Prof G Aziz

Qualifications

• PGTE (UNISA) (2019);
• Ph.D. (Practical Theology) (University of Pretoria) (2016);
• M.A. (Practical Theology) (University of Pretoria) (2008);
• B.A. (Theology) (University of Pretoria) (2003);
• L.Th. (Cape Town Baptist Seminary) (2003)

Fields of academic interests

• Positive Youth Development (PYD) & social capital in youth ministry
• Youth ministry and leadership development
• Spirituality and faith formation of youth
• Intersection of religion and democracy amongst South African youth
• South African public practical theology of youth ministry
• Practical theology & Open Distance Learniing (ODL)

Field of Specialisation

• Youth ministry
• Practical theology
• Spirituality and faith formation of the young person

Journal articles

Book Chapters:

Dreyer, J.S. and Aziz, G., 2021. “Religious and Human Rights Attitudes of the Youth of South Africa”, The Ambivalent Impact of Religion on Human Rights: Empirical Studies in Europe, Africa and Asia, p.199-223.

Dreyer, J.S. & Aziz, G. 2020. “Religion and socioeconomic rights among the youth of South Africa”, in H. Ziebertz (ed.), International empirical studies on religion and socioeconomic rights, pp. 39-61. Springer: Switzerland. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-30934-3

Aziz, G. 2019. “The relationship between a generative church and denominational growth: A reflection on the Baptist Union of Southern Africa” in C. Seibel (ed.), The generative church: Global conversations about investing in emerging generations, pp.133-151, Wipf & Stock:  Eugene, OR.

Journal Articles:

Aziz, G. 2021. “Why Youth Ministry Matters During Times of Crisis: A Practical Theological Reflection”, South African Baptist Journal of Theology, 30, 53-67.

Aziz, G. 2021. “Youth ministry: Offering hope in a COVID-19 South Africa through community”, HTS Theological Studies, 77(3), 1-6. https://dx.doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i3.6677

Aziz, G. 2021. “Environmental justice as an act of love: A reflection on the agency of the youth on the Cape Flats”, HTS Theological Studies, 77(2), 1-6. https://dx.doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i2.65044

Masala, A. & Aziz,  G.  2020. "A contextual youth ministry philosophy: A reflection on the Evangelical Baptist Church of Malawi," Pharos Journal of Theology, 101, 50, 1-11.

Aziz, G. 2020. "South African Baptists and gender", The South African Baptist Journal of Theology , Vol. 29, pp.111-123

Aziz, G. 2020. "Age is no determiner  of influence:  Youth in leadership." HTS Teologiese  StudiesfTheological Studies,  76 (2}, 1-7.  https 1/dx.doi.org/10.4102/hts.v76i2. 5848

Aziz, G. 2020. “Age is no determiner of influence: Youth in leadership”. HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 76 (2), 1-7. https://dx.doi.org/10.4102/hts.v76i2.5848

Aziz, G. 2019. “Youth identity discovery: A theological journey”, Pharos Journal of Theology, 100. 31.

Aziz, G. 2019. ‘Toward a contemporary understanding of youth ministry as a descriptive agency’, In die Skriflig 53(1), a2403. https://doi.org/10.4102/ids.v53i1.2403

Aziz, G., Nel, M. & Davis, R. 2017. “The career youth pastor: A contemporary reflection”, HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 73(2), a3856. https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v73i2.3856

Aziz, G. 2017. “The youth pastor: Linking the past with the future through youth ministry”, The South African Baptist Journal of Theology, Vol. 26, pp.94-106.

Aziz, G. 2017. “Youth ministry as an agency of youth development for the vulnerable youth of the Cape Flats”, Verbum et Eclessia 38(1), a1745. https://doi.org/10.4102/ve.v38i1.1745

Aziz, G. 2015. “Youth ministry: Crafting a theological map from unworthiness to dignity for the adolescent”, The South African Baptist Journal of Theology, Vol. 24, pp. 105-115.

Aziz, G. 2014. “Youth ministry as an agent for reconciliation in the breakdown of Coloured families, from urban communities in Cape Town: A post-apartheid perspective” The South African Baptist Journal of Theology: Social Justice and Reconciliation: An Evangelical/Baptist Perspective, Vol. 23, pp. 231-241.

Professional positions, fellowships & awards

Professional Citizenship

• International Association for the Study of Youth Ministry (IASYM): 2012 to present
• Society of Practical Theology in South Africa (SPTSA): 2017 to present
• Theological Society of South Africa (TSSA): 2019 to present
• Christian Leadership in Context (Collaboration with the Gesellschaft für Bildung und Forschung in Europa [GBFE]): 2018 to present

Academic Citizenship

• Discipline Leader for Practical Theology: 2020 to present
• Associate Editor: South African Baptist Journal of Theology: 2020 to present
• Chair of Departmental Research Ethics Committee, Department of Philosophy, Practical and Systematic Theology: 2019 to present
• Executive Member: Society for Practical Theology of South Africa: 2019 to present
• Editorial Board Member: South African Baptist Journal of Theology: 2019 to 2020
• Board Member: Baptist Theological College of South Africa: 2018 to 2019