Kyle Johnston

Chair

Kyle Johnston is a pastor at Gracefields Church in Cape Town, South Africa. He is married to Kirsty, and they have three lovely daughters. His key responsibilities are in the areas of Bible teaching, pastoral care, and biblical counselling. Kyle serves on the Council of the Biblical Counselling Coalition (BCC), a USA based organisation.

PhD Pastoral Studies / Counselling, North-West University.
M.A.B.C, The Master’s University.

Pamela McGinty

Vice Chair, Director of Online Courses

Pamela has served, alongside her husband Coby, in campus ministry at the University of Cape Town since 2007. She mentors and counsels young women, teaches Bible Studies and Life Skills seminars, and leads trauma healing groups, all to help students thrive. She provides biblical and trauma counselling in both her local church and community. Pamela is a Certified Christian Trauma Counsellor and is passionate about BCA providing a solidly biblical counselling model that is respectful of sciences and contextualised to have an impact on the hearts of counselling students and counsellors across our continent.

Masters in Counselling, Westminster Theological Seminary
Certificate in Global Trauma Recovery, Missio Seminary (this is actually spelled without an n, just Missio)
Certified Christian Trauma Care Provider, Christian Trauma Healing Network
Christian Trauma Healing Group Facilitator, Trauma Healing Institute

Dudu Mkhize

Operations Administrator

Dudu has served as Children’s Ministry Leader, Project Administrator, Outreach
Coordinator, and other administrative roles. She looks forward to completing BCA
courses alongside her work with us. She aims to grow both herself and her ability to
interact with others using a biblical counselling approach. Dudu enjoys investing in relationships and walking alongside women through all of life’s challenges.

Certificate in Project Management, Certificate in Training Facilitation
B.Th. in Childrens Ministry, George Whitfield College,
National Diploma in Commercial Administration.

Jacques Erasmus

Director of Online Instructors

Jacques Erasmus is a Pastor at St James Church Bloemfontein. In addition to his pastoral duties, he oversees the counselling programme there, runs the training and management of the Online Instructors for BC Africa, and serves as an Online Instructor with CCEF.

B.Th., Bible Institute of South Africa.
CCEF – School of Biblical Counselling (SBC) completed all certificates
Currently an Online Instructor with CCEF.

Vhumani Magezi

Strategy and Africa Network Advisor

Vhumani is Professor of Practical Theology and Pastoral Care at North-West University, South Africa. He also serves as a Programme Leader for Public Practical Theology and Civil Society. His other roles include Africa Representative to the Coordination Committee of the International Council of Pastoral Care and Counselling (ICPCC) and President of the African Association for Pastoral Studies and Counselling (AAPSC).

PhD in HIV and Development, Stellenbosch University
MBA in Organizational Leadership, MANCOSA
MA in Development Studies, University of South Africa
MTh in Practical Theology (HIV Counselling), Stellenbosch University
BPhil in Community Development, Stellenbosch University
BA Theology in Christian Education, North-West University

Sandile Mthethwa

Sandile serves as pastor of The Message Church in Cape Town. He is passionate about engaging with people on the matters most important to them. He is studying biblical counselling in order to better communicate the hope of Christ to those in the midst of life’s troubles.

Diploma in Theology, KZN Mission Bible College
B.Th., George Whitefield College
CCEF – School of Biblical Counselling (SBC) completed 3 certificates

Advisory Board

Andrew Nicholls

Director Pastoral Care Oak Hill Theol. College
Exec Comm. BC-UK