by Siyabulela Zalabe | Aug 8, 2026 | Culture, Ecclesiology, Evangelism, Mission
After writing about the idea of a robustly South African church, I began thinking about a pastor serving in one of our townships in the Eastern Cape. Perhaps he reads the article and looks at his congregation. Almost everyone is Xhosa-speaking. Most people in the...
by Siyabulela Zalabe | Aug 3, 2026 | Ecclesiology, Evangelism, General, Mission
Recently, I coined a phrase: “a robustly South African church.” It has stayed with me ever since. People sometimes assume I am speaking about music styles, local languages, or cultural expressions. I am not. By a robustly South African church, I mean a...
