Leadership
LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE & STYLE
During the first few years of The Barn we worked with a Steering Committee that helped us to lead the church. We believe in team and team ministry. We believe that a major strength of The Barn has been our leadership style. The Barn is led by a team of mature men and woman who desire God's best for the church.
As much as we are convinced that God uses a leader to lead His people we are also convinced that Godly leadership is not dominance or control over God's work or His people. Our team is led by a team leader/lead elder (Roelof Kwant). Whilst there are a number of different leadership styles we have a "team with a leader as apposed to a leader with a team", although a subtle difference on paper it is a major difference in practice.
We have established an Eldership Team who will have the function of oversight and governance. Our Leadership Team meet weekly to pray and develop the vision and the way forward for The Barn.
We also have the department leaders overseeing many of the departments in the church. All our leaders are open and available to meet with members of the congregation.
PARTNERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS
The Barn is in relationship with The Christian Network which is a network of churches with the head office at Hatfield Christian Church in Pretoria.
OUR ELDERS AND WIVES:
Roelof Kwant
Roelof is our Team Leader and also oversees the celebration department. Roelof grew up in a Christian home and committed his life to the Lord as a child. He felt the call of God on his life in his early teens and subsequently joined the mission organization Youth With a Mission in 1982 for 3 years after doing military service.
He studied at the Baptist Theological College where he graduated in 1988, with an honors degree in Theology.
He worked in Baptist Churches for the first 7 years of his ministry. Roelof is a pastor with a heart for people, He loves to preach God's Word and wants to see God's purposes in each individual fulfilled.
Roelof has been involved in pioneering several churches in Uganda, Zimbabwe and Diepsloot.
Roelof and Carol have been married since 1985 and have three grown up children.
Peter Stark
Peter is overseer of our pastoral department, which includes counselling.
After graduating from the Baptist Theological College with a Licentiate in Theology (Cum Laude), in 1987, Peter pastored in Parkhurst for 16 years.
As a result of a personal crisis, Peter took a break from full time ministry. During this two year period, he was involved in soft skills training in the corporate world.
At the beginning of 2006, Peter joined the pastoral team at The Barn as has been a full time member of the team since then. Peter is married to Michelle and they have five children and a grandchild.
Peter not only has a passion for "spiritual food", but also also claims to be a culinary expert!
Jock Anderson
Jock together with Septi heads up the Impact / Outreach department of the ministry.
Jock has been married to Angie since 1977 (they have three children) and therefore it comes as no surprise that they are involved in both marriage ministry and pre-marriage training.
Jock has an engineering qualification:- B.Sc Eng (Elec)(Rand); Pr-Eng., Business Executive Development (UCT) as well as some theological training (Bethel Seminary, San Diego USA). He has 36 years' experience in the Broadcast and Telecommunications indiustry and was one of the founders of M-Net and DStv.
Jock has been saved since 1974 and has served as an elder in three different Christian Churches.
Septi Bukula
Septi's responsibi;ity at The Barn is in the Impact / Outreach department (a portfolio shared with Jock Anderson).
He is the son of a pastor and therefore is no stranger to ministry. Having felt a leading towards the corporate world, Septi is involved on a part-time basis at The Barn. his expertise adding a vital element to the leadership.
Septi received Jesus through the Students Chrtistian Movement (SCM) in March 1984. He became active in SCM leadership at branch level, ultimately becoming national treasurer and Chairman of the Financial Strategy Committee.
He subsequently became involved with Concerned Evangelicals and later became first national treasurer of The Evangelical Alliance of South Africa. In 2005 he joined the Board of African Enterprise and World Vision South Africa. Became Chairman of the Board of African Enterprise in 2006.
In July 2007 Septi joined the International Executive Committee of the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students (IFES).
He currently serves on the Boards of the Retail Motor Industry Organisation (RMI), Business Skills for South Africa Foundation, and The Walter Sisulu University Foundation.
His qualifications include: BCom (Walter Sisulu), BCom Honours (Wits), MAP (Wits Business School), MPhil (Stellenbosch).
Septi is married with two daughters. His wife, Asanda, is also actively involved at The Barn, where she serves in the pastoral department.