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An index of all the pages on the SAMS web site The home page of the SAMS web site Information about the aims and objects of SAMS and how one may become a member. The Southern African Missiological Society publishes the journal Missionalia three times a year, with articles, reviews and abstracts dealing with Christian mission. African Initiated Churches (AICs) are the fastest-growing Christian groups in many parts of Africa. This page gives some introductory information about them, a list of AIC researchers, and links for some articles where more information can be found. There are several electronic forums for discussing missiological topics. These are available both as e-mail mailing lists or as BBS echo conferences. Links to mission-related web pages in Africa and around the world. You may find more information about how to get in touch with the committee on the SAMS information page. You may use the following addresses for e-mail enquiries: Administration - for information about membership, subscriptions to Missionalia, annual congress, etc. Webmaster - for comments on these web pages, suggestions for links or improvements etc. Sign our Guestbook You are visitor number to this page since 28 January 1998 Sign Guestbook View Guestbook View old Guestbook

Contents of this page Contacts Annual congress [ Index | Links | Top of page ] Membership The Society has about 200 members. Membership of the society is open to theologians who are active in research into or in the practice of Christian mission. The annual membership fee includes the subscription to the journal, Missionalia. For more information about membership, please contact the Membership Secretary, SAMS. It is also possible to subscribe to Missionalia separately, without being a member of the society. Making contact with the Society The address for the Society and for all matters concerned with the journal Missionalia is: Missionalia PO Box 35704 Menlo Park 0102 South Africa E-mail: missionalia@bigfoot.com Please use the above addreses in all correspondence with the Society This is a forwarding address, and is a permanent one for SAMS, so if the officers change, or if someone is away, SAMS mail is always forwarded to someone who can deal with it. A forwarding address is also useful as a permanent e-mail address - if you move, or change your ISP, you do not need to change your e-mail address. You can also get a free forwarding address: Officers General Secretary Prof Nico Botha Department of Missiology University of South Africa PO Box 392 Pretoria 0003 South Africa E-mail: bothana@unisa.ac.za Tel: 012-429-4567 Congress Chairperson Dr Kalie August Department of Practical Theology Private Bag X1 Matieland 7602 South Africa E-mail: Tel 082-412-4537 Fax: 021-808-3251 Congress Secretary Dr Christof Sauer PO Box 535 Edgemead 7407 South Africa E-mail: Tel: 021-558-7744 Fax: 021-559-7745 [ Back to top of page | Home | Index ] Annual Conference The 2006 Congress of SAMS will be held from 18-20 January 2006 at Stellenbosch. The theme will be Christian-Muslim encounter in Africa. Have a look at the Congress page to see more detailed information about the congress. The 2000 Congress was held jointly with the conference of the International Association of Mission Studies (IAMS). There is a more detailed report on the 2000 Congress and its themes on the IAMS 2000 page. If you would like to know how you can participate in discussions before the 2003 congress, by way of preparation, have a look at the discussion forums page, or just send an e-mail message to and you will automatically be linked to the "Missiology" discussion forum. [ Index | Links | Top of page ]