Prof Lukwikilu Credo Mangayi

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science (Rural development - 1987) – ISDR Mbeo in DR of Congo
• Higher Diploma for Educators of Adults – 1995) – WITS University (South Africa)
• Diploma in Church Leadership (2000) – Nehemiah Bible Institute (South Africa)
• Master’s degree of theology in Missiology (Focus: urban ministry and community development - 2003) – University of South Africa. Dissertation topic: Ministries of community development: A critical reflection on the praxis of two Baptist churches in Tshwane
• Doctor of Theology in Missiology (Focus: urban ministry and sustainable local economic development - 2016) – University of South Africa. Thesis topic: Mission in an African City: Discovering the Township Church as an asset towards local economic development in Tshwane.

Other qualifications

• Certificate (Outcomes-based Assessment in Higher Education and Open Distance Learning – 2013) – Centre for Professional Teacher and Community Education and Training at The University of South Africa
• Certificate (People centred Community Development – 1998) – University of South Africa.

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Currently teaching

Undergraduate

• Capstone: Integrated theological praxis - UNISA (2014 – to date)

Postgraduate

• Research project in Missiology – UNISA (2016 – to date)

 Short learning programmes (taught)

• HIV / AIDS and Spiritual Care- UNISA (January 2019 to date)

Fields of academic interests

• Mission and Sustainable community development
• Mission and education
• Transformative urban mission
• Transformative rural mission
• Oiko-missiology and local economic development

Field of Specialisation

• Mission and Sustainable community development, Participatory Action Research in Missiology
• Mission and education
• Transformative urban mission (Focus: Homelessness, poverty and marginalisation, HIV & AIDS prevention, and care), Transformative rural mission
• Oiko-missiology and local economic development.

Books

• Mangayi, LC, 2018.  Encounters with homeless people in Tshwane: Participatory action research (PAR) approach in Missiological education. In Standing where God stands: Doing encountering missiology with the homeless people on the pavements of the City of Tshwane, edited by TD Mashau, 01/2018: chapter 2: pages 34 – 49; UNISA Press. ISBN: 978-1-77615-048-9 (Meal of Peace project book series)

• Nel, RW & Mangayi, LC. 2014c. “…no longer invisible…” Justice and healing for the individual in the City of Tshwane. In Pavement Encounters For Justice. Doing Transformative Missiology with the homeless people in the City of Tshwane (First edition), edited by TD Mashau and JNJ Kritzinger, 01/2014: chapter 4: pages 70 -83; AcadSA Publishing. ISBN: 978-1-920212-88-9. (November 2014)

• Mangayi, LC. 2014b. Rape and sexual violation against men: the experiences of the homeless community in the City of Tshwane. In Pavement Encounters For Justice. Doing Transformative Missiology with the homeless people in the City of Tshwane (First edition) edited by TD Mashau and JNJ Kritzinger, 01/2014: chapter 8: pages 130 - 149; AcadSA Publishing. ISBN: 978-1-920212-88-9. (November 2014)

Forthcoming chapter

• Mangayi, LC, 2024. ‘Reimagining the ethics of scholarship: Some words of caution from an African perspective’ (Book chapter)

Journal articles

• Mangayi, LC., 2023. ‘Reimagining mission and missiology amid global ecological crisis: An oikomissiological theoretical and conceptual framework for building a sustainable world.’Missionalia, Vol. 51, pp.196-218.
• Mangayi, LC., 2022. ‘Re-imagining a new social contract to address exclusion and marginalisation in Africa Insights from the “Golden Rule and Ubuntu” as value

           Frameworks’. Missionalia, Vol. 50 (1), pp.             119-135. (Special collection: Re-imagining a new social contract between the State and Society)

• Mangayi, LC & Baron, E., 2020. ‘Ten years (2010 – 2020) of exciting missiology in South Africa: Trends and Trajectories”.  Scriptura 119 (2020:3), pp. 1-18.
• Mangayi, LC, 2019. ‘Mission as ‘saving’ abandoned infants in Johannesburg inner city: An evaluation of the Door of Hope Mission’.  HTS Teologiese Studies/ Theological Studies, Vol. 75(4). (Special collection: Faith based organisations)
• Mangayi, LC, 2019. ‘The Baptist Union of South Africa’s mission orientation in need of transformation: A scrutiny by an insider’. HTS Teologiese Studies/ Theological Studies, Vol. 75(4) (Special collection: Change Agents)
• Mangayi, LC, 2019. ‘The Church in a Globalised Johannesburg Inner City of South Africa: Towards a Theological and Ministry Framework’, The South African Baptist Journal of Theology, Vol. 28, 33 – 51.

