Op pad na ’n nuwe bedieningstruktuur: ’n Analise van die gemeente as deel van hierdie proses

Heading toward new ministerial structures: A situationanalysis of the local congregationAccording to 2 Corinthians 3:18 the church has the instruction to be transformed so to become part of the body of Christ more and more. But it does happen thatthe church stagnate in its ministry. The purpose of the subject Church Growth is to adress this problem. One phase of this subject is the analysis of the situation inthe local church. The purpose of the analysis is to systematically look at the situation in a congregation of the church and then to identify problems that stand in theway of fulfilling of the Biblical command. The situation- analysis can not be done at random, but must be planned carefully. This study gives attention to a plannedsituation-analysis of the local church