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    A Missiological study of the Phenomenon of Spirit Possession among the Munyoyaya women in the Madogo location, Tana River district in Kenya :a Response to I.M. Lewis' theory of Deprivation
    (2014-05-22) Wang'ombe, Judy Wanjiru
    The Munyoyaya women are part ofthe larger Munyoyaya people group who inhabit the Tana River district in Kenya. They are a minority tribal group considered to be part of the Oromo language group. They are predominantly Muslims yet steeped in folk tendencies that are prohibited by orthodox Islam. This study attempts to examine one aspect of these folk tendencies as practiced by the Munyoyaya women. It seeks to understand their participation in the spirit possession cults in the Madogo location. It also evaluates 1. M. Lewis' theory of deprivation in relation to the context of the Munyoyaya women's participation. The study also aims at examining some missiological ways of cross-cultural Christian witness among the Munyoyaya women. This study is based on the cognitive anthropological perspective that is focused on the implicit aspects of a culture. Thus to describe the implicit aspects of the Munyoyaya women's cultural practice in the possession phenomenon, ethnographic research design is employed as a tradition of qualitative research. Data is collected using participant observation and ethnographic interviews with those involved in the possession sessions. The findings of this study reveal that the Munyoyaya women are majority of the participants of the possession cults. They participate for various reasons that include: economical, therapeutical, social, their pragmatic nature, spiritual and psychological factors. These factors, especially the spiritual and psychological factors, stem from the worldview of the Munyoyaya people that is basically supernaturalistically oriented. This provides a comprehensive outlook to possession cults that disprove Lewis' deprivation theory. He generally bases his theory on socioeconomical factors that attempt to explain participation in possession cults. In view of the findings recommendations are made that aim at effective cross-cultural Christian witness among the Munyoyaya women and Muslims in general. There is need for worldview studies that will aim at understanding the outward behaviors and implicit assumptions of people to be reached with the Gospel. It is also recommended that Muslims as people be distinguished from the ideological aspect of Islam. Lack of such a distinction has accounted for the much of the frustration experienced in Islamic mission fields.
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    Contributions of Karen Bible School to the Growth of the Churches in the Free Pentecostal Fellowship of Kenya in Nairobi between 1991 - 2001
    (2014-05-19) Kumu-malengo, Molongola Motitya
    To prepare and equip church workers through training is crucial and a matter of concern for both the church and the associating theological institutions. This study was done to find out the contributions of Karen Bible School which foster in the growing of the churches in the FPFK in Nairobi. The contributions of Karen Bible School depend on the results of the training it does to produce competent church workers who serve in the ministries of the church for the Lord.The study was done through documents of the school, interview conducted with the school authority,particularly with the Dean of Studies, and a questionnaire administered to graduates of between 1991-200] and local church leaders of Free Pentecostal Fellowship of Kenya. The information was gathered through a set of closed-end and open-ended questions contained in questionnaire in Appendices A, B and C. The closed-ended items were rated in the model of Likert Scale. The responses analyzed quantitatively with frequency count and then percentages calculated, while responses from openended items were analyzed qualitatively. Findings revealed that Karen Bible School has contributed to the growth of the churches in the Free Pentecostal Fellowship of Kenya through training church workers, most of whom are in full time ministry. They were equipped and are active teaching believers in the congregations, training other workers and evangelizing to win people for God. Some of the graduates are in leadership positionsand make policies for the churches.
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    The Impact of Female Literacy in Indigenous Societies of Kenya :a case study of BTL Kenya-Sabaot Project
    (2014-05-15) Owino, Harriet Nyakecho
    This study explored how the female community in Mt. Elgon District perceived the effect of Bible Translation and Literacy (BTL), literacy and mother tongue translation of the New Testament Bible project upon their lives. Data was collected through face to face semi-structured interviews which were recorded in note books .The researcher also used video-taking and observation to record data for the purpose of triangulation. The data was later transcribed. The findings revealed that the women have been impacted in several ways including economic, political, religious, social, and psychological aspects in their lives. The impact has been caused by improved literacy levels especially through the mother tongue literacy project of BTL. Based on the findings, the Sabaot Bible Translation and Literacy (SBTL) needs to further work hand in hand with the Mt. Elgon community to not only provide Bible translation in their mother tongue but to also provide avenues in which the community can get training in their mother tongue and in the process, create job opportunities for those who are involved in the projects.
