Parents' involvement in the spiritual nurture of their children:a study of parents at Good Samaritan Africa Gospel Church

Abstract

This was a descriptive study which sought to investigate the extent to which parents in Good Samaritan Africa Gospel Church are involved in spiritual nurture of their children. The research further investigated the challenges faced by parents as they attempt to perform spiritual nurture. This study was expected to throw light into the performance of parents and the challenges they face so that the Christian educators and leadership of the church may be able to know, help and guide the parents in the spiritual nurture of their children. Data was collected by use of self-administered questionnaires, which had both open and closed-ended questions. Two knowledgeable persons in the field of educational research tested the instrument for content validity after which a pilot testing was carried out at Karinde Free Methodist Church. Then the questionnaires were distributed to thirty parents. The collected data was analysed statistically and three null hypotheses were tested using the Chi-square test of independence at 0.05 level of significance. The study revealed that generally parents at Good Samaritan Africa Gospel Church are involved in spiritual nurture of their children regardless of gender, marital status and ages of the children. It was therefore recommended that further research be carried out to find out the children's perception of the spiritual nurture they obtain from their parents and its impact on their lives.