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Abstract The concept of church leadership may seem to be vague, when we view the entire gamut of the field of leadership. This is more so as it has to do with divine concepts, things that are spiritual, and as it has been classified arguably, that faith organizations are non-profit organization. McCain defines Christian leadership as one that provides positive influence for others. He says a Christian leader is the ...

Abstract The various leadership styles emanating from the ever increasing number of churches and their consequences on the growth of the gospel calls for concern. It is common knowledge that some Pentecostal churches practice a sort of democratic leadership style by carrying every member along in their decision making, others practice autocratic leadership style in which decisions are taken solely by the general overseer while some practice other leadership styles ...

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION   1.1   BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY The Christian tradition has made significant contributions to world peace at a number of different levels (Albert, 2011). Among these are public statements by Church leaders, programs of action at local and international levels, organisations dedicated to bringing about peace, courses of study, commemorative days etc. In recent decades, Church leaders have frequently made statements in support of peace. In some ...

Abstract This study focused on the evaluation of ministers and elders relationship and its relevance to the development of The Apostolic Church of Nigeria with emphasis on Asokoro District. A survey was conducted of these congregations’ elders and ministers assessing their leadership practices and perspectives. 300 members, ministers and elders were randomly selected by the researcher as the population of the study, the instrument of data collection was a well-structured ...

TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE: GENERAL INTRODUCTION Introduction 1.1 Background to the study 1.2 Statement of the problem 1.3 Aims and objective 1.4 Scope and limitation 1.5 Research methodology 1.6 Definition of terms 1.7 Conclusion     Endnotes CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW 2.0 Introduction 2.1 Literature review 2.2 Conclusion      Endnotes CHAPTER THREE: RELIGIOUS CONFLICT IN NIGERIA 3.0 Introduction 3.1 Religious conflicts in General 3.2 Religious conflict in Nigeria 3.3 Conclusion     Endnotes CHAPTER ...

CHAPTER ONE  INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF STUDY There has been a debate on the contribution (or lack of it) of European Christian Missionaries to the development and self-understanding of Africans since the publication of the book, the mission on Trial (1977). Some acute observers of the history of ideas have recently reopened the same debate on a local level with particular reference to the Church in Nigeria. A quarter years ...

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the study Church Growth is a movement within evangelical Christianity which focuses on developing methods to grow churches based on business marketing strategies.It cannot be disputed that youths play a vital role in the life of a Church as they are the leaders of tomorrow and future of the church. The elderly stands out but youth’s contributions have been shinning and have always been flagbearers ...

Abstract:  The consequences of drug abuse and alcoholism placed great burden on Nigerian society as it affected the economy, the health care system, the criminal justice system, and threatens job security, public safety, marital and family life.  Alcoholism and the abuse of other drugs, both licit and illicit can affect all aspect of a person’s life.  It can also affect the brain, damage emotional stability, finances, career, family and the ...

Abstract The purpose of this research is to assess the intricacies of Christianity and the family, taking into consideration that, a person’s environmental condition and believe about God is greatly influenced by his family background. However, those who are brought up in a family where religion is a strong influence would tend to be religiously minded. Be that, as it may, therefore, this research is limited to the study of ...

Abstract The rate at which corruption spread among political leaders in Nigeria has frayed nerves and subjected the people to fear and trepidation. Avarice, greed and the get-rich quick syndrome have been identified as major causative factors. Hence the topic, “The role of the Churches in combating Corruption among Political leaders in Nigeria. The methods of data collection for the study include both primary and secondary sources. Primary data were ...

CHAPTER ONE   1.0     INTRODUCTION The major objective of language is communication but the manner in which language communicates appears to be interlinked with individual experiences in terms of linguistic attitude, cultural influences and personal perception. Register is a term that is used to describe variations in language according to use. For instance, Thorne says that lawyers use a legal register, doctors a medical register and the priests a religious register ...

 CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the study Family according to encyclopedia America is a core group of persons related by birth, marriage or other names (such as adoption) who commonly reside in the same household.  The family is both subset of an individual’s total kinship network and a key unity of the household or domestic economy.  Although family composition and structure vary greatly from culture to culture in general. Furthermore, ...

ABSTRACT This work and research carried out by the researcher has brought new awareness to the issue of Christians and polygamy. In this work the researcher directed his attention towards the dweller and indigenes of Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State. According to the information conveyed from the research carried out, it was observed that the consequence of polygamy on Christian is pertinent. The researcher made use of questionnaire ...

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The Portuguese had more or less a monopoly of movement along the West African coast in the 17th and 18th centuries and the spread of Christianity was their chief aim. Along with it nevertheless, they attached importance to commerce because of the support it gave to their missionary work. Portugal had had a long and bitter struggle against the Muslims in North Africa ...

Abstract Religion plays an important role in youth behaviours, making it a significant factor in the discourse on youth sexuality in sub-Saharan Africa. Several studies have found that religion and religiosity play an important role in the sexual behaviours of young people. However, little research in Nigeria has examined the mechanisms through which religiosity influences abstinence remarriage and divorce.  Conflicts between Jesus’ teachings on marriage and adultery and some church ...

Abstract The study is set out to examine the effect of marital conflict among Christian youth in Kargarko local government area of Kaduna state. The rate of marriage failure among young Christian couple in Kargarko LGA is becoming unbecoming. One of the main reasons for high divorce rate is that married people do not know the reason for their marriage; most people marry for selfish reasons. They marry because they ...

TABLE OF CONTENT Title page Approval page Dedication Acknowledgment Abstract Table of content CHAPETR ONE 1.0   INTRODUCTION  1.1        Background of the study 1.2        Statement of problem 1.3        Research questions 1.4        Objective of the study 1.5        Significance of the study 1.6        Scope of the study 1.7       Definition of terms CHAPETR TWO LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1 introduction 2.2 conceptual review 2.3 empirical review CHAPETR THREE 3.0        Research methodology 3.1    sources of data collection 3.3        Population of the study 3.4        Sampling and sampling ...

TABLE OF CONTENT Title page Approval page Dedication Acknowledgment Abstract Table of content CHAPETR ONE 1.0   INTRODUCTION  1.1        Background of the study 1.2        Statement of problem 1.3        Research questions 1.4        Objective of the study 1.5        Significance of the study 1.6        Scope of the study 1.7       Definition of terms CHAPETR TWO LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1 introduction 2.2 conceptual review 2.3 empirical review CHAPETR THREE 3.0        Research methodology 3.1    sources of data collection 3.3        Population of the study 3.4        Sampling and sampling ...

TABLE OF CONTENT Title page Approval page Dedication Acknowledgment Abstract Table of content CHAPETR ONE 1.0   INTRODUCTION  1.1        Background of the study 1.2        Statement of problem 1.3        Research questions 1.4        Objective of the study 1.5        Significance of the study 1.6        Scope of the study 1.7       Definition of terms CHAPETR TWO LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1 introduction 2.2 conceptual review 2.3 empirical review CHAPETR THREE 3.0        Research methodology 3.1    sources of data collection 3.3        Population of the study 3.4        Sampling and sampling ...

TABLE OF CONTENT Title page Approval page Dedication Acknowledgment Abstract Table of content CHAPTER ONE 1.0   INTRODUCTION 1.1        Background of the study 1.2        Statement of problem 1.3        Objective of the study 1.4        Research Hypotheses 1.5        Significance of the study 1.6        Scope and limitation of the study 1.7       Definition of terms 1.8       Organization of the study CHAPETR TWO 2.0   LITERATURE REVIEW CHAPETR THREE 3.0        Research methodology 3.1        sources of data collection ...