Abstract:
This was a descriptive study which sought to investigate the extent to which parents in
Good Samaritan Africa Gospel Church are involved in spiritual nurture of their
children. The research further investigated the challenges faced by parents as they
attempt to perform spiritual nurture. This study was expected to throw light into the
performance of parents and the challenges they face so that the Christian educators
and leadership of the church may be able to know, help and guide the parents in the
spiritual nurture of their children.
Data was collected by use of self-administered questionnaires, which had both open
and closed-ended questions. Two knowledgeable persons in the field of educational
research tested the instrument for content validity after which a pilot testing was
carried out at Karinde Free Methodist Church. Then the questionnaires were
distributed to thirty parents. The collected data was analysed statistically and three
null hypotheses were tested using the Chi-square test of independence at 0.05 level of
significance.
The study revealed that generally parents at Good Samaritan Africa Gospel Church
are involved in spiritual nurture of their children regardless of gender, marital status
and ages of the children. It was therefore recommended that further research be
carried out to find out the children's perception of the spiritual nurture they obtain
from their parents and its impact on their lives.