{"id":888,"date":"2026-06-24T10:57:47","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T08:57:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dewcom.org\/?page_id=888"},"modified":"2026-06-30T16:18:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T14:18:52","slug":"theses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dewcom.org\/index.php\/theses\/","title":{"rendered":"Theses"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"888\" class=\"elementor elementor-888\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f12486 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8f12486\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-574cee3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"574cee3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Theses<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2e0f23 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e2e0f23\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a74b4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2a74b4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/dewcom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/what-if-theres-more-linda-bailey.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1042\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dewcom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/what-if-theres-more-linda-bailey.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/dewcom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/what-if-theres-more-linda-bailey-300x96.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dewcom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/what-if-theres-more-linda-bailey-768x246.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1daac1cc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1daac1cc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7778372f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7778372f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The theses below represent the academic research and views of the individual authors writing in their own personal capacity, and do not necessarily represent the views of DEWCOM or the MCSA. 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<td><b>Dipali,<\/b> Sam<\/td>\r\n                <td>PhD<\/td>\r\n                <td>2023<\/td>\r\n                <td>\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/dewcom.org\/index.php\/thesis\/dichotomies-between-mainstream-churches-and-african-indigenous-churches-a-practical-theology-exploration-of-ancestral-veneration\/\">\r\n                        <b>Dichotomies between Mainstream churches and African Indigenous churches: A Practical Theology exploration of ancestral veneration.<\/b>\r\n                    <\/a>\r\n                <\/td>\r\n            <\/tr>\r\n                    <tr>\r\n                <td><b>Fuku,<\/b> Thozomile<\/td>\r\n                <td>PhD<\/td>\r\n                <td>2024<\/td>\r\n                <td>\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/dewcom.org\/index.php\/thesis\/developing-an-inclusive-missional-church-beyond-interracial-conflicts-and-cultural-divisions-a-practical-theological-approach\/\">\r\n                        <b>Developing an inclusive missional church beyond interracial conflicts and cultural divisions: A practical theological approach<\/b>\r\n                    <\/a>\r\n                <\/td>\r\n            <\/tr>\r\n                    <tr>\r\n                <td><b>Krige,<\/b> Jeanette<\/td>\r\n                <td>PhD<\/td>\r\n                <td>2008<\/td>\r\n                <td>\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/dewcom.org\/index.php\/thesis\/chaplains-in-independent-church-schools-straddling-church-and-school\/\">\r\n                        <b>Chaplains in Independent Church Schools Straddling Church and School<\/b>\r\n                    <\/a>\r\n                <\/td>\r\n            <\/tr>\r\n                    <tr>\r\n                <td><b>Mokgothu,<\/b> Sidwell<\/td>\r\n                <td>PhD<\/td>\r\n                <td>2021<\/td>\r\n                <td>\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/dewcom.org\/index.php\/thesis\/social-cohesion-and-the-church-exploring-racial-integration-in-a-methodist-congregation\/\">\r\n                        <b>Social cohesion and the Church: Exploring Racial Integration in a Methodist Congregation<\/b>\r\n                    <\/a>\r\n                <\/td>\r\n            <\/tr>\r\n                    <tr>\r\n                <td><b>Molale,<\/b> Matshedesho<\/td>\r\n                <td>PhD<\/td>\r\n                <td>2018<\/td>\r\n                <td>\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/dewcom.org\/index.php\/thesis\/missio-dei-an-ecclesiology-of-healing-and-reconciliation-in-the-methodist-church-of-southern-africa-in-post-1994-south-africa\/\">\r\n                        <b>Missio Dei: An ecclesiology of healing and reconciliation in the MCSA in post-1994 South Africa<\/b>\r\n                    <\/a>\r\n                <\/td>\r\n            <\/tr>\r\n                    <tr>\r\n                <td><b>Nyandoro,<\/b> Patricia<\/td>\r\n                <td>MTh<\/td>\r\n                <td>2022<\/td>\r\n                <td>\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/dewcom.org\/index.php\/thesis\/pastoral-care-with-bereaved-widows-who-lost-their-spouses-to-covid-19\/\">\r\n                        <b>Pastoral care with bereaved widows who lost their spouses to Covid-19<\/b>\r\n                    <\/a>\r\n                <\/td>\r\n            <\/tr>\r\n                    <tr>\r\n                <td><b>Nyandoro,<\/b> Patricia<\/td>\r\n                <td>PhD<\/td>\r\n                <td>2025<\/td>\r\n                <td>\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/dewcom.org\/index.php\/thesis\/relocation-of-clergy-and-its-impact-on-the-family-a-pastoral-challenge\/\">\r\n                        <b>Relocation of clergy and its impact on the family: A pastoral challenge<\/b>\r\n                    <\/a>\r\n                <\/td>\r\n            <\/tr>\r\n                    <tr>\r\n                <td><b>Peega,<\/b> Kgakalane<\/td>\r\n                <td>MA<\/td>\r\n                <td>2009<\/td>\r\n                <td>\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/dewcom.org\/index.php\/thesis\/caring-for-traumatized-families-of-crucified-clergy-a-challenge-to-pastoral-care\/\">\r\n                        <b>Caring for traumatized families of &#8216;crucified&#8217; clergy: A challenge to pastoral care<\/b>\r\n                    <\/a>\r\n                <\/td>\r\n            <\/tr>\r\n                    <tr>\r\n                <td><b>Scholtz,<\/b> Roger<\/td>\r\n                <td>PhD<\/td>\r\n                <td>2015<\/td>\r\n                <td>\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/dewcom.org\/index.php\/thesis\/now-my-eyes-have-seen-you-re-visioning-jobs-wife-in-the-book-of-job\/\">\r\n                        <b>&#8220;Now my eyes have seen you&#8221;: Re-visioning Job&#8217;s wife in the Book of Job<\/b>\r\n                    <\/a>\r\n                <\/td>\r\n       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stillborn<\/b>\r\n                    <\/a>\r\n                <\/td>\r\n            <\/tr>\r\n                    <tr>\r\n                <td><b>Sifo,<\/b> Luvuyo<\/td>\r\n                <td>MA<\/td>\r\n                <td>2010<\/td>\r\n                <td>\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/dewcom.org\/index.php\/thesis\/the-effects-of-marital-conflict-and-abuse-on-children-a-pastoral-care-approach\/\">\r\n                        <b>The Effects of Marital Conflict and Abuse on Children: A Pastoral Care Approach<\/b>\r\n                    <\/a>\r\n                <\/td>\r\n            <\/tr>\r\n                    <tr>\r\n                <td><b>Vilakati,<\/b> Vusi<\/td>\r\n                <td>MPhil<\/td>\r\n                <td>2012<\/td>\r\n                <td>\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/dewcom.org\/index.php\/thesis\/african-spiritual-consciousness-within-the-personal-interpersonal-and-professional-leadership-perspective\/\">\r\n                        <b>African Spiritual Consciousness within the Personal Interpersonal and Professional Leadership Perspective<\/b>\r\n                    <\/a>\r\n                <\/td>\r\n            <\/tr>\r\n                    <tr>\r\n                <td><b>Vilakati,<\/b> Vusi<\/td>\r\n                <td>PhD<\/td>\r\n                <td>2020<\/td>\r\n                <td>\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/dewcom.org\/index.php\/thesis\/developing-future-fit-leadership-for-the-advancement-of-sub-saharan-africa-a-focus-on-the-changing-goals-of-business\/\">\r\n                        <b>Developing future-fit leadership for the advancement of sub-Saharan Africa: A focus on the changing goals of business<\/b>\r\n                    <\/a>\r\n                <\/td>\r\n            <\/tr>\r\n                    <tr>\r\n                <td><b>Vilakati,<\/b> Vusi<\/td>\r\n                <td>MA<\/td>\r\n                <td>2005<\/td>\r\n                <td>\r\n                    <a 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