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A missiological study of the role of the baptism and infilling of the holy spirit in Ghanaian Pentecostal ChurchesWhite, Peter January 2014 (has links)
This research discusses the role of the baptism and infilling of the Holy Spirit in missions through a specific focus on Ghanaian Pentecostal Churches. Scripture, history, scholarly works, interviews, observations, ecumenical documents, as well as relevant documents of Ghanaian Pentecostal churches were used to study the issue under discussion. In order to achieve the objective for the topic chosen, the research also discusses some of the major factors that led to Pentecostalism in Ghana – i.e. the concern of the indigenes about their worldview not being addressed by the Western missionaries that came to serve in Ghana. In the desire of the then Ghanaian Christians to have their worldview addressed, they resorted first to the Pentecostalism initiated by the African Initiated Churches, and then to the current trend of Pentecostalism in Ghana. The findings reveal that, though one of the factors that has made Pentecostalism so acceptable to Ghanaians is the way it has addressed their worldview; Ghanaian Pentecostal Churches themselves are of the opinion that the role of the Holy Spirit is the major factor. Their argument is that, it takes the role of the Holy Spirit to convict a sinner of his or her sins and incorporate the person into the body of Christ. After this incorporation, the person needs to be continually filled with the Holy Spirit in order to be able to live according to the will of God. Furthermore, it is the Holy Spirit that also empowers believers to work both within and outside the church. This empowerment is manifested through the gifts that the Holy Spirit gives to believers – for both their personal edification and the perfection of the church. As believers operate in the gifts of the Holy Spirit, God works through them in the power of the Holy Spirit to fulfill the missio Dei. It was finally revealed that, although the Holy Spirit is the power behind mission, the human factor cannot be forgotten. With this in mind, it was argued that Ghanaian Pentecostal churches have put into place various missional approaches, to help them to effectively participate in the missio Dei. These missional approaches were therefore discussed in the light of the “five marks of mission” (i.e. Evangelism, discipleship, responding to the social needs of people through love, transforming the unjust structures of society and safe guarding the integrity of creation) and Krintzinger et al.’s holistic mission approach (i.e. kerygmatic, diaconal, fellowship and liturgical). / Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2014. / lk2014 / Science of Religion and Missiology / PhD / Unrestricted
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Church and society : the value of Perichoresis in understanding Ubuntu with special reference to John ZizioulasManganyi, Jele Samuel 09 April 2013 (has links)
The African Initiated Churches (AICs) are the custodians of the African Traditional Religion (ATR). In the South African census, the AICs are classified as Christian. Africans claim that long before the Christian faith came through missionaries there was some form of worship of God by Africans. This means Africans practiced ATR outside Christianity and after Christianity came through missionaries, they started practising it as Christians One of the reasons given for the Africans moving out of the missionary churches to start their own was a search for an African identity. There was a hunger for a place where the African culture could be accommodated. One of the features of African culture is the worship of ancestors. The question of monotheism encountering polytheism does arise in this kind of discussion. The doctrine of the Trinity is uniquely Christian. There is a historical background concerning the teaching and the foundation thereof. As the AICs responded to a situation, so did the Early Church Fathers who faced question of monotheism encountering polytheism. There was a need to redefine Jewish monotheism within the Christian faith in reference to the event of Jesus Christ. The Church Fathers struggled to defend and grappled with the Christian faith with reference to the scriptures in the light of Jesus Christ. They took the gospel from the Jewish setting into the Greek setting. Their efforts benefited the church throughout history. One may say the writings and the teachings of the early church stood the test of time. One may also say the writings and the teachings were based on the solid foundation being of Jesus Christ and the authority of the scriptures. Juxtaposition is the approach employed in this thesis. Two traditions are being critically assessed based on the notion of Perichoresis by the Cappadocian Church Fathers and the notion of Ubuntu in the ATR. Chapter one deals with the theological background with specific focus on the African church and contextualisation. Chapter two, deals with the debate concerning the position and nature of Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. It also investigates the origin of the Nicene Creed. Chapter three investigates the terminology within the doctrine of the Trinity, while Chapter four explores the term ecumenical and communion with reference to Ubuntu. Chapter five analyses the work of Zizioulas, and the conclusion attempts to find an appropriate approach for the African church. Therefore the study concludes that the reference for Ubuntu should be found in the relationship with God through Jesus Christ by the power of the Holy Spirit and not in the veneration and worship of the ancestors. The benefits of the relationship with God through Jesus supersede all other relationship with any deity in the now and the future. / Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2012. / Dogmatics and Christian Ethics / unrestricted
