Master's theses (NEGST)

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    The Relationship between Training and Placement in Ministry : a study of the NEGST Alumni
    (2014-05-23) Mbogo, Rosemary Wahu
    This study aimed at establishing the relationship between theological training and placement in ministry. It specifically focused on the Nairobi Evangelical Graduate School of Theology (NEGST) alumni. The study was descriptive in nature and data were gathered from the Registrar's and Alumni offices at NEGST and from the alumni. A questionnaire was designed to collect data from the alumni. It was administered personally through email and through postal addresses. Respondents included male and female, married and singles, young adults and middle age adults from thirteen different countries. The researcher wanted to find out in what kind of ministries NEGST alumni were placed, what factors influenced their placement in ministry, and the relationship between their training and placement. The findings revealed that most NEGST alumni were involved in Christian ministries both on full-time and part-time bases. Most of them attributed their placement to their area of specialization at NEGST and added credentials at the completion of their training. They expressed contentment with the quality of academic study during their training. Overall, there was a positive relationship between graduates' training at NEGST and their placement in ministry. However, on other factors to do with the school that could have contributed to placement, respondents did not agree. These factors included field ministries program offered at NEGST, spiritual formation activities such as chapel and small groups, and interactions with faculty members. Classroom interactions were perceived to contribute to placement in ministry more than other kinds of interactions such as informal and mentoring interactions with the faculty. Graduates generally did not feel that other factors such as uncertainty of call and spiritual gifts, preference of a specific geographical context, previous experience, political instability and war, financial limitations, employers decisions on posting and limitations of certain roles to males (in their contexts of ministry) significantly influenced their placement in ministry. Based on the data gathered, recommendations were made to the NEGST curriculum developers and policy makers on how they could improve their training program to enhance graduates' placement in Christian ministry.
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    Patnership in missions : a case study of the relationship between Diguna and Africa Inland Church.
    (2014-05-08) Frimpong-Ampofo, Isaac
    The Church is described by her Lord, Jesus Christ as His own body. One body but with different parts and abilities so that the task of evangelism given to her can be accomplished However, in attempts to bring some parts of the body together, damaged relationships have terribly disrupted the growth and expansion of God's kingdom Does this imply that due to such damaged relationships the body of Christ should not relate to one another in accomplishing the "Great commission"? This research does not agree that there should be no relationship at all. Rather, certain dynamics in relationship need to be discovered so that each part of the Church can knit together to fulfill the purpose of her existence. To this effect, the researcher studied the relationship between a national church, Africa Inland Church in Kenya, and a foreign missionary organization, Diguna with German origin but now based in Nairobi. This was done in the light of relationships that have always existed and their effect in missions. A descriptive method was used as the research design. The research instrument used for the data collection included: personal interviews and focus group interviews with designed questionnaires prepared with the research questions in mind Also, communication analysis of documents was utilized. Qualitative data analysis partially followed the Likert Method of Summated Ratings in the interpretation of the data Also, the qualitative approach known as thematic analysis was used Some of the responses were categorized in percentage terms to enable a proper discussion on the findings. It was found that the relationship between Diguna and AIC. has been a form of ''parallelism''. However, a partnership relationship, whereby there is mutual understanding and interdependency is considered as an ideal and preferred by the two bodies to other relationships. This research therefore proposes recommendations as to how partnership can be achieved in the relationship between the two organizations. The researcher expects this research to be a valuable tool for more harmony in the body of Christ for effectiveness in accomplishing the task of’ worldwide evangelism and missions