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    Contributions of Karen Bible School to the Growth of the Churches in the Free Pentecostal Fellowship of Kenya in Nairobi between 1991 - 2001
    (2014-05-19) Kumu-malengo, Molongola Motitya
    To prepare and equip church workers through training is crucial and a matter of concern for both the church and the associating theological institutions. This study was done to find out the contributions of Karen Bible School which foster in the growing of the churches in the FPFK in Nairobi. The contributions of Karen Bible School depend on the results of the training it does to produce competent church workers who serve in the ministries of the church for the Lord.The study was done through documents of the school, interview conducted with the school authority,particularly with the Dean of Studies, and a questionnaire administered to graduates of between 1991-200] and local church leaders of Free Pentecostal Fellowship of Kenya. The information was gathered through a set of closed-end and open-ended questions contained in questionnaire in Appendices A, B and C. The closed-ended items were rated in the model of Likert Scale. The responses analyzed quantitatively with frequency count and then percentages calculated, while responses from openended items were analyzed qualitatively. Findings revealed that Karen Bible School has contributed to the growth of the churches in the Free Pentecostal Fellowship of Kenya through training church workers, most of whom are in full time ministry. They were equipped and are active teaching believers in the congregations, training other workers and evangelizing to win people for God. Some of the graduates are in leadership positionsand make policies for the churches.
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    Understanding Third Culture Kids' Perception of the Teenage Sunday School Classes in two Urban African Churches.
    (2014-05-08) Williams, Grace Kogi
    The purpose of this grounded theory study is to understand and explain the experiences of Third Culture Kids in Sunday school in two urban African Churches and identify ways of helping them adjust to a different culture. Data collected was by means of interviews and e-mails for the sake of TCKs that live far away. The research findings revealed some significant results: • TCKs are kids who have no choice on the movements they have made from location to location. • TCKs have had diverse cultural adjustment issues to cope with in the course of moving from place to place. Their experiences though diverse yet valuable. • TCKs desire friendship from Sunday School teachers in order to receive support as they seek to adjust to various cultural situations they find themselves in. • TCKs react to changes according to how they perceive them, but need to be understood in the sense that if they display any negative reactions to situations, it is not deliberate. For a long time, the attitudes of TCKs in Sunday School classes has been a concern to the church especially in relation to the Western Missionary TCKs, however this study has opened a small window into some of the reasons for the attitudes of TCKs in Sunday School classes. I hope that the church will have solutions for the issue at hand and do better in handling the issues for the benefit of TCKs and the church.
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    Mid-Life crisis : its prevalence, presentation and precipitating factors in selected churches in Nairobi
    (2014-04-23) Gichinga, John C.
    he following study was born out of puzzlement through twenty years of pastoral ministry as to why a significant number of church members in Nairobi tend to exhibit behavior not different from that of their non-Christian counterparts at some point through their mid-life. Existing literature describes a phenomenon that is said to occur at mid-life, called mid-life crisis. Most of such literature does not originate from Nairobi or Africa. The objective of the study was to go into the field, visiting congregations and senior pastors of a representative sample of mainline churches in Nairobi with a view to finding out whether the same experiences described as indicative of mid-life crisis exist in such churches, and whether they occur along the same patterns. Another objective was to find out, if such experiences exist, whether the churches have recognized their challenge to the extent of putting relevant interventions in place, both to prepare persons for the mid-life crisis and to support those already experiencing it. A ten-page questionnaire was designed and refined as the research tool for collecting quantitative data from the sample churches. An interview instrument was also designed to collect qualitative data from senior pastors of the said congregations. All 18 churches, randomly chosen from 9 denominations, gave permission and support to the study. A total of 1381 church members responded to the questionnaire. Findings were interesting. Experiences similar to those described in existing literature as being indicative of mid-life crisis were found to prevail in the Nairobi churches. However, the pattern was significantly skewed towards the earlier period of mid-life, 30-45 years, as opposed to the usual pattern in existing literature where the crisis peaks at age 45 years. Possible explanation is to be found in the heavy social responsibilities placed upon younger working persons in mid-life in a challenging socio-economic environment. The churches were found to be ill-prepared in regard to interventions they have put in place to prepare their members for and to support them through the challenge of mid-life crisis.