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The interpretation of the Last Supper Rite by the St. John Apostolic Faith Mission Church of Bapong: the case for an Afro-Biblical hermeneuticsMogale, Herman Kelebogile 18 May 2018 (has links)
MAAS / Centre for African Studies / The link between Africa and the Bible goes back several centuries before the birth of
Christ. As most key African scholars such as Mbiti and Mulago once asserted, Africa is
incurably religious. This assertion although sounding a bit generalised, somehow provides
one with insightful perspectives about how Africa’s religiosity evolved through time. The
narrative of the Last Supper is biblically located and has assumed new character, form
and function in various church settings. Interestingly (recently) a number of local African
Initiated Church (AICs) have adopted the practice of Holy Communion as part of their
worship services. In this case special times and sacred spaces are defined to demonstrate
the significance of conducting this special part of the worship. Having interacted with a
number of leaders and members of some of these local AICs one gets an impression that
both the ‘idea of Christ’ is differently conceived and constructed as compared with other
so called established or mainline churches. It was this idea or the constructed image of
Christ that created the interest to look at how these local churches look or imagine Christ.
Christ in this case becomes the owner of the buffet or feast and he epitomises unity, family,
reconciliation, values of botho etc. The research site for this study was the St. John
Apostolic Faith Mission of Bapong in the North West Province in South Africa. Grounded
theory was used in both providing the theoretical framework and methodological foci of
the research study. The study recommended that existing images of Christ should be
recorded for the purpose of the church life history. These should be recorded from one
generation to the next. Also African Christologies should penetrate every church in the
community and be utilized. / NRF
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The appropriation of African traditional healing by the Zionist Churches: a challenge to the mission churches in Gaborone ”Botswana”Matsepe, Shale Solomon 30 November 2004 (has links)
The Zionist type of churches under the African Independent Churches have proven to be a force to be reckoned with against the more organized ecclesiastical movements (in particular the Mission Churches). This can be seen in their emphasis around matters related to culture and its methods of healing. As s result this led to the migration of people from the mission churches to these churches and threatened their existence in Botswana. The mission churches have been experiencing the decline in their membership to the Zionist churches because of the lack of openness to the cultural and the value systems of Batswana in Botswana. Mission churches were left with an option of doing introspection and finally acknowledging their failures to contextualise their theology and Christianity among the people they serving. Mission churches ended up opening their doors to the needs of their members. / Christian Spirituality, Church History and Missiology / M.Th. (Church History)
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An anthropological study of healing practices in African Initiated Churches with specific reference to a Zionist Christian Church in MarabastadWouters, Jacqueline Martha Francisca 29 July 2015 (has links)
This study encompasses an anthropological investigation of healing practices in the Zion Christian Church with reference to the Marabastad congregation in Pretoria (Tshwane), South Africa. The Zion Christian Church functions as an extremely successful healing ministry, and can thus be characterised as a spirit-type African Initiated Church, a type known to attract members through healing activities. The concepts of ill-health, health, healing and curing are crucial to understanding the church’s role, as all activities at the Zion Christian Church revolve around the attainment of absolute health. The embedded nature of healing in the church is explored through an analysis of the spatial and material aspects of the church’s healing practices, including codes of conduct, roles of participants, religious services, and intangible and tangible instruments of healing. The study is further contextualised against the broader history of the emergence and growth of African Initiated Churches from the late 19th century onwards / Anthropology & Archaeology / M.A. (Anthropology)
