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    THE ROLE OF THE CHURCH AND DEVELOPMENT:
    (2015-07-30) OKIRING, PATRICIA FANNY
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    FACTORS AFFECTING MUSLIM EVANGELISM
    (2020-11-30) AKIMAMA, CANCIUS
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    FACTORS AFFECTING EVANGELIZATION OF GARRE MUSLIMS IN MOYALE, ETHIOPIA:
    (2021-10-10) KURSEBO, JAMES BANCHA
    The Garre community is one of the Ethiopian Somali people who live in Moyale, Ethiopia. Since the gospel reached the area in 1929, the Garre Muslims have not been impacted by it; as a result, the number of Muslims is growing rapidly in the Moyale area. There are about fourteen churches in Moyale, yet they have not effectively influenced the Garre Muslims with the gospel. This study is designed to investigate the factors affecting the evangelization of Garre Muslims in Moyale, Ethiopia. Specifically, the study examines two churches, namely, Moyale Kale Heywet and Yehiwot Berhan church to investigate the affecting factors. The study uses a qualitative research method to come up with appropriate findings. Data was collected using interviews, which were transcribed and analyzed accordingly. The literature review sought to discuss different scholars’ views and ideas on Muslim evangelization issues. The researcher interacted with different materials to examine scholars’ views on the factors that hinder effective Muslim evangelism. The aim of this is to achieve a more in-depth and broader understanding of how various scholars approach the topic and also to identify the knowledge gap that exists on the same. Through the findings of this research, it has been established that the factors affecting the evangelization of Garre Muslims are lack of training, lack of finances, lack of unity of Evangelical churches, violence from Muslims, and a lack of strategical mission, which can help to reach the Garre Muslims. This study also uncovers the missiological implication for the Garre Muslims in the area. The findings also demonstrate that to reach out to the Garre Muslims, it is important to use contextualization, rendering holistic ministries. Churches should boost missionaries’ understanding about Muslim evangelism through giving training and supporting missionaries.
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    AN INVESTIGATION ON CHRISTIAN STRATEGIES FOR PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE WITH MUSLIMS IN EASTLEIGH, NAIROBI
    (Africa international University, 2017-07-05) MUTISYA, MOSES MUNYWOKI
    The purpose of this study was to investigate the strategies utilized by Christians in Eastleigh with an aim of enhancing peaceful co-existence with the Muslims in Eastleigh, Nairobi. This study also sought to identify the challenges that Christians living in Eastleigh experience in their attempts to build bridges with the Muslims community there. After establishing those challenges the study further gave suggestions on what more could be done to foster Christian Muslim relationship. As the considerations for Christian Muslim relationship are done this study also gives suggestions on the missiological approaches that Christians in Eastleigh and those in other places can adopt for successful Christian Muslim relationship. For what was proposed in this study to be made possible, the researcher adopted and made use of qualitative research method. The information needed for this study was collected using both open ended interview questions and participatory observations. The data collected was then analyzed and interpreted so that the researcher could come as close as possible to the realities concerning ChristiansMuslim relationship in Eastleigh. The findings of this study showed that Christians in Eastleigh whether pastors, missionaries or the general population have in some way attempted to come up with some strategies that have in some way succeeded in enhancing a harmonious relationship with the Muslim community in Eastleigh. One of the prominent strategies that the research found that has been commonly used by all the Christians that were interviewed is providing education for Muslim children. This has in some way brought the parents of these children into close contact with Christian in Eastleigh more than any other strategy. This strategy has also allowed Muslim and Christian’s children to develop meaningful relationships as they go to school together. In the final chapter, suggestions are provided in regard to how ChristianMuslim relationship can be enhanced and finally recommendations for further studies are given.
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    INVESTIGATING THE SPREAD OF ISLAM IN THE EASTERN REGION OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (DRC)
    (Africa international University, 2017-07-02) Néhémie, KASEREKA KAVUTWA
    This study investigated the factors and practices that favor the growth of Islam in Eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The study was prompted by the allegation that the spread of Islam in DRC has been ignored by scholars, due to the low population of Muslims in the country. The study intended to explorethe factors favoring the spread of Islam in the Eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo and the strategic approaches employed by Muslims in spreading the Islamic religion in this region. This study employed descriptive research methods. Questionnaires and interview question guide were used to do data collection. Data were then presented using frequency tables while relationships were examined using cross tabulation to examine approaches taken by different groups based on religion and gender. The study found out that Muslims mostly target women for conversion to Islam and the children born in such marriage become Muslims thus spreading Islam. The study also revealed that people who do not earn much money (poor) are targeted by Islam through the offer of employment. The study found out that migrant Muslims deliberately reached out to convert them to Islam by giving aid and support and sponsoring projects such as construction of mosques. Alpers 1975 and Brode 1969 stress that the Swahili-Arab traders did not have religious conversion as their main goal, but were interested in the vast amount of ivory and slaves that could be obtained in Congo. The study established that Muslims offer conditional scholarship and employment to people of other faiths as well as engaging in TV debates to enhance the growth of Islam. The study therefore concluded that the spread of Islam is slowly growing in the Eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo. This is because Muslims have well-calculated strategies of growth, individual Muslims are zealous and empowered to spread Islam and that Islam has financially integrated its faith such that their operations are well funded. As the growth of Islam increased, people still remained ignorant of strategies for responding to Islamic growth. Based on this study, the researcher recommended the need of inclusion of Islamic studies in Christian Colleges and the need for Christian evangelism among Muslims.
