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Item CONCEPTUALIZATION AND TRANSLATION:(2018-07-30) MBUA, WANGARI ABIGAELItem FACTORS AFFECTING GROWTH OF THE CHILDREN MINISTRY(Africa international University, 2019-07-07) ATIELI, EVERLYNE ANDESIAChildren are the most basic and essential resource for the kingdom of God. Childhood is the most effective period for evangelism and spiritual development. Reaching out to children with the gospel and nurturing them in their spiritual growth is deeply related to Church growth in both quantity and quality. Therefore, if Churches focus on children ministry, Church growth will be realised too. In other words without the success of children ministry, the church’s future cannot be successful. New Life Covenant Church children ministry aims at realising the growth of the children ministry. The aim of this study was to find out factors affecting the growth of children ministry. The specific objectives of this study were to establish the effects of church leadership, children ministry workforce, resource allocation and organizational structure on the growth of children ministry. This was done to help in achieving children ministry growth in New life covenant church. The study did a census of 110 people, comprising of leaders, children workers and elders in New Life Covenant Church. The Primary data was collected from respondents via questionnaires which were administered to the randomly selected leaders, children ministry workers and elders of New Life Covenant Church who were the target population. The study used SPSS to carry out the statistical analysis to address the study objectives. All the statistical tests were conducted at confidence level of 99% therefore the significance level was at 0.01. The study findings showed that church leadership had a positive relationship with growth of children ministry and therefore, implying that it is a significant factor towards the growth of children ministry. Resource allocation also had positive relationship with growth of children ministry. The ministry personnel had a significant impact on the growth of children ministry and also the organizational structure contributed significantly towards the growth of children ministry at New Life Covenant Church. The study recommended a full implementation of the results at New Life Covenant Church in order to attain a positive growth of children ministry.Item THE INFLUENCE OF CHURCH LEADERSHIP IN THE MANAGEMENT OF CHANGE: CASE OF THE BAPTIST CHURCH IN CENTRAL AFRICA(Africa international University, 2017-07-02) BAUDOUI, POLISI KIVAVAChange is a great challenge for many institutions, both business oriented and faithbased. Unless proper strategies are used to introduce change, it might lead to frustrations and even conflicts. It is in that perspective that this study establishes the influence of church leadership in the management of change in a faith based institution, taking the Baptist Church in Central Africa as case study. Churches operate in a diverse and changing environment where they have to face changes from both inside and outside, some of which are adopted and others rejected. In the current world characterised by globalisation and change, churches have to open up to changes in their environment without changing the gospel they preach. Taking into account that management is part of the attributions of the church leader, this study is an attempt to establish how far management functions, namely planning, organising, staffing, directing and control influence to the management of change in the CBCA. The study used descriptive non-experimental research method. A questionnaire was distributed to church leaders and the data were analysed using SPSS 17. The inferential statistics was based on chi-square to establish the influence of church leadership on the management of change. The study found out that the involvement of leaders and the application of management functions play a key role in the adoption of changes. Also, some extraneous factors such as culture, spirituality and the quality of training of church leaders needed special consideration lest they might interfere in the adoption of changes. Considering some concerns raised by the respondents, the study recommended to the CBCA to improve especially on the controlling function, whose influence in the current situation could not be proved. The study further recommended some action to improve on major issues such as the quality of training of church leaders to prepare them for change related challenges in their ministry and also cultural attitudes towards women and other situations such as politics, economy and health issues. Further studies are still needed to address the other aspects of this theme which were not examined in this research.Item EFFECT OF COMPOSITION OF MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES ON PERFORMANCE OF CHILDREN DEVELOPMENT CENTERS SUPPORTED BY COMPASSION INTERNATIONAL IN KENYA(Africa international University, 2017-07-03) KIGUTA, MACHARIA, JOELLocal churches drawn from different denominations can enter into a partnership with Compassion International for holistic development of children who come from economically poor households. The result of the partnership is an entity called Children Development Center (CDC). Each CDC has an oversight committee called Church Partner Committee (CPC). CDCs have been observed to have a wide range of program and operational results from excellent to poor. Why such a wide disparity in performance among CDCs that operate in similar context and have access to similar resources is not well understood. But one important variation is how CPCs are composed and operate. The study examined the effect of composition of management committees on performance of children development centers in Kenya. The study design is a descriptive survey using an exploratory approach. The study population was 340 centers. Using stratified random sampling, a sample size of 241 or 71% of 340 was selected for the study. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data. The overall response rate was 93% representing 67% of target population. Primary data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics and variables association analysis. The study found no statistically significant relationship between dependent variable performance and independent variables gender and level of education. However, managerial experience and proportion of outsiders in CPC (independence) had statistically significant effect on CDC performance. Additionally, data analysis by denominations found statistically significant variation in performance meaning a local church denomination affect CDC performance. The study recommends including in CPC selection criteria a requirement to have a higher proportion of members having managerial experience and eligible persons from outside the local church.Item THE EFFECTS OF INTEGRITY ON PASTORS’ PERFORMANCE WITHIN THE EVANGELICAL CHURCHES OF KENYA(Africa international University, 2017-07-02) WILL, KOSKEYThe purpose of this study was to examine the effects of integrity on pastors’ performance within the evangelical churches of Kenya. The case research is a case study of Africa Gospel church- Bomet Region in Bomet County. The research design used a descriptive survey in preliminary and exploratory studies in order to summarize, present and interpret information in order to arrive at a logical conclusion of the findings. The target population was 400 pastors in Bomet County and a sample of 40 of them of the total population was used. The preferred instrument for data collection was questionnaire (open and closed ended) for quantitative data. Data was analyzed and interpreted using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). Descriptive statistics like means, percentages and standard deviations was used. Data was presented using figures and distribution tables. The study found that integrity affects pastors’ performance especially in their role in discipleship, preaching, teaching, evangelism, mission ministry and servant leadership. It was also found that pastors in the Africa Gospel Church perform well in preaching and that preaching forms the basis of pastors' integrity and effective performance in church. Teaching based on God's word was emphasized by the pastors and was one of their effective duties in the church. It was also found that pastors were entrusted with imparting the knowledge of God among the subjects and therefore, their subjects rely fully on the pastors’ teachings and preaching. Therefore, it was the responsibility of the pastor to gather his/her flock together to the saving knowledge of Christ and constantly ensure that their faith in Christ was always strong and the people could only trust his or her words if he/she upholds high level of integrity with performance in the church. The study therefore concluded that leadership and integrity among the pastors were also reflected in their behaviors and character and that effective preaching, evangelism and offering servant leadership that reflect the teachings of God was anchored on high integrity not only among the pastors but in the general church leadership. The study therefore recommends that evangelical churches should put management system in place that will address the issue of performance with integrity specifically in the areas of discipleship, preaching, teaching, evangelism, mission and servant leadership. This will enable the pastors to perform well on their jobs effectively. To strengthen the system of performance, evangelical churches need to provide participatory/ servant leadership environment where-by pastors and their leaders will set goals/target in terms of discipleship, preaching, teaching, evangelism, mission and servant leadership. This will enable pastors to work scientifically in order to have planned spiritual growth, transformation, Biblical knowledge, numerical growth, spreading the gospel cross-culturally and humility. To reinforce this, reward system should be part of management performance system whereby pastors who perform their jobs well with high level of integrity are given promotion, salary increment and acknowledgement. There is need to have a mentoring program for new pastors where they can share sermon thoughts, seek guidance and receive encouragement from seasoned pastors. New pastors in the field need mentors to guide them well so as to perform well in their duties with high level of integrityItem A STUDY ON THE EFFECTS OF MOTIVATION ON TEACHERS WORK PERFORMANCE (A CASE OF TALA GIRLS, MACHAKOS COUNTY)(Africa international University, 2017-07-02) KAGWIRI, LUCYLINEThe study sought to investigate the effect of motivation on teachers work performance in Tala Girls Machakos County. For the purpose of this study Motivation was measured in terms of Direction, effort (intensity) and persistence. Four indicators of teachers work performance were identified as; work preparation, teaching, examining and participation in school activities. The study was guided the three main objectives, effects of motivation on the effort and persistence of teachers in preparations, teaching, examining and participation in school activities, factors that influence effort and persistence of teachers in preparation, teaching, examining and participation in school activities and suggestion of strategies of improving teachers effort and persistence in preparations, teaching, examining and participation in school activities. The literature review was reviewed against the backdrop of the key variables and Victor Vrooms Expectancy theory of motivation (1964) formed the basis of the study. The study however adopted the version of the expectancy theory of Motivation which was developed by Edward Lawler (1973), Lawler and Porter(1983) which provided the platform upon which the study was grounded. The study employed explorative research paradigm employing purposeful research design. The study targeted teachers employed by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) in Tala Girls Machakos County. 