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Erforschung von zur Evangeliumsverkündigung relevanten Bedürfnissen im Kontext einer animistischen Kultur : am Beispiel der südafrikanischen Zionisten / Research on relevant needs for the Gospel-proclamation in the context of an animistic culture : a case study of the South African ZionistsHasenknopf, Thomas 10 1900 (has links)
German text / Die vorliegende wissenschaftliche Arbeit befasst sich mit den amaZioni, die den größten Teil der
südafrikanischen AIC-Bewegung („African Independent/Indigenous/Initiated Churches“)
ausmachen. Für die meisten Theologen stellen die amaZioni eine synkretistische christliche
Kirchenbewegung dar, die in ihren Ritualen und Gottesdienstformen starke Einflüsse von
traditionellen afrikanischen Religionen (ATR) aufweist. Nicht desto trotz öffnen sich viele der
amaZioni-Kirchen gegenüber biblischer Lehre durch Missionare. Um eine solide Grundlage für
die Missionsarbeit zu schaffen, befasst sich die vorgeschlagene Arbeit damit, wichtige
Bedürfnisse der amaZioni zu erforschen, so dass diese als Anknüpfungspunkte für die weitere
Evangeliumsverkündigung genutzt werden können. / The proposed research examines the needs of the amaZioni, who are part of the South African
AIC-movement. The amaZioni, as one of the largest religious groups in South Africa, are
viewed by most theologicans as syncretistic christian churches. It is obvious that their common
believe system as well as their rituals show a strong influence of african traditional religions
(ATR). But nevertheless, many of the members of the Zion-churches are opening up for bible
teaching provided by missionaries. In order to establish a solid base for the future mission work
the proposed research focuses on finding out the amaZioni's needs, so that this needs can be used
as reference points in the endeavour of proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ through the
missionaries. / Christian Spirituality, Church History & Missiology / M. Th. (Missiology)
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An anthropological study of healing practices in African Initiated Churches with specific reference to a Zionist Christian Church in MarabastadWouters, Jacqueline Martha Francisca 29 July 2015 (has links)
This study encompasses an anthropological investigation of healing practices in the Zion Christian Church with reference to the Marabastad congregation in Pretoria (Tshwane), South Africa. The Zion Christian Church functions as an extremely successful healing ministry, and can thus be characterised as a spirit-type African Initiated Church, a type known to attract members through healing activities. The concepts of ill-health, health, healing and curing are crucial to understanding the church’s role, as all activities at the Zion Christian Church revolve around the attainment of absolute health. The embedded nature of healing in the church is explored through an analysis of the spatial and material aspects of the church’s healing practices, including codes of conduct, roles of participants, religious services, and intangible and tangible instruments of healing. The study is further contextualised against the broader history of the emergence and growth of African Initiated Churches from the late 19th century onwards / Anthropology and Archaeology / M. A. (Anthropology)
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The appropriation of African traditional healing by the Zionist Churches: a challenge to the mission churches in Gaborone ”Botswana”Matsepe, Shale Solomon 30 November 2004 (has links)
The Zionist type of churches under the African Independent Churches have proven to be a force to be reckoned with against the more organized ecclesiastical movements (in particular the Mission Churches). This can be seen in their emphasis around matters related to culture and its methods of healing. As s result this led to the migration of people from the mission churches to these churches and threatened their existence in Botswana. The mission churches have been experiencing the decline in their membership to the Zionist churches because of the lack of openness to the cultural and the value systems of Batswana in Botswana. Mission churches were left with an option of doing introspection and finally acknowledging their failures to contextualise their theology and Christianity among the people they serving. Mission churches ended up opening their doors to the needs of their members. / Christian Spirituality, Church History and Missiology / M.Th. (Church History)
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Erforschung von zur Evangeliumsverkündigung relevanten Bedürfnissen im Kontext einer animistischen Kultur : am Beispiel der südafrikanischen Zionisten / Research on relevant needs for the Gospel-proclamation in the context of an animistic culture : a case study of the South African ZionistsHasenknopf, Thomas 10 1900 (has links)
German text / Die vorliegende wissenschaftliche Arbeit befasst sich mit den amaZioni, die den größten Teil der
