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    An exploration of factors that lead to demonization :a case study of Neno Evangelism Center Nairobi, with implications for deliverance and inner healing ministry
    (2014-04-10) Mburu, Edward
    This research stemmed up from the need to effectively understand demonization, deliverance and inner healing ministry. In the recent times, the whole concept of the reality of spirit world, demonization and spiritual warfare has been fading in the church world as westernization continues to take its toll on the African worldview. Most churches especially the mainstreams ones, tend to either ignore this subject or do not really know how to deal with those affected. Even in those churches where the subject is addressed, the approach followed to minister to those who are suffering under demonic influence is either too ritualistic or acrobatic that people are confused on the best effective way to carry out deliverance. In this paper the researcher set out to seek to understand the causes of demonization among young people and children by carrying out interviews with the people who attend deliverance ministry at Neno Evangelism Centre, Nairobi. As the research revealed, there are many factors that cause demonization ranging from involvement with witchcraft, occultism, abortion, violence within family relationships among others. Violence within the family featured greatly as a major cause of spiritual problems among the young people and children. As such, the church should make a deliberate effort to promote healthy families by training parents on godly relationships and biblical approaches to parenting. From this research, it was discovered that not all cases of problems may necessarily be as a result of demons and there is need for discernment to know which therapeutical approach to use when ministering to those with deep rooted spiritual and psychological problems. Secondly, deliverance should never be seen as a one time, instant magical process where one person has monopoly over of power to cast out demons. On the contrary, deliverance is a continuous process involving not just 'power encounter' but more importantly 'truth encounter' since as Jesus said, it is the knowledge of the truth that sets people free. Depending on the cause, deliverance, counseling and teaching may be necessary to address the problems and this may not be a one day activity. All in all, deliverance ministry should be carried out with much love and compassion for the affected and their dignity should at no time be compromised.
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    An examination of attitudes and factors influencing usage of internet for evangelism in Nairobi: a case study of Nairobi Evangelical Graduate School of Theology
    (2014-04-10) Maritim, Onesmus Kipkirui
    This was a descriptive study done as a case study of Nairobi Evangelical Graduate school of Theology (NEGST) to examine the perception of attitudes and factors influencing usage of Internet for evangelism in Nairobi. As a case study, NEGST provided an appropriate place to capture some insights from faculty members and students, who are a representative sample of the leaders of churches and ministries in Africa and other parts of the world. The insights could be used as a relevant reference document containing valuable guidelines that could suggest ways to help other ministries in the same category as NEGST to harness internet for use in communicating the gospel to non-believers. This study assumes Internet is one of those new skills which can offer an exciting new opportunity for evangelism as it has become a part of everyday life for millions of people around the world. The target population of this study was all post graduate students from evangelical theological schools in Nairobi. The accessible population however was tile faculty and students of NEGST. Most of the information was gathered by use of a questionnaire; however some information was obtained by personal interview with a web designer in Nairobi. Among the major findings in this study were: The NEGST faculty and students have computer skills to use internet however they lack the techniques of using the same for evangelism. This contributed to a great number of them indicating an undecided perception as they were not sure whether it was an appropriate tool to use. Secondly, the perception of attitude towards use of internet for evangelism is dependent on the role of the respondent (faculty member or a student). Thirdly, gender and level of education at entry would influence the perception of attitude whereas other socio-economic factors like the size of family, the age pattern, level of income and marital status would not affect. The disparity in the socio-economic factors is a major characteristic of the NEGST community. This scenario would offer a great opportunity for harnessing and using Internet for evangelism. In light of the above findings the researcher recommends that the NEGST faculty and students be exposed to the skills of using internet for evangelism to make them more effective fishers of men. The researches further challenges and recommends the faculty members and students of NEGST to encourage their churches and ministries launch websites with evangelistic and apologetic messages to non-Christians. The researcher suggests that this tool of internet is being redeemed it is not to replace the other traditional methods but they can be used in tandem or where situation demands. The researcher recommends further research on the same topic but on a church set up. The church set up is expected to come up with more insights which could not have been captured in this study.
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    An examination of the role of a parachurch organization in equiping churches for missions : a case study of Scripture Union in Kenya
    (2014-04-03) Oladeji, Oriyomi Aderemi
    Howard Snyder recommends "All Para-church structures should be subjected to continuous, vigorous sociological and theological analysis to determine their fidelity to the biblical concept of the church and their effectiveness as instruments of the church" (Snyder 1977, 168). This research investigates ways in which the ministry of Scripture Union in Kenya as a Para-church organization has contributed to the equipping of the Church in Kenya so as to fulfill the great commission of the Lord Jesus Christ. The aim of this study is to help Scripture Union in Kenya and other similar Para-church groups to discover and emphasize their unique roles in equipping the local churches for missions. It is a case study and field-based research using a descriptive method of study to investigate the role of Scripture Union Kenya in equipping the local churches for missions. The population of study was the staff and voluntary workers of the Scripture Union of Kenya. The researcher adopted questionnaires and documents from archives as an instrument to facilitate the collection of data. In addition, he carried out face-to-face interviews of three key role players in Scripture Union of Kenya The researcher used the decision rule with a Likert-Type Scale to obtain a dichotomy of opinion or decision on whether to accept or reject an issue raised in the closed-ended question items/categories. Two major findings in this study were: Local churches in Kenya need external resources and the complementary role of Para-church groups like Scripture Union Kenya. Para-church groups like Scripture Union of Kenya are autonomous; however, local churches could be influencing their roles in missions. It was recommended that Para-church groups like Scripture Union of Kenya be doing social anthropological research of the local churches in their fields of operations. In addition they should be doing regular research evaluation of their ministry activities with respect to the local churches they intend to serve.