Pentecostal Assemblies of God in Nyamira District of Western Kenya: A Study of the Dynamics of The Pastors’ Impact On The Laity For Church Growth

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the Dynamics of the Pastors I impact on the laity, how the Pastor as enablers and leaders have equipped the members for the growth of their Assemblies. This was conducted among twenty-eight Nyaramba PAG pastors of Western Kenya. In order to adequately deal with this subject, four research questions were raised by the researcher and nineteen interview questions were developed from them. In addition, the following data was collected from the record of each Assembly. (1) How many members were there in the Assembly when the Pastor started pastoring? (2) How many members are there in the Assembly now? These were statistically processed. Findings of this study showed that there is a minimal impact made by the pastors on the laity for the following reasons: (1) The pastors do not set definite goals for the growth of their Assemblies. (2) The pastors produce non-participatory laity. More than half of the pastors do not involve the laity in ministry. (3) The pastors do not create appropriate channels whereby the gifts in the laity could be put to use.