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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
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    The perception of middle aged Christian husbands on the effectiveness of the Christian husbands' fellowship at Bomani Africa Inland Church, Machakos
    (2014-04-17) Magwesela, Mussa Masanja
    The purpose of this research was to explore the perception of the middle aged Christian husbands (between the age of 35 to 55) on the effectiveness of the Christian Husbands' Fellowship (Ushirika wa Wanaume Wakristo) at African Inland church, Bomani, Machakos in providing their spiritual nurture. ; The data were collected through six interviews through which the researcher himself was the primary instrument. I prepared semi-structured interview questions (Appendix B & C). I interviewed six husbands whose church membership at AIC Bomani was more than five years. I finally analyzed the data I collected. Middle aged Christian husbands at AIC Bomani expressed their desire to know God, to know God's Word, to serve God, to worship God, to grow in their Christian faith, to care for their young families and to obey God. The Christian Husbands' Fellowship at AIC Bomani was expected to reach all husbands who were members of the local church and provide them with their spiritual nurture. However, a few husbands had turned up to join the Fellowship since it was formed seven years ago. The researcher discovered that CHF is effective to some degree and not effective to some degree in providing spiritual nurture to middle aged Christian husbands at AIC Bomani. Christian Husbands' Fellowship, according to the findings of the study seemed to include some middle-aged husbands in the church and exclude others in providing spiritual nurture. The prominent element that seemed to divide the efficiency of CHF was singing. The middle aged husbands at AIC Bomani who are not members of CHF perceived singing to be the significant programmatic element that 'defined' the group. At the same time middle aged husbands whose membership in CHF is active seemed to be comfortable with singing. Emphasis on singing, therefore, seemed to be an element that needs to be balanced in the whole program. God expects Christian husbands to be provided with spiritual nurture. He inspired several people to write the Scripture so that men could be taught. Men, especially husbands, are responsible members of their community. They are husbands, fathers, and religious or political leaders in their community. The significant role they play in society requires Christian teaching to enable them live and serve in the manner worthy of their calling. CHF in its endeavor of providing spiritual nurture to middle aged Christian husbands is challenged to develop a comprehensive program that would encompass various programmatic elements to be able to provide the spiritual nurture of middle aged Christian husbands at AIC Bomani.
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    The missionary factors in the Africa Inland Church Kenya: the life, work and relevance of Peter Mualuko.
    (2014-04-09) Ndambuki, Stanlas M.
    Africa International University (AIU) Intellectual Output.
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    The Growth and Development of the Africa Inland Church in Marakwet Kenya.
    (2014-04-02) Zablon, Jacob Kibor
    The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the growth and development of the Africa Inland Church (AIC), Marakwet, Kenya. Another purpose was to deal with missiological issues which have affected the growth of the Church and strive to suggest proposals for real growth. 'The author followed the principles of the historical method in Examining primary and secondary sources. Primary sources included Missionary letters and diaries, Mission and Church records, documents and publications, and minutes of Mission and Church Councils. Some interviews were conducted with early converts and leaders of the AIC, Marakwet. Areas selected and described include the Marakwet people,the arrival of the AIM Missionaries and their approach towards African culture and policies regarding polygamy and traditional circumcision especially y female circumcision; and the methods used by the Mission in expanding the Church, e.g. medical, education and evangelistic outreach. 'The emergence of the early converts and their sacrificial services to the Church were also described. In the area of future development of the Church, the question of indigenisation of the Church e.g. development of local leadership, contextualization, and proposals for overcoming the obstacles affecting the growth of the Church e.g. polygamy and traditional circumcision were discussed. 'This study should not only be valuable to the Marakwet Church but the African Church in general because it is faced by one or all of the above mentioned problems.