Towards A Biblical Model Of Funding African Missionsthe Case Of The Church Of Pentecost In Ghana
Darko, Nicholas 1958-
Towards A Biblical Model Of Funding African Missionsthe Case Of The Church Of Pentecost In Ghana - Johannesburg South Africa South African Theological Seminary March 2018 - 338 pages PDF A4 Abstract, TOC
The purpose of this study was to find out how the Church of Pentecost in Ghana, an African Pentecostal missional Church, can improve its current missions-funding praxis nits African mission nations. This is because of the fast-growing phenomenon of Africa-to-Africa missions. Based on a modified form of the Osmer model of practical theology, the study first used literary exploratory and biblical analysis methods. These methods were then enhanced by qualitative case study approach to collect data, through interviews, focus group discussions, document study and personal observation, involving sixty participants from twenty African nations. Some key findings were: First, although the Church of Pentecost practises various models of missions-funding, however it seems to identify mostly with self-supporting model of funding missions. Second, the Church has a well-structured missions-funding practice in Ghana, as compared to other African initiated Churches, but the implementation of the structures in the African mission nations appears challenged. Third, there are visible improvements in funding missions in the mission nations, nevertheless these improvements need lucid definition and standardisation to be holistic, due to the challenge of poverty to Africa-to-Africa missions. A critical correlation of the current praxis of funding missions, as against biblical guidelines resulted in the formulation of a model, which sought to rediscover a praxis that would be relevant to Africa-to-Africa missions-funding. The study critically broaches the issue of African-to-Africa missions-funding, using a comprehensive analysis of a case study of one Pentecostal Church to incentivise the phenomenon of Africa-to-Africa missions-funding. The recommendations would not only help the Church of Pentecost-Ghana to improve upon its praxis of missions-funding practice, but could be a spring board for other African churches embarking on Africa-to-Africa missions. It also fills an important gap in the theology literature, especially for students of Pentecostal missions in Africa.
Towards A Biblical Model Of Funding African Missionsthe Case Of The Church Of Pentecost In Ghana - Johannesburg South Africa South African Theological Seminary March 2018 - 338 pages PDF A4 Abstract, TOC
The purpose of this study was to find out how the Church of Pentecost in Ghana, an African Pentecostal missional Church, can improve its current missions-funding praxis nits African mission nations. This is because of the fast-growing phenomenon of Africa-to-Africa missions. Based on a modified form of the Osmer model of practical theology, the study first used literary exploratory and biblical analysis methods. These methods were then enhanced by qualitative case study approach to collect data, through interviews, focus group discussions, document study and personal observation, involving sixty participants from twenty African nations. Some key findings were: First, although the Church of Pentecost practises various models of missions-funding, however it seems to identify mostly with self-supporting model of funding missions. Second, the Church has a well-structured missions-funding practice in Ghana, as compared to other African initiated Churches, but the implementation of the structures in the African mission nations appears challenged. Third, there are visible improvements in funding missions in the mission nations, nevertheless these improvements need lucid definition and standardisation to be holistic, due to the challenge of poverty to Africa-to-Africa missions. A critical correlation of the current praxis of funding missions, as against biblical guidelines resulted in the formulation of a model, which sought to rediscover a praxis that would be relevant to Africa-to-Africa missions-funding. The study critically broaches the issue of African-to-Africa missions-funding, using a comprehensive analysis of a case study of one Pentecostal Church to incentivise the phenomenon of Africa-to-Africa missions-funding. The recommendations would not only help the Church of Pentecost-Ghana to improve upon its praxis of missions-funding practice, but could be a spring board for other African churches embarking on Africa-to-Africa missions. It also fills an important gap in the theology literature, especially for students of Pentecostal missions in Africa.