wellington Dingani : leadership in the Corinthian Church in Phepheni, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Nederduitse Gereformeerde Teologiese Tydskrif, 55(1): 9-28, doi: 10.5952/55-1-2-513.