General-Secretary | South African Council of Churches
1985 - 1987

Director | Christian Institute
1963 - 1977

Editor | Pro Veritate
1963 - 1965

Moderator | DRC S Transvaal Synod
1963 - 1963

Minister | Various DRC congregations | Various DRC congregations
1941 - 1963

University of Durban-Westville

Awarded in 1993

Honorary DTh

University of the North

Awarded in 1996

Honorary DTh

University of Wake Forest, Winston-Salem

Awarded in 1996

Honorary DTh

University of the Western Cape

Awarded in 1997

Honorary DTh

University of North Park, Chicago

Awarded in 1999

Honorary Doctor of Literature/Letters

Garret Evangelical Seminary, Evanston

Honorary Doctor of Divinity

Free University of Amsterdam

Awarded in 1972

Honorary DTh

University of the Witwatersrand

Awarded in 1974

Honorary Doctor of Literature/Letters

University of Cape Town

Awarded in 1983

Honorary Doctor of Literature/Letters

University of Notre Dame

Awarded in 1985

Honorary Doctor of Literature/Letters

University of Limburg, Maastricht

Awarded in 1989

Honorary Doctor of Literature/Letters

University of KwaZulu-Natal

Awarded in 1991

Honorary Doctor of Literature/Letters

Freedom of the City of Johannesburg

Order of Merit | Fed Rep of Germany

Order for Meritorious Service (Gold) | Pres Nelson Mandela

Order of Oranje-Nassau

Third World Foundation Award

Swedish Labour Movement Award

Herbert Haag Prize

African American Institute Award

Robert F Kennedy Human Rights Award

Prize for Reconciliation & Development | Swedish Free Church

Franklin D Roosevelt Four Freedoms Award

Bruno Kreisky Award

Reinhold Niebuhr Award | USA

Katlego Award | SA NGO Coalition

Lena Award | Church Community Leadership Trust

Kagiso Trust

Trustee