Abstract:
The Presbyterian Church Men's Fellowship (pCMF) is the only men's
fellowship in the Presbyterian Church of East Africa (PCEA). it is intended to
provide a forum through which the men can channel their resources and gifts (talents)
to strengthen the church at all levels. Nyamachaki PCMF is a branch of the national
men's fellowship.
The members of the fellowship designed objectives and activities through
which members would be involved. The objective of this study has been to establish
the appropriateness of the planned activities. The jury procedure was used where the
jurors responded to a three-item self-administered questionnaire. The jurors are
practitioners in the field of Christian Education with a bias towards curriculum
development. Content analysis ofPCMF documents enumerated the objectives and
activities ofPCMF.
The PCMF objectives were found to be unclear whereas the activities were
clear. On appropriateness, the set activities are not appropriate to the stated
objectives. The researcher suggested the use of the andragogical model in designing
their educational curriculum. This model is based on the needs of the learner and
explains that the need for more knowledge results from the learner's interaction with
each other. When the learner identifies his limitations, he subjects himself to further
learning, completing the learning cycle.