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    FACTORS THAT HINDER DISCIPLESHIP IN MISSIONS: A CASE OF CHURCH OF CHRIST IN NATIONS (COCIN) COMMUNITY MISSIONS SHIRORO ZONE NIGER STATE IN NIGERIA
    (Africa international University, 2019-07-03) AKEBOK, HARUNA
    The study is streamlined to investigate factors that hinder discipleship in Nigeria Evangelical church. It became apparent that the results of this undertaking make available theoretical and useful platform for the improvement of sound mission strategies that would cause the church to advance towards God’s purpose. The research is centered on factors that hinder discipleship in Shiroro zone. The study adopted qualitative research methods through phenomenological design. The target population is missionaries, pastors, and elders all amounting to a total of 20 persons. The data collected through interviews were analyzed using Nvivo version 12, presented using diagrams. The second method was through participant observation method where the researcher has lived among the people under the study. When the data was collected and analyzed the findings revealed that strategies, church resources, culture, and leadership practices hinder discipleship in COCIN community missions. The mandate of the church is to grow by fulfilling the Great Commission given to us by our Lord Jesus Christ through making discipleship. It is important for those interested in the growth of the church and who desire their churches to grow to examine the factors that hindered discipleship. The purpose of this research is investigating the factors responsible for hindering discipleship among the churches in the CCM Shiroro zone of Niger State in Nigeria. It will also help the leaders of the Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN) to identify the areas of the factors that are hindering discipleship to make redress. It will serve as a roadmap to those who desire for the church to sustain and preserve the foundations that the church is built on in regards to discipleship.
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    THE ROLE OF CHURCH LEADERSHIP AND ITS IMPACT ON MISSIONARIES SERVING AMONG THE UNREACHED PEOPLE
    (Africa international University, 2019-06-08) SIRENGO, SHEILA WAMBANI
    This study focused on the role of church leadership and its impact on missionaries serving among the unreached people: A case study of leaders at CITAM (Christ is the Answer Ministries). CITAM is a missions-oriented church, this is well explained in its mission statement which is “to know God and make him known through Evangelism and discipleship.” The church has mission stations in the Northern Kenya among the Rendile, Samburu, Turkana and Borana and they all exist to make transformation through the gospel. But it appears like there are unresolved challenges between the church leadership and the Missionaries. It could be that the real situation on the ground in the mission field, the experiences of these Missionaries and the expectations of Church leadership have not been addressed. That thinking was based on the researcher’s observation as an active member of CITAM as well as a passionate missionary who has experience in the mission field. The topic was very important because it was to shed light into the role and impact the church leadership play in reaching out to the unreached people. The research was also to provide knowledge to the church leadership and broaden their vision of their role in missions to the unreached people and in turn sensitize and encourage the congregation to be involved in missions to the unreached people. The research was carried out using qualitative method of research where 33 respondents were interviewed using open ended questions. After the analysis was done, it was found out that the church leadership’s role and effect to missionaries was indispensable. Some of the leadership roles that were identified were training missionaries, putting them on a monthly salary and visitation by the leadership and church members among others.
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    THE PERCEPTION OF CHRISTIANS LIVING AMONG UNREACHED PEOPLE GROUPS TOWARDS THE GOSPEL.
    (Africa international University, 2019-07-13) MUEM, JOHN MUTINDA JOSEPH
    This study explored how Christians living among unreached people groups understood the gospel in regard to their indigenous Christian lifestyles as influenced by their cultural settings, practices and traditional religious beliefs. It is based on a case study of Samburu Christians at Christ Is The Answer Ministries (CITAM), Olturot Mission Station in Marsabit County in northern Kenya whose Christianity illustrates observable cultural influence. The data was collected through one on one semi-structured interviews guided by open-ended questions. Due to the high level of illiteracy, the researcher used an interpreter to bridge the language barrier during the interviews. The findings from the study indicated that, the Samburu traditional religious concept of God has a substantial similarity with that of Christianity. Although, the Samburu traditional religion is monotheistic in nature, the Christian mystery of the Holy Trinity is well understood in the singularity of Nkai. Prayer was found to be a highly treasured practice in the Samburu community and believers. Unexpectedly, the findings showed that the Samburu Christians highly appreciated the teaching of the word of God. They attest this appreciation of the Biblical teachings to the enlightenment that has come through scriptures about God and His relationship with individuals an aspect that lacks in the Samburu traditional religion. As evidenced in their personal, church and community transformation, the findings doubtlessly indicate that the Samburu Christians view CITAM’s missionary work at Olturot as the one the true religion. Christianity has offered the COMS Christians solutions to their spiritual, physical and social needs on the basis of acknowledgement of sinfulness, repentance, forgiveness and commitment to personal relationship and walk with God through Christ in a contextualized manner that challenges syncretism.
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