• Mangayi, L.C., 2018, ‘Township churches of Tshwane as potential change agents for local economic development: An empirical missiological study’, HTS Teologiese Studies/ Theological Studies 74(3), 4964. https://doi.org/ 10.4102/hts.v74i3.4964 (Special collection: Change agency in the 21st century South Africa)
• Mangayi, LC. 2017. ‘Conversions in context: Insights from an autobiographical narrative of a Congolese-born missionary at Stinkwater”. In Missionalia 45 (1), 77 – 91.

Mangayi, LC. 2017. “Not just numbers!” Homeless people as potential economic 

• contributors in Tshwane. In Development Southern Africa 34 (4), 450 – 467.
• Mangayi, LC & Ngcobo, T. 2015. A vision for peace in the City of Tshwane: Insights from the homeless community. In HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies Volume 71, Issue 3, 2015. Pp 1-9 (Special collection: Unshackled)
• Mangayi, LC, 2014f. Why do African Old Testament Scholars not write on Song of Songs? In Journal for Semitics. Vol. 23 No 2ii. 823 -840 (December 2014)
• Mangayi, LC. 2014e: Mission as local economic development in the City of Tshwane: Towards fostering grass roots, ‘glocal’ alternative vision, with specific reference to Luke 16: 19 – 31. In HTS Teologiese Studies/ Theological Studies 70(3), Art. #2744, 9 pages. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/hts.v70i3.2744. 20. (November 2014). (Special collection: Public Urban Public Theology in South Africa).
• Mangayi, LC. 2014d: Poverty, marginalisation and the quest for collective wellbeing in the context of homelessness in the City of Tshwane. In Missionalia, Vol. 42(2), November 2014.
• Mangayi, LC. 2014a: Mobilising the local church for social justice and reconciliation: Theological / Missiological reflections on the ministries of the Baptist Union of South Africa (1996 – 2011). In The South African Baptist Theological Journal, Vol. 23, 2014. 132 – 149 (September 2014).
• LC & Lowe, N. 1999. Holistic mission and ministry in SA: the Letlhabile experience. In The South African Baptist Journal of Theology, Vol. 08, 1999

Forthcoming publications

• Mangayi, LC, 2024. ‘Towards oikomissiology, a “new” church and local economic development in Tshwane (Soshanguve & Hammanskraal): Reflection and conceptual contribution’. Stellenbosch Journal of Theology,
• Mangayi, LC, 2024. ‘Reimagining Participatory Action Research methodology in transformative Missiology: An African practical perspective’ …… (Article).
• Mangayi, LC, 2024. Mobilisation of Berea Baptist Mission Church’s assets in a Globalised Johannesburg Inner City, South Africa towards “Just housing – affordable, sustainable, aesthetically appealing”: An oikomissiological study. Verbum et Ecclesia Journal.

Paper presentations

Selected important papers delivered at academic and theological national, regional, and international conferences.

• January 2024 – Southern African Missiological Society conference, UNISA, Pretoria – Beyond anthropocentric mission and missiology: An oikomissiological contribution to the debate in the light of the Noahic Covenant.
• July 2022 – International Association of Mission Studies conference, Sydney, Australia - Addressing homelessness associated with violence and powerlessness in Pretoria, South Africa​: Insights from an empirical Missiological study based on encounterological reflection of Luke 10:25-37.
• June 2022 - American Society of Missiology, Saint Mary's College, Indianapolis. 17 – 19 June 2022. Paper read: Beyond anthropocentric mission and missiology: An oikomissiological contribution to the debate. 
• January 2020 - 1st International Conference on Postgraduate Supervision as a Guided Journey of Research and Innovation, Perkins School of Theology - Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas USA. 21 – 22 January. Paper read: Reimagining Participatory Action Research Methodology in Transformative Missiology: An African Practical Perspective
• May 2018 – International conference: The Southern Africa Bible Scholars Program, Birchwood Hotel / Boksburg, Johannesburg. 07 – 12 May. Paper read: Bible translation and missio Dei.

August 2016 - International Association of Mission Studies, Seoul / South Korea, 10 – 17 August. Paper read: Should an indigenous African be ‘converted’ to do 

• mission work in Africa? Insights from an inside story in South Africa.
• August 2013 – Participatory action research in missiology. Paper read at the Consultation on Missiology in South Africa at UNISA on 14 August 2013
• August 2013 – “How religion (theological perspective) is misrepresented in South Africa: with reference to men mentoring young men?” Paper read at the launch of a community engagement project; “Men Speak project” of UNISA Durban regional office on 30 August 2013 
• July 2009 – Society “Imagining an alternative local economic development for Tshwane”. Paper read at the Society for Urban Theology under the theme “Innovative and prophetic local expression of sustainable livelihoods and alternative economic activities” at IUM on 23 July 2009.
• July 2006 – “Hidden God, hidden people and hidden beauty”. Paper read at the Urban Consultation. Theme: Celebrating God in the city. The Urban Consultation is an event, which engages church leaders, practitioners, academics, and corporate leaders involved in urban ministry.

