Degree of Baccalaureate in Theology
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Item Mission as Witnessing To the Three-Fold Ministry Of Christ (Prophet, Priest and King) A Scriptural Retreat for Deacons(Tangaza University College, 2007) Bisimwa Jean-Paul, CirrakarhulaThis essay has emerged as the fruit of a long reflection and a life experience which has led us to the conviction that no attempt to carry out Christ's mission in today's world can be efficient unless it takes Christ as the archetype of mission, because "Jesus is himself mission."' That means taking into consideration the three-fold dimension of his mission: the prophetic mission, the priestly mission and the kingly mission. This mission of Christ is also the foundational task of the Church. That is why, in one way or another, in carrying out our day-to-day ministries, as missionaries and Church ministers, we participate in and exercise this mission of Christ. Hence, the choice of the topic of this dissertation: "Mission as Witnessing to the Three-fold Ministry of Christ." It has also been our aspiration to come up with an essay whose relevance would not be restricted only to the time when it was conceived, when it is being written, and after it has been produced, but to also generate a workable tool that will not be locked away somewhere and be forgotten, but a practical means that can also be of use in future. This has led us to the sub-topic of this essay: "A Scriptural Retreat for Deacons." Thus, this thesis is twofold: to study exegetically the chosen biblical accounts which highlight the three-fold ministry of Christ, and to draw applications from them so as to make them relevant for the retreatants, the deacons, who in a short time will be exercising their ministry as priests and missionaries. In this perspective, we have divided this work in three chapters. In the first chapter, we will discover the "Priestly Mission of Christ." The main text will be Heb 5:5-6. This chapter contains the first three conferences, namely, priesthood and the letter to the Hebrews; participation in Christ's priesthood; and obedience as submission to God and sacrifice for human salvation. In the second chapter, we will underscore the "Kingly Mission of Christ." The focal scriptural text will be In 10:1-8. This chapter includes the fourth conference, that is, Christian leadership. In the third chapter, finally, we will cover the "Prophetic Mission of Christ". This chapter itself is the fifth conference and the key scriptural account will be in 1:1-18. Biblical passages are from the Revised Standard Version, containing the Old and New Testaments Catholic Edition, 1966, except when they are part of a quoted clause.Item Communicating Christ Momboli To The Lomwe People of Malawi(Tangaza University College, 2005) Madalitso Bafuta, LudovicThe very year I joined Tangaza College 2001, I was challenged by the assertion my teacher of Christ°logy made. I quote: "the cultural and life experience of the people express what kind of saviour they need".' Immediately I reacted and said to myself, "surely this is my vocation in this college to find out the kind of saviour the Lomwe people of Malawi need." It is by knowing the type of saviour the people need that we can preach to them effectively. In trying to give an answer to this problem, I had an opportunity to link the two fields of theology and communication. Thanks to the Tangaza program of studies, which made it possible, some students should be able to specialise in communication, whether it be print or electronic media. Although some people are not yet convinced of the value of this combination of studies, I feel that communication and theology go hand in hand. This is one of the points the essay is trying to put forward, especially the second and third chapters, as I attempt to find out the source and solutions to the already existing problem.