A fatherless South Africa: The importance of missional parenting and the role of the church

This article employs descriptive and explorative methods concerning father absence missional parenting. It identifies numerous ramifications caused by the failing role of men. Father has been a serious social issue in South Africa, which become more tenacious post-colonial Africa because economic reasons, untold fatherhood, refused fatherhood accountability, divorce dissolution households. influenced affected both family society dysfunction created vicious cycle poverty many African homes. aimed to lessen predicament fatherlessness considering parenting where mother form partnership collaborate for family’s progress actualise God’s pre-eminent plan families Africa. The literature review methodology provided rich insights considerable knowledge help support who do not have figure men their fatherly role. Missional is gospel-centred can be detriment absence. Parents follow example Jesus Christ as saviour Contribution: employed modus operandi explored respective method effectuate disharmony context endorses journal’s focus on church field Missiology Practical Theology. A fatherless ill issue.