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Migration from Historic Mission churches to Pentecostal churches in Ghana
Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2020.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/78492 Migration from Historic Mission churches to Pentecostal churches in Ghana Niemandt, Cornelius Johannes Petrus (Nelus) reveksarbah@gmail.com White, Peter Sarbah, Emmanuel Kwabla UCTD Theology theses SDG-04 Theology theses SDG-10 Theology theses SDG-11 Theology theses SDG-16 Theology theses SDG-17 Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2020. This thesis focuses on investigating and identifying the factors leading to the migration of members from Historic Mission churches to Pentecostal/Charismatic churches (PCCs) with emphasis on the Presbyterian Church of Ghana (PCG) using Ga and Dangme-Tongus Presbyteries as case studies. The advent of the Pentecostal/Charismatic churches in Ghana since the early twentieth Century has led to a slow growth in membership of Historic Mission churches. Thus, this study involves quantitative and qualitative research approaches. Structured questionnaires were administered, and interviews conducted at selected districts in the two presbyteries with personal observation in order to unravel the phenomenon of migration in the Presbyterian Church of Ghana. The findings of the research acknowledged that migration of members from PCG to PCCs is a reality. This has over the years led to slow growth in membership, human resource mobilization and finances of PCG. There are “push” and “pull” factors in PCG and PCCs respectively which accounts for this phenomenon. The outcome of these findings requires that in order to develop individual gifts and ministries in the PCG, congregations should recognize, encourage and train members as disciples for the missional work of the Church. Thus, the lay will become the active components of the Church. PCG should give baptismal candidates the option to choose the type of baptism they prefer. This will resolve the issue of members migrating to Pentecostal/Charismatic churches to seek baptism by immersion. Furthermore, there is the need for youth services and youth pastors in all PCG congregations in order to bridge the existing generational gap. Ultimately, these will help curve a new image for the PCG as missional community in which members care and love one another, reaching out to the marginalised, the poor and the broken-hearted in the power of the Holy Spirit. ae2025 Science of Religion and Missiology PhD Unrestricted SDG-04: Quality education SDG-10: Reduced inequalities SDG-11: Sustainable cities and communities SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions SDG-17: Partnerships for the goals 2021-02-12T09:37:31Z 2021-02-12T09:37:31Z 20/10/01 2020 Thesis Sarbah, EK 2020, Migration from Historic Mission churches to Pentecostal churches in Ghana, PhD Thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/78492> S2020 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/78492 en © 2020 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Theology theses SDG-04 Theology theses SDG-10 Theology theses SDG-11 Theology theses SDG-16 Theology theses SDG-17 Migration from Historic Mission churches to Pentecostal churches in Ghana |
| title | Migration from Historic Mission churches to Pentecostal churches in Ghana |
| title_full | Migration from Historic Mission churches to Pentecostal churches in Ghana |
| title_fullStr | Migration from Historic Mission churches to Pentecostal churches in Ghana |
| title_full_unstemmed | Migration from Historic Mission churches to Pentecostal churches in Ghana |
| title_short | Migration from Historic Mission churches to Pentecostal churches in Ghana |
| title_sort | migration from historic mission churches to pentecostal churches in ghana |
| topic | UCTD Theology theses SDG-04 Theology theses SDG-10 Theology theses SDG-11 Theology theses SDG-16 Theology theses SDG-17 |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/78492 |