- Fellow theologians (all of us here are theologians, no matter how far along the journey we are);
- Fellow students of the Gospel (because all of us, no matter how well qualified, remain students all our lives);
- Sisters and brothers in Christ:
Good evening. And for those from other parts of our country, our continent and the world, welcome to the beautiful Western Cape. It is exciting for me to be among all of you, postgraduate students and researchers from many different backgrounds and contexts, here in Stellenbosch tonight.