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    Determining Teaching Methods In The Theological Colleges of Kenya
    (2014-05-15) Nikobari, Simeon
    The purpose of this study is to examine the extent to which certain identified teaching strategies are being applied by theological lecturers in the theological colleges of Kenya These are: educational objectives,teaching methods, imitation techniques and questioning. After the statement of the problem in chapter one, chapter two focuses on two items. review of the past concerning the search for an appropriate ancient times to the present. Chapter three discusses the development procedures on research hypotheses Chapter five discusses the findings.It is found that firstly the teaching strategy involving educational objectives is being applied extensively by theological lecturers in the course of Systematic Theology In Secondly, the teaching strategy involving lecturing methods is being applied extensively by theological lecturers in the course of Systematic Theology in theological colleges of Kenya. 2nd their students on the application of the teaching Systematic Theology in the theological colleges of Kenya.
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    Perception of the school community (teachers, parents and sponsors) on the causes of student strikes in Lugari District of Kenya public schools
    (2014-04-25) Rapong'o, Sitati George
    This study set out to discover, understand and explain the community's (teachers, parents, students and head teachers) perception of strikes in Lugari District of Kenya. The research paradigm was a qualitative study, grounded theory. Data was collected using face to face open interviews. It was then coded and analyzed. The report revealed that, students' indiscipline is not as a result of students' role alone but a combination of factors such as poor parenting practices, poor work morale and motivation among teachers, poor relationship between teachers and school administration and overly centralized decision making in schools. I concluded that the issue of strikes is continuing in secondary schools in Lugari District. This conclusion paved way for recommendation that appealed for measures that will minimize strikes in the District.
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    The impact of organizational development program on the nationalization process in Free Pentecostal Fellowship in Kenya from 1997 to 2007
    (2014-04-22) Andhoga, Walter Otieno
    This research seeks to investigate the impact of Organizational Development (OD) program on the nationalization process of Free Pentecostal Fellowship in Kenya (F.P.F.K) from a missionary led Church organization to a national led Church from 1997 to 2007. Specifically it seeks to investigate the impact OD program has created on national leadership in F.P.F.K, find out whether through OD nationalization process has been achieved, and if the national leaders have embraced the changes produced as result of the OD program The results of this research show that OD program is successful in the nationalization process of F.P.F .K.The mission and vision of the organization has been understood by the leaders at the national level. The policies and manuals have been formulated and implemented at the national level and that leaders at the national level have been positive about the changes introduced as a result of the OD program. A sense of national identity has been created and the church has become an active partner in the civil society. However, the challenge with the structure of the organization is that it does not give leadership authority to individual leaders. Leaders have understood their responsibilities without depending on the former missionaries. They have taken firm control of running the organization and their presence is felt throughout the organization. The capacity of the national leaders has been built through different trainings offered through OD, which has made them achieve management skills in running the organization. This is a positive development in F.P.F.K. Based on these findings, it is necessary that any nationalization process be initiated early to prepare the leaders for hand over before the expatriates leave. OD should be an ongoing process in the organization so that leaders are developed and equipped without waiting until the time for hand over is ripe. Since running an OD process requires a lot of finances, the churches should be sensitized to start development accounts which can be used in the training of leaders. Emphasis should be made in all congregations so that they may continually contribute to this account and be willing to send more leaders for the training. In addition partners from the overseas should not withdraw their funding quickly as soon as they hand over leadership to the locals but they should do it gradually.
