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    Ordination of Women in the Pentecostal Assemblies of God–Zambia (PAOGZ), Eastern Province, Lundazi District
    (South African Theological Seminary Johannesburg, 2023) Kangwa, Kenny 1974–; Mzondi, Modisa; Mzondi, Modisa
    This study discusses the ordination of women in the Pentecostal Assemblies of God – Zambia, Eastern province, Lundazi District, Zambia with regards to the local church’s cultural environment. The literature review was conducted on the teaching of the Pentecostal churches in which scholars’ systems and theories that shaped their theology regarding female ordination were unearthed. Nineteen local participants were interviewed in three separate focus groups of seven Lundazi Pentecostal pastors, six Lundazi senior males, and six Lundazi senior females, respectively. Each group aired their experiences, views, and feelings on the Lundazi cultural context regarding the role of women in society. Five lecturers from Eastern School of Mission and Theology were interviewed to share their views on the ordination of females in the Pentecostal Assemblies of God-Zambia in the Eastern Province of Zambia. A biblical analysis was conducted to determine what the Bible teaches regarding female ordination. Focus was placed on passages that teach some form of ordination, namely Acts 14:23; Titus 1:5 in relation to gender prophetic gifts (Acts 2:17). These and related passages were compared with 1 Timothy 2:12, which tends to teach on the exclusion of females from ruling local assemblies. Comparison and contrast of the literature, interviews and biblical analysis revealed that PAOGZ, Eastern Province, Lundazi District, Zambia operated in a patriarchal environment. Evidence showed that women who attempted to pastor local assemblies in the area faced rejection from local people. Recommendations were made in forms of theological implications and practical recommendations to help the local church improve its practices of female ordination by making them relevant to the culture of its people.
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    Restoring and Involving Black Single Mothers in the Whole Church Program in the Full Gospel Church of God in South Africa: A Case Study of District Three in the Limpopo Province
    (South African Theological Seminary Johannesburg, South Africa) Makhubele, Hasani Daniel; Jabini, Franklin
    The main research problem in this study is to investigate what strategies the local church should use to restore and involve single mothers in the whole church program, in the Full Gospel Church Of God, at District Three of the Limpopo Province. The research findings reveal that single mothers are not fully involved in the whole church program; and also that in most cases they are discriminated against. The suggested solution is that the church should follow the Bible examples and restore and involve single mothers in the whole church program.
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    A Training Programme for Promoting Church Growth in the Ebenezer Baptist Church, New Brighton, Port Elizabeth in Terms of Schwarz’s Model of a Healthy Church
    (South African Theological Seminary Johannesburg, South Africa) Mangwana, Mlungisi; Woodbridge, Noel B.; Woodbridge, Noel B.
    This study is an attempt to develop a training programme for promoting church growth in the Ebenezer Baptist Church,New Brighton, Port Elizabeth based on the Schwarz model of a healthy church. Firstly, the study provides a literature review of the Church Growth Movement. This includes a historical overview and a critical evaluation of the main principles of the Church Growth Movement, as well as a summary of Healthy Church Surveys, including a review of Christian Schwarz‘s book,Natural Church Development. Secondly, the study presents the Biblical and theological foundations of church growth, including a Biblical perspective of Schwarz‘s eight characteristics of a healthy church. Thirdly, an empirical survey is conducted amongst the members of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in New Brighton, Port Elizabeth to determine their perceptionsregarding the main obstacles to church growthin theirchurch, based on Schwarz‘s eight ―Quality Characteristics‖of a healthy church. Finally, basedon the research findings, a training programme is developed for promoting church growth in the Ebenezer Baptist Church based on the Schwarz‘s model of a healthy church.
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    Determination of Effects of Stress to Pastors’ Wives on Church Ministries Performance: A case of Bungoma South district
    (South African Theological Seminary Johannesburg) Nandasaba, Tryphosa Liyala; Orerea, Zedekiah M.
    Stress to an individual, can either be positive or negative depending on various things, such as conditions or environment under which individuals experience it and circumstances under which the experience occurs. In addition, people of all ages experience stress somewhat. Consequently, the objective of the study was to examine factors that precipitate stress in pastors’ wives and determine whether stress to Pastors’ wives do affect church ministry performance. Further, if stress to pastors’ wives has any effect on church performance, the study sought to suggest solutions to mitigate stressful conditions so as to improve the performance of church ministries. Accordingly, the study investigated stress symptoms that are exhibited by Pastors’ spouses; factors that cause them stress and the evidence of how stress to Pastors’ wives affects performance of Church ministries. To do this, the study interviewed 216 respondents – 72 and 144 being pastors’ wives and ordinary members’ wives respectively from congregations in which Pastors wives were interviewed. The study utilised a structured questionnaire with close-ended and open –ended items which were given to respondents; an interview was then scheduled for pastors’ wives to provide in-depth information and observation method was also used to elicit information on stress in pastors’ wives. The respondents were selected through a cluster sampling procedure where pastors’ fellowship meetings and churches at market centres or primary schools were utilised as the basis of the clusters. Whereas information collected was descriptive, by assigning numerical values using a Likert like scale, both descriptive and inferential statistics were employed to analyse and interpret the information obtained. Descriptive statistics employed include calculations of mean scores, frequency and percentages while inferential statistics employed include, the t-test for comparing mean scores, Levene’s test of equality of variance, α analyses and ANOVA for accepting or rejecting hypotheses. The findings of the study reveal that although pastors’ wives exhibit various stress related symptoms just like any ordinary woman, they nevertheless suffer higher levels of stress than ordinary members’ spouses. Some of the factors that cause them stress include main factors namely financial and family matters. However, others which also iiicontribute to the development of stress to pastors’ wives include loneliness; other peoples’ expectations and demands; lack of privacy in homes; work overload and poor self image. The study further concluded that stress to pastors’ wives does not only affect them, but also their relationships with their spouses and the congregation; and, the church ministry itself. As a result, there ought to be ways to mitigate the disastrous effects of stress on Pastors’ wives that in turn has negative effect on church ministry performance. Therefore, the study suggests possible solutions to, and recommends that, ministries, pastors, congregations as well as pastors’ wives themselves could use them and work towards eliminating or decreasing the levels of stress being experienced by the various actors.
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