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Church Planting In Nigeria: Issues And Prospects
[A CASE STUDY OF REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD (RCCG)]
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1.4 RESEARCH QUESTIONS
What are the issues and prospects of church planting in Nigeria?
What are the merits and demerits of massive church planting in Nigeria?
What are the factors encouraging the proliferation of churches in Nigeria?
1.6 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
The following are the significance of this study:
Findings
from this study will educate the church administrators and the general
public in Nigeria on the merits and demerits of massive church planting
in Nigeria.
This research will also serve as a resource base to other
scholars and researchers interested in carrying out further research in
this field subsequently, if applied will go to an extent to provide new
explanation to the topic.
1.7 SCOPE/LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY
This
study on the issues and prospects of church planting in Nigeria will
cover the spate at which new churches are been established in Nigeria
with a view of identifying the merits and the demerits.
Limitations of study
Financial
constraint- Insufficient fund tends to impede the efficiency of the
researcher in sourcing for the relevant materials, literature or
information and in the process of data collection (internet,
questionnaire and interview).
Time constraint- The researcher will
simultaneously engage in this study with other academic work. This
consequently will cut down on the time devoted for the research work.
REFERENCES
Adesanya,
I.O (2004) “Proliferation of Churches: Bane or Blessing†in journal of
contemporary issues in Education, Vol. 11,No.1: 55-60.
Fayomi, M.O (1993) The Christian Response To Our Moral and Social Crisis, Ado-Ekiti:Hope Paper Mills.
Falayi,
O. O. (1998). “Proliferation of Churches: Causes and Effects on Church
Growth, A Case Study of Ikere Local Government Area of Ekiti State,†an
Unpublished project submitted to the RCCG, Bible College, Lagos, p. 42.
Tokunbo,
D.O (2002) “Pentecostal and Charismatic Perspectives of the Redeemed
Christian Church of God’ in Ondo journal of Religion, Vol.111, No. 1 and
2. 3. Ogidi, R. (1997) “Worries over Failure of Religion as Moral
Anchor,†The Guardian, March, 28, 11.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This study was conducted to examine the challenges and prospects of church planting in Nigeria. Church planting is among the visions of numerous denominations and even other faiths like Islam. The intention or motive is to convey the message (gospel) of the Jesus Christ to as many as possible. This is not far from the instruction given by Jesus Christ himself when he admonished his disciples to preach the word of God from Judea, to Samaria and then to the uttermost part of the world, Nigeria inc ... Continue reading---