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    Understanding the challenge of the care of orphans in the Free Methodist Church of Kenya
    (2014-04-17) Nanjowe, Neddy Mundia
    The problem of orphans in Kenya is blooming significantly. The challenge of how to care for them is increasingly critical to achieving a healthy society. Understanding the role of church leaders in the challenging care for orphans is necessary. To be able to understand how best the church functions in addressing the orphan problem, the principal objective of this study was to understand why church leaders of the FMCK have not been able to offer significant help in caring for orphans in the church. Using a descriptive approach, this study employed a closed-ended questionnaire as an instrument of data collection. Fifty church leaders were sampled. They included local congregation and denominational leaders of the Free Methodist Church of Kenya. Results of the study revealed that leaders perceived themselves to have a magnificent task of using their position of influence to offer care ministries to orphans in the church. Financial constraints and ignorance on the care of orphans were ruled out as excuses for not establishing a ministry to orphans. These leaders also indicated that the church has a social obligation to care for orphans. As a result the following recommendations emerged: 1) leaders should use their leadership positions to build a ministry for orphans. 2) Leaders should prioritize an orphan care ministry alongside other church ministries so as to raise up a healthy generation. Last but not least, church leaders are to be in the frontline to offer leadership guidance in the fight against HIV/AIDS which was noted as the highest cause in increase of orphans.
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    study of youth programmes in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Kenya Itierio congregation
    (2014-04-16) Miruka, John Moseti
    The purpose of this study was to test the relationship between the lack of sound leadership including a good youth policy document and the good performance of the church's youth programmes. The researcher anticipated that his perception that, the programmes are not performing as expected and therefore would be able to provide useful suggestions to establish a means of accessing and improving programmes performance Youth and their leaders passed information about what was happening in the congregation to the researcher. Information collected was about the programmes and their performance .The researcher had formulated open-ended and closed-ended questionnaires, which helped in a simple systematic way to collect data and eventually analyse and categorize it. Various tables were used to give summaries of data collected. After completing the exercise of collecting, analysing and tabulating data, interpretation and discussions were made on the same. The findings of the study indicated the following; 1. Female youth were many in the church. 2. Camp meeting ranked first among the most preferred programmes. 3. Participation from the youth was expected especially in those programmes that promoted their spiritual life. 4 .Poor leadership and lack of a youth policy document among other perceived causes were pointed out to be major contributory factors for the poor performance of the programmes in the church. 5. Improving leadership related areas and allowing God to intervene in the congregation's work would help programmes perform effectively and have an impact on the participants. The researcher also suggested the following; 1. That the congregation authority need to understand all youth with a view of providing relevant programmes that will meet their needs. 2. That the youth should be well equipped to study the bible on their own and as groups with zest so that they can improve their devotional lives. 3. That programmes that emphasize the physical development should be included among the list of activities offered in the church 4. That the administration should look into issues of leadership, good youth policy document among others in order to improve and make the programmes be effective and efficient in accomplishing their goals. 5. The congregation in liaison with other congregations should work to review the church-wide constitution particularly the article that stipulate that youth are those between ages 13 and 21 .
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    Some factors determining the selection of teaching methods in selected Theological Colleges in Kenya
    (2014-04-15) Onsando, Mercy Njeri
    The aim of t his study was to find out facts which guide lecturers .i n their selection of teaching methods in the teaching of Systematic Theology course in selected Theological colleges in Kenya. The researcher aimed at discovering whether lecturers who teach colleges Systematic Theology in selected theological in l
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    Trainees' perception of relevance of methods used in short-term ministerial training at African Evangelistic Enterprise, Kenya
    (2014-04-14) Bokwa, Sylvain Atsidri
    This study was an attempt to investigate the perception of the relevance of training methods used at African Evangelistic Enterprise (AEE). It was a descriptive study, which was carried out using views of trainees as the basis ofthe investigation. The researcher further investigated the factors that may have influenced trainees' perception. The data collection involved the use of a closed-ended questionnaire, part of which was developed using the Likert Scale of Summated Ratings to determine the view ofthe respondents. The instrument was distributed by the researcher personally to 30 trainees. The Chi- square test of independence was the statistical instrument used. It was discovered that generally, majority of the trainees perceived training methods used at AEE as relevant. The findings revealed that trainees attest to the high relevance of discussion, lecture/instruction, mentoring/coaching, field trip and, practicum/internship and wished that the methods could be used most frequently. What came out clearly from the study was that it was not the frequency with which a training method was used that mattered, but the issue was relevance. It was therefore recommended that trainers employ training methods that would prove relevant for the training at AEE.