40 teachers from the five departments were selected using purposeful sampling techniques. Data was collected using questionnaire whose validity and reliability were asserted before being administered in the field for actual data collection. Data was analyzed and frequency and percentage were generated and presented in frequency distribution tables. The study revealed that motivation affected the direction, effort and persistence of teachers in work preparation, teaching, examining and participation in school activities. It was concluded that motivational factors such as responsibility, appraisals good performance, competence, credible examinations affected the teacher’s level of effort and persistence in preparations, teaching, examining, and participation in school activities.Item FACTORS AFFECTING PASTORS’ LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT EFFECTIVENESS IN MULTI CHURCH CONTEXT(Africa international University, 2017-07-08) OCHUKA, GABRIEL ODHIAMBOThe pastors in the Multi-Church Context in A.I.C Kisumu County are faced with huge challenges. Pastors in this context in Kisumu County find themselves in leadership and management positions without leadership and management knowledge and skills. This has resulted in inadequate leadership and mismanagement in the A.I.C Kisumu county MCP context. Therefore, there is a serious leadership and management need in this context of work. The challenge of inadequate leadership and mismanagement in the A.I.C Multi church context in Kisumu county calls for an investigation on how to enhance leadership and management effectiveness of pastors in the MCP context in Kisumu County. The study focused on 40 sampled leaders out of 400 leaders in AIC Kisumu County. These included 25 pastors and 15 elders and deacons across the selected six regions. These six regions in AIC Kisumu County are Kisumu city, Kisumu, Central lake, Muhoroni, Nyakach and Western lake. The respondents were classified using a cluster sampling technique to ensure that leaders comes from six regions that are from different locations in Kisumu county to meet some diversity technicalities in terms of colleges attended, geographical factors and background factors of the pastors. The purpose of this study was to investigate how to enhance leadership and management effectiveness of pastors in the AIC Multi Church Context in Kisumu County. Arising from the study, the following were findings, conclusion and recommendations made: 1. Findings: i. Pastors are either not trained or under trained in management. ii. Pastors ascend to leadership positions based on tribal, sycophancy and nepotism qualifications rather than professional training, temperament, experience and performance. iii. Pastors are overworked without priorities in ministry. iv. Pastors have chronic financial difficulties leading to personal and church failure. v. Pastors lack leadership development strategy for youths and women resulting in gender and age limitation in the church leadership structure. Conclusion The purpose of the research was to find out how to enhance leadership and management effectiveness of pastors in A.I.C multi church context in Kisumu County. MCP context is undergoing effectiveness crisis in Kisumu County. Pastors have problems in their spiritual life, they are not trained or under trained in management, they lack integrity, are overworked, makes unilateral decision and do not know how to manage personal and church finances leading to personal and church failure. Pastors lack leadership development strategy for youths and women resulting to limits in terms of gender and age in leadership structure. The research finding reveals that leadership skills can be learned and developed through education, experience, mentoring and modeling. With enhanced management skills, pastors will be able to create genuine vision, empower others and maximize the use of organizational resources to achieve their goals. Pastors’ relationship quality will also improve significantly affecting human growth and development which is critical in determining the organizational effectiveness. The researcher, therefore, recommends that curricula of learning institutions be re-evaluated in the light of management need and management units be taught along with theological courses. Seminars and workshops will be conducted to help upgrade pastors’ management knowledge and skills. And Pastors to take personal initiative to enhance their management capability through experience, mentoring and models.Item THE INFLUENCE OF CULTURE ON ACCEPTABILITY OF CROSS- CULTURAL MISSIONARIES(Africa international University, 2017-07-07) MBURU, NJOROGE JOSEPHThere is a tremendous awakening in sending the missionaries to the unreached communities in Kenya by all churches. An effective strategy in overcoming the cultural influence on cross-cultural missions and reaching those communities with the Gospel is needed. Although there are many missionaries sent out by Full Gospel Church of Kenya, majority of these missionaries eighty percent are in their cultural groups while only twenty percent are cross-cultural. The need for more cross-cultural missionaries with an attitude of overcoming cross- cultural challenges is huge. This research focused on the influence of the culture on cross-cultural missionaries’ acceptability. The purpose of this study was to investigate the cultural influences on acceptability of the cross cultural missionary and come up with effective ways in overcoming these cultural challenges. The study was guided by four objectives; to establish the influence of the ethnocentrism on acceptability of cross-cultural missionaries, to investigate the influence of communication on acceptability of the cross-cultural missionaries, to establish the influence of gender roles on acceptability of cross-cultural missionaries and to investigate the influence of proselytism on acceptability of the cross-cultural missionaries in Full Gospel Churches of Kenya. The study sampled 23 missionaries from a target population of 50 missionaries sent by the church to five regions in Kenya that is North Eastern, Maasai Land, Upper Eastern, Coastal Area and Rift Valley. The study used descriptive research design. The research methodology used survey where questionnaires and interviews were used as research instruments. The pilot testing was done with three missionaries after whom the final questionnaire was prepared. Data was analyzed descriptively and results and findings presented in frequency tables and charts. The findings of the study established that ethnocentrism and communication are barriers of acceptability of cross-cultural missionary. The findings of the study indicate further misunderstanding the gender roles and imposing the culture