SMMS Newsletter for December 2024
2024 – A successful Conclusion… As we conclude 2024, we proclaim that God has indeed been amongst us and
11th Peter Storey Lecture
Messengers of Hope: Commitment to Justice arises, not out of some political theory, but because we have gazed into the
Address to Graduating Class 2022, MCSA Lay Leader, Mr. Xhanti Mhlubulwana
SMMS 11th GRADUATION CEREMONY 14th MAY 2022 AT 10H00 – CHRIST THE SERVANT CHAPEL ADDRESS TO GRADUATING CLASS Grand Chancellor
SMMS Men Appreciate And Respect Women
The President of the SMMS, Dr. Rowanne Marie, has thanked all the men of SMMS for a "very kind gesture"
SMMS Students And Staff Get Covid-19 Vaccine
On 13 August 2021, there was a sense of excitement, and even a fair degree of nervousness in the air,
PRESIDENT’S GRADUATION MESSAGE
By Dr. Rowanne Marie Amidst a global pandemic, as a community we sense the presence and peace of a Sovereign
SMMS CELEBRATES 10th GRADUATION CEREMONY
Graduation 2021 was a milestone event as we celebrated the 10th Annual Graduation of the Seminary. It was a hybrid
SMMS MEN APPRECIATE SMMS WOMEN
In the midst of a pandemic (sexual and gender-based violence) within a pandemic (COVID-19), SMMS men appreciated SMMS women with
Personal Reflections On The Lockdown
By Harry James As the lockdown came, my initial sense was one or surrealism. Who would have thought that in
Did God Cause Covid-19?
By Rikus Jansen Introduction Currently, the majority of the people in the world are finding themselves in lockdown due to
COVID-19: IS THERE ANY WORD FROM THE LORD?
By Mteteli Caba What comes to mind as I reflect on the COVID-19 pandemic is the question that Zedekiah asked
SMMS RESPONDS TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
The Seth Mokitimi Methodist Seminary (SMMS) joins the rest of the world in responding to the Novel Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic.
PB URGES SEMINARIANS TO BE SALT AND LIGHT OF THE WORLD
Officially opening the 2020 academic year on 9 February, Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church of Southern Africa (MCSA), Rev
SEMINARIANS URGED TO HAVE ‘GOD’S STAMP OF OWNERSHIP’
SMMS Dean of Chapel and Head of Formation, Rev Luvuyo Sifo has urged new seminarians to be servants on whom
NEW STAFF ADDITIONS
The most recent additions to SMMS staff come to us from the United States of America, via the General Board
PRESIDENT URGES EXITING SEMINARIANS TO BE WORLD CHANGERS AND HISTORY MAKERS
“Go out into the world overflowing with all that you have accumulated over the past three years; go and be
THE JOURNEY TO MINISTRY
By Rev Luvuyo Sifo, SMMS Dean of Chapel and Head of Formation The journey to becoming a minister of Word
ENGAGING THE INTERSECTION OF GENDER, SEXUALITY AND RELIGION
Faith communities must engage with issues of sexual diversity in a life affirming way. This emerged at a panel discussion