Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the Christian
Education programs in the Christ is The Answer Ministries (CIT AM), with a view of
finding out how effective are the members in witnessing to the society.
To do this, 383 members of the three constituent Churches of Christ is The
Answer Ministries (CITAM) namely NPC Woodley, NPC Buru Buru, and NPC
Parklands, the senior pastors of these Churches, and focus groups were interviewed.
The focus groups included a youth and a men fellowship group. Both qualitative and
quantitative data was obtained. The quantitative data was collected using a structured
questionnaire. The qualitative data was collected from the focus group discussions
and the in-depth interviews from the senior pastors.
In evaluating the effectiveness of Christian Education programs of the
Churches on focus the research found out that: There is a relationship between
commitment to the Christian work and spiritual growth that Christian commitment
can be seen in one's involvement in evangelism, and that true Christian commitment
leads to the desire to disciple others in the Christian faith.
The researcher therefore concludes that effective Christian witness depends on
seriousness in the discipleship process. The programs of the Church must be geared to
this end. The researcher also found out that evangelism or the effective attempt to
bear witness to the community is a by-product of effective discipleship or Christian
education programs in the Church.
The researcher recommends; special programs in the Church to reach the middle
and upper ages. These are ages above 40 years. More intentional efforts in equipping
and guiding these members on how to be involved in the ministry, re-evaluation of the
Church-programs periodically to ensure that they are practical, establishment of
reading libraries and research centres where believers can borrow Christian material,
and short term or part time on-going training for the workers as opposed to long -
term training.
