Ben J. de Klerk
Ben J. de Klerk served as pastor in the Reformed Churches for 25 years. He holds two ThD degrees in New Testament (1983) and Practical Theology (1987). From 1998 he was professor in New Testament and Practical Theology and from 2000 to 2010 professor in Practical Theology at the North-West University. He served as rector of the theological School (Potchefstroom) from 2007 to 2009. From 2011 he was appointed as Post 65 researcher in the Faculty of Theology of the North-West University. He is the author of 51 scholarly articles. He wrote 10 books, amongst others a book on liturgical involvement in society, a few books on sermons, and a short commentary on the letter to the Ephesians. Email: ben.deklerk@nwu.ac.za
F.P. Kruger
Ferdi P. Kruger is professor of Practical Theology (Homiletics and Liturgics) at the Faculty of Theology of the North-West University. He served as pastor in the Reformed Churches of Witbank South-East, Meyerton, Thabazimbi, Alberton-West and Meyerspark. He was ordained as theological professor in 2014. He is also the author of several scholarly articles and is focussing on the forming and functioning of attitudes within the research fields of Homiletics and Liturgics. The importance of cognition as a means of making sense of what is happening is his specific field of interest. Email: ferdi.kruger@nwu.ac.za
Gert Breed
Gert Breed is associate professor at the North-West University in South Africa. He lectures on pastoral theology, congregational and youth ministry. He received a ThB, ThM and ThD degrees from the Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education. He is director of the school for minister’s training at the North-West University and rector of the Theological School of the Reformed Churches in South Africa. The current focus of his research is congregational ministry from the perspective of the daikon word group in the New Testament. Breed published various articles on the daikon word group and other subjects related to congregational ministry. He also contributed to a book on the meta-theoretical assumptions of research as well as a book on corruption in South Africa.
He is co-editor of two books on child theology that are due to be published during 2016. Email: gert.breed@nwu.ac.za
Hennie (H.J.C.) Pieterse
Hennie (H.J.C.) Pieterse was born in the Brits district, South Africa, on 11 June 1936. He holds the degrees BA, BD (University of Pretoria) and DTh (University of Stellenbosch) with a thesis in homiletics. He was a pastor of the Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk in four congregations (1962 to 1975), senior lecturer in practical theology at the University of Pretoria (1976 to 1979), senior lecturer in practical theology at University of South Africa (1980 to 1982), and professor in practical theology at UNISA (1982 to 2001). He is the sole author of 11 academic books and 96 articles in accredited journals. He also served as an extra-ordinary professor at the University of Pretoria (2002 to 2014) and the North-
West University, Potchefstroom campus (2013 to 2015). He is appointment as extraordinary professor at the North-West University. Email: hennie.pieterse@up.ac.za
J.M. Vorster
J.M. Vorster is a NRF rated researcher in Theological Ethics at the Faculty of Theology of the North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus). He is the author of 10 books and 103 academic articles in several national and international accredited scientific journals. His fields of interest are the ethics of human rights, political ethics, social ethics and ecclesiology in view of the biblical teachings of the kingdom of God. He acted on various occasions as the adviser on behalf of the International Association of Religious Freedom at the sessions of the United Nations Human Rights Commission’s annual sessions at Geneva. Email: koos.vorster@nwu.ac.za
Rudy A. Denton
Rudy A. Denton is an extraordinary researcher in Practical Theology at the Faculty of Theology of the North-West University and a reverend of the Dutch Reformed Church Student congregation in Potchefstroom. His field of research interest is pastoral studies with the focus on forgiveness and Christian psychology. He is the author of a number of academic articles and has delivered papers at conferences. He is currently the chairperson of the Research Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Theology. Email: rudydenton@vodamail.co.za
Friedrich Wilhelm De Wet
The late Friedrich Wilhelm de Wet was professor of Practical Theology and Homiletics at the Faculty of Theology of the North-West University. He served as pastor in the Reformed Churches in South Africa from 1998 to 2004 and was ordained as theological professor at the Theological School, Potchefstroom in 2005. He was the author of several scholarly articles and conference contributions in the research field of Practical Theology and Homiletics. He passed away on 19 January 2016 as a result of a tragic motor accident.