südafrikanischen AIC-Bewegung („African Independent/Indigenous/Initiated Churches“)
ausmachen. Für die meisten Theologen stellen die amaZioni eine synkretistische christliche
Kirchenbewegung dar, die in ihren Ritualen und Gottesdienstformen starke Einflüsse von
traditionellen afrikanischen Religionen (ATR) aufweist. Nicht desto trotz öffnen sich viele der
amaZioni-Kirchen gegenüber biblischer Lehre durch Missionare. Um eine solide Grundlage für
die Missionsarbeit zu schaffen, befasst sich die vorgeschlagene Arbeit damit, wichtige
Bedürfnisse der amaZioni zu erforschen, so dass diese als Anknüpfungspunkte für die weitere
Evangeliumsverkündigung genutzt werden können. / The proposed research examines the needs of the amaZioni, who are part of the South African
AIC-movement. The amaZioni, as one of the largest religious groups in South Africa, are
viewed by most theologicans as syncretistic christian churches. It is obvious that their common
believe system as well as their rituals show a strong influence of african traditional religions
(ATR). But nevertheless, many of the members of the Zion-churches are opening up for bible
teaching provided by missionaries. In order to establish a solid base for the future mission work
the proposed research focuses on finding out the amaZioni's needs, so that this needs can be used
as reference points in the endeavour of proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ through the
missionaries. / Christian Spirituality, Church History and Missiology / M. Th. (Missiology)
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The ministry of Dr Beyers Naude : towards developing a comprehensive mission (communication) strategy towards the victims of oppressionMasuku, M.T. (Mnyalaza Tobias) 09 June 2011 (has links)
This thesis proposes that the ministry of Dr Beyers Naudé to the victims of oppression during the apartheid rule in South Africa had a missionary dimension. It argues that the credibility of the Christian faith was challenged by the victims of oppression, as a result of the way in which it was used as a supportive tool for oppression. Through his ministry, Beyers Naudé succeeded in communicating the Christian faith in a special way to the victims of oppression. This led to a change of mind for the victims of oppression with regard to their negative attitude to the Christian faith. This study further resulted in the development of a comprehensive mission (communication) strategy to the victims of oppression. The argument is that there is another form of post-1994 victims of oppression in South Africa made out of those who feel left out by government poverty alleviation, economic development and service delivery programmes. The inability of government to strike a balance between the rich and the poor as well as corruption will always yield the ‘disadvantaged’ section of society who may feel ‘oppressed’, neglected and left out in favour of the few who have ‘connections’ at higher levels of government. These victims’ response will be characterized by anger which results into protest actions similar to those seen during the time of the ministry of Beyers Naudé. The question posed in this study is ‘how to minister to angry people who feel left out by government?’ In order to respond to this challenge and to equip ministers of religion and other interested people, a comprehensive mission (communication) strategy to victims of oppression was therefore developed based on the example of Beyers Naudé. The main question posed in this study around the reason for the success of Beyers Naudé’s ministry is “what ‘muthi’ did he use to win the hearts, love and support of the victims of oppression?” In order to answer this question, there is a three step approach that has been followed. Firstly I looked at factors that made him or influenced his making i.e. his life from his birth to his ‘conversion’, South African political landscape divided into two periods (1940-1963 and 1963-1994) as well as Faith Based Organisations’ response to apartheid. Secondly, I looked at his actual ministry to the victims of oppression from 1963 to 1994. I divided his ministry between the categories of centripetal and centrifugal patterns of mission. Thirdly a comprehensive mission (communication) strategy to the victims of oppression was developed, based on his contribution to a positive Christian witness. In the concluding chapter, I made some proposals for a way-forward in terms of areas for further study which were triggered by this research. The best statement for concluding this study, indicating the commitment of Beyers Naudé for God’s mission and how this was misunderstood by his church (the DRC) was taken from Mokgoebo (2009) who states: Beyers Naudé was a prophet of his time. As the saying goes, ‘the prophet is never respected at his own home’. His witness will remain long after we have gone, as a White man who was grasped by the powerful message of the Kingdom of God, of justice and reconciliation. / Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2010. / Science of Religion and Missiology / unrestricted
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