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Item Christening a nation: A critical theological investigation of declaring Zambia a Christian nation(South African Theological Seminary Johannesburg, 2023) Mumba, Gabriel; Mzondi, ModisaChristening a nation: A critical theological investigation of declaring Zambia a Christian nation is a study contributing to the ongoing discussion concerning the theological implications surrounding the declaration of Zambia a Christian Nation, and how the Church in Zambia should respond to the declaration of Zambia as a Christian nation? The study is shaped after Osmer’s (2008, 199—217) four tasks of practical theology namely: (i) the descriptive task (what is going on?), whose main objective was to have an all-inclusive consultation to understand the factors that influenced the declaration of Zambia a Christian nation, (ii) the interpretive task (why is it going on?), which helped to historically understand what related literature teaches about christening a nation, (iii) the normative task (what ought to be going on?), which discussed what the Bible and theologians teach, vis–à–vis christening a nation, and (iv) the pragmatic task (how might we respond?), which discussed some critical theological implications of declaring Zambia a Christian nation, and further offered a pragmatic response of the Church in Zambia. In this regard, the study used a qualitative explorative–descriptive approach. Christening Zambia and the subsequent declaration of Zambia a Christian nation aroused discussions among stakeholders like the religious mother bodies, government and other interested parties to understand its objective. Therefore, the declaration of Zambia a Christian nation presents some good prospects to the Church in Zambia of fulfilling the great commission of Jesus Christ, while at the same time it is a challenge when its biblical and theological basis is not properly considered.Item Placing the poor within the current [prophetic] ministry of the Pentecostal Assemblies of God of Zambia (PAOG (Z)) pastors(South African Theological Seminary Johanessburg) Mumba, Gabriel; Mzondi, Modisa; Mzondi, ModisaABSTRACT The Pentecostal church in Zambia is steadily losing its understanding of the “prophetic ministry” as hundreds of prophets have surfaced and misplaced the “prophetic ministry” leaving the Pentecostal church in a limbo,as there is no correlation to the Early Church “prophetic ministry”. The Pentecostal Assemblies of God Zambia (PAOG (Z)) pastors have been affected by the emergence of Christian prophets who have no role model to look to for guidance to effectively address the plight of the poor under the New Covenant. Pastors are enticed bythe lure of wealth, power and prestige;they forsake their biblical understanding of “prophetic ministry” under the New Covenantand set out on a self-pleasure-seeking, materialistic expedition. In the end, they practice an unbalanced “prophetic ministry”(with no spiritual and social action) which is not informed by the practice of the Early Church.Still the question of how the pastors in the PAOG (Z) should place the poor within their “Prophetic ministry” under the New Covenant needs attention? For this reason,this thesis demonstrates that the “prophetic ministry” of the Early Church towards the poor as understood in Acts 11:19-30; II Corinthians 8:1-9:15; Romans 15:23-28 and Galatians 2:10 can stir pastors within the PAOG (Z) to consider a balanced “prophetic ministry” under the New Covenant essential to the ministry within the socio-economic and religious contexts of Zambia