Rika L Roeland

Biographic Data

ID6794737
NAMERika L Roeland
GIVEN NAMESRika L
FAMILY NAMERoeland
SIGNATUREROELAND R L
AFFILIATIONSNorth-West University
ORCID0000-0002-7500-5557
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS2
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR2
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX0

  • Mutual care within church congregations based on the paradigm of the family of God

    Open AccessRika L Roeland, Gert Breed et al.ARTICLEVerbum et Ecclesia2025

    Christians are known for their caring activities towards the world, except that it is the mutual care between believers that witnesses the restoration found in Jesus Christ to the world (Jn 13:35). The article claims that mutual care between believers may bring restoration and healing to church congregations when based on the paradigm of the family of God. The biblical family metaphors of the adoption in Christ, the Body of Christ and the Bride o…

  • The necessity of an empirical study to determine if church congregations function as a family

    Open AccessRika L Roeland, Gert Breed et al.ARTICLEIn die Skriflig/In Luce Verbi2024

    Scripture’s reference to believers as the ‘family of God’ may indicate that believers should mutually care for one another like members of a caring family do, and not merely that members are part of a ‘spiritual’ family. From this perspective, the article investigated the extent of mutual care within congregations. The increasing need for pastoral care, within and outside church congregations, reveals the need for mutual care between members. The…