of the missionary to the host community may result in rejection of the missionary. The study recommends that cross-cultural missionaries should be sent for mission’s exposures to understand the gender roles in the host community’s culture before they are deployed to their mission field. The church should also provide translators to assist in learning the gestures and the facial expressions of the host culture and finally the cross-cultural missionaries should contextualize their teachings according to the culture of the host communities.Item AN INVESTIGATION OF THE STRESSORS AND COPING MECHANISM OF SPONSORED YOUTH(Africa international University, 2017-07-04) TANUI, JANE JEMELIPoverty related stress is a reality and it affects all those who are underprivileged. Youth in campus are not exempt. The purpose of the study was to investigate the stressors amongst sponsored youth and the respective strategies that they engaged in order to cope well. The study was guided by the following research objectives: To identify the financial stressors and coping mechanisms among the sponsored youth in the university level of education; To find out the psychological stressors and the coping mechanisms among the sponsored youth in campus; To determine the physiological stressors and coping mechanisms common among the youth in university and to analyze the situational stressors and consequent coping mechanisms among the youth in university. It adopted descriptive research design targeting 298 students under the sponsorship of Compassion International Kenya distributed in 5 projects within Nairobi.30 respondents we sampled, stratified into the 5 projects and accessed through random sampling and administered with questionnaires. Reliability Cronbach alpha coefficient of 0.81 was obtained showing that the questionnaire was reliable. The data collected was summarized into frequency means and standard deviation and presented in form of tables. Pearson moment correlation was used to establish the relationship between various stressors and the various coping strategies. The study found that factors contributing to financial stress among the students were; Most of the youths did not have enough money to participate in most of the same activities as their peers do, Were spending more than they had by borrowing, Could not afford paying their bills in time and were not in a position to buy all their learning materials in time. For psychological stress, the study found that most sponsored students were always anxious, felt bored with the daily college routine, felt isolated from fundamental decisions in their lives, and did not have the right motivation to continue with their college life hence having psychological stress. On physiological stress, the study found that most of the youths sweated a lot when faced with problems in college, felt stomach pains when they were unable to complete their tasks in time. As situational stressors, most of the students felt stressed when they could not obtain their course requirement, failed in their coursework and stressed when they could not read due to power blackout. Generally, the sponsored students prefer the following coping mechanisms: planful problem-solving (R = 0.673) for financial stressors; seeking social support (R = 0.859) for psychological stressors; accepting responsibility (R = 0.811) for physiological stressors and accepting responsibility (R = 0.834) for situational stressors. The study recommends that students under sponsorship program should always seek the services and help of the guidance and counseling teachers to help them develop positive coping mechanisms to manage stress. Parents and guardians of these students should adequately provide financial support to these students as this will decrease financial stress among them. The sponsored youth should also be able to articulate their needs to the sponsors from an informed place so that the support will fully address their needs. Organizations that run scholarship programs should also improve their scholarship programs to adequately address the needs of the students, to make them more youth friendly by lessening the stressors and enable them benefit fully from the support they offer.Item AN ASSESSMENT OF STRATEGIES USED ON RESOURCES MOBILIZATION, CASE OF THE UNIVERSITÉ CHRÉTIENNE BILINGUE DU CONGO (UCBC)/CHRISTIAN BILINGUAL UNIVERSITY OF CONGO(Africa international University, 2017-07-04) NZIKAKO, JOEL ASIIMWEThis study focuses on an assessment of strategies used on resources mobilization, case of the Université Chrétienne Bilingue du Congo (UCBC)/Christian Bilingual University of Congo. The independent variables included external donor funding, local fundraising, community participation, management strategies, report procedures and marketing strategies; while the dependent variable was resource mobilization. The specific objectives of the study were to find out whether external donor funding affects resource mobilization at UCBC; to investigate whether community participation affects resource mobilization at UCBC; to identify if local fundraising affects resource mobilization at UCBC; to determine whether management practices affect resource mobilization at UCBC; to verify whether reporting procedures affect resource mobilization at UCBC; and to examine whether marketing strategies affect resource mobilization at UCBC. The study used quantitative method. The target population was comprise church pastors, business men and women, managers in public services, chief executive officers or managers in companies, UCBC teaching and administrative staff, UCBC 4th year students, and UCBC alumni totaling to 509 subjects. Stratified and purposive sampling were used to get sample size of 95 subjects. Data was collected using structured questionnaire with closedended questions with Likert scale research instrument. The data was analyzed using confirmatory factor analysis method. The results found out that management practices (p-value 0.0018), marketing strategies (p-value 0.0430), local fundraising (p-value 0.0849) and community participation (p-value 0.0019) were positive and significantly related to resource mobilization. The study recommends that UCBC considers the significant variables as they affect resource mobilization performance.