Professional positions, fellowships & awards

• Editor-in-chief: Missionalia (Southern African Journal of Missiology) (2017 to date)

Convener of International Association of Mission Studies Study group: Biblical Studies and Mission (2022 to date).

• Member of the International Association of Mission Studies (2012 to date)
• Member of the Southern African Missiological Society (2007 to date)
• Project Leader, Principal researcher, and mentor: Meal of Peace project (i.e. a community engaged project addressing homelessness in Tshwane) of the UNISA College of Human Sciences (2012 to date)
• Mentor: Scholarship Development Programme, College of Human Sciences, UNISA (4 colleagues mentored to date)

Partnership coordinator: Department of Christian Spirituality, Church history and 

• Missiology, College of Human Sciences, UNISA (2016 to date)
• Committee member: Departmental Higher Degrees Committee (2017 to date)
• Member: Departmental Executive Committee (2016 to date)
• Mentee of Chair of Department: Unisa Leadership development programme (2018 to date)
• Member of Research Project: Finding pathways out of homelessness
• Institute for Urban Ministry (2001 to 2019) - Board of directors and faculty member.
• Baptist Mission Department Board (2003 to 2013) – Board of directors.
• Baptist World Aid (a social development and relief arm of the Baptist World Alliance) (2005 to date) – Council member.
• Hospivision (2009 to 2014) – Board of directors.

Projects

• 2022 – to date: Just Housing: International and Transdisciplinary Research project.
• 2019 – to date: Urban Africa 2050: imagining theological education/formation for flourishing African cities. This research project is hosted in the Centre for Faith and Community at the University of Pretoria. It was funded by the Nagel Institute for World Christianity, based at the Calvin University, Grand Rapids. Role: Editor of Special collection by the same name as the research project in Missionalia.
• 2015 – to date: Pathways out of homelessness. Developed through a collaboration between the City of Tshwane, the University of Pretoria, the University of South Africa, and the Tshwane Homelessness Forum. This applied research project works towards complete integration of street homeless people into the City of Tshwane’s mainstream society through activities and interventions aimed at the prevention and management of street homelessness and the facilitation of sustainable pathways out of street homelessness. Role: researcher / partnership representative.

2014 – to date: Meal of Peace project. This project continues to research homelessness, so that liberating and transformative strategies can be identified and applied in addressing the plight of homeless people. The project is funded by the Community Engagement Directorate, University

• of South Africa. Role: Principal investigator / project leader

2012 – 2014: Urban Public Theology in South Africa. Role: researcher 

Other

Supervision topics (degrees awarded):

• 2019: PhD in Missiology – Thesis: Mission and HIV/AIDS prevention in Sterkspruit Parish, Eastern Cape: New insights from an evaluation and a critique of Education for Life Programme of the Roman Catholic Church. 
• 2019: MTh in Practical theology and mission – Title: A socioeconomic strategy to formulate a pastoral and missional ministry as a response to unemployment in local Baptist Churches in Kimberley.
• 2015: MTh in Missiology- Title: “Investigating Environmental Degradation Theologically: A Challenge for the Uniao Baptista de Mocambique, (Union Baptist Church of Mozambique) with Particular Focus on the City of Nampula.

Current supervision topics:

• PhD in Missiology on “Dealing with Mission Drift in Parachurch Agencies:  An analysis of Holistic Mission of Christian NGOs/NPOs”.
• PhD in Theology (Missiology) on “John Scott strategies for missionary work: Missiological perspective for Gemena Church in Democratic Republic of the Congo”
• PhD in Theology (Missiology) on “Phenomenological study on manifestation of ancestral veneration related to death and their social – religious implication among Iteso Adventist along Kenya-Uganda border”.
• PhD in Theology (Missiology) on “Global innovation in Theological Education of the Global Leadership Development: A missiological Study”
• PhD in Theology (Missiology) on “The development of under development in South Africa: The Theological Interpretation of Matthew 28:16-20”.
• PhD Multi-, inter- or transdisciplinary on “Church and Community Mobilization Process (CCMP) as a tool of Community Transformation in Nepal”
• MTh in Theology (Missiology) on “Shepherding in an urban area: Lehae-Johannesburg / South Africa”
• MTh in Theology (Missiology) on “Encountering the local faith communities, community members and stakeholders about both their place in the creation and impact of pollution in Orlando/ Soweto”.
• MTh in Theology (Missiology) on ‘La mission de l’église face à la spiritualité de peoples migrants: Réflexions sur deux paroisses Baptistes à Johannesburg ».