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In some Christian traditions, a pastor is required to qualify at an accredited institution
of higher learning such as a university or a seminary. However, in Pentecostal-type
ministries, some pastors start churches without ...
Apostolic Faith Mission International Ministry in the United Kingdom (AFMIMUK) was founded in 2003 by a group of African migrants who came to the UK to work or study. This church has shown some signs of growth, but its ...
The new prophetic churches in South Africa and elsewhere in the continent practice giving. There are many aspects to the concept of giving, such as tithing, seeding, offerings, and so forth. Members of the new prophetic ...
Communal discernment is the idea of involving the group in decision-making as opposed to
decisions by individuals. Previous studies worked within the ecclesiological perspectives and
highlighted the key principles of ...
Two hermeneutical methods inform the Pentecostal reading of the Bible: the fundamentalist
literalist reading and the Pentecostal hermeneutics of experience. These two positions in
Bible reading among Pentecostals have ...
Pneumatology also known as the theology of the Spirit within the Pentecostal movement is
one of its fundamental teachings. This theology has been studied from both the non-material
and material perspectives. This article ...
Ignatius Lekganyane (1885–1948), popularly known as Engenas Lekganyane, was the founder and bishop of the Zion Christian Church (ZCC) in South Africa (SA) which he led from its inception in 1924 until he died in 1948. ...
Background: The new prophetic churches are led by young and innovative prophets who
have incorporated various forms of video technology (VT) tools to propagate the gospel
through the performance of technology-aided ...
The current theological training of pastors is done in different institutions of higher
learning, such as universities, seminaries, and bible colleges. However, among some
pastors in neo-Pentecostal churches, this type ...
kgatle, mookgo solomon(Malysia University press, 2025)
The newer Pentecostal and Charismatic Christianity in South Africa has been experiencing numerical growth in the 21st century. One of the reasons for the development and expansion of this movement is its ability to evangelise ...
kgatle, mookgo solomon(Radbound University Press, 2025)
Missio spiritus has been theorized and conceptualized as part of the broader mission of
the triune God but not emphasized as an indigenous force within the context of African
Pentecostalism. This article aims to accentuate ...
African Pentecostalism is studied as part of the Pentecostal Movement that emphasises
direct relationship with God through baptism in the Holy Spirit. Shaping the landscape
of Christianity on the continent and in the ...
Bosadi, a theory coined by Madipoane Masenya (Ngwan’a Mphahlele), has been used in previous works as an approach to the biblical text. This current study sees bosadi as a contribution to Pentecostal hermeneutical approaches ...
For the first time since the 1994 democratic elections in South Africa, the African
National Congress (ANC) failed to obtain a majority vote to govern (50% plus 1
seat) in the outcome of the 2024 elections. Consequently, ...
Engaged scholarship (also known as scholarship of engagement) is an approach to
developing knowledge that values the interactions between the academy and the
relevant communities. This article uses this approach to develop ...
A pneumatological orientation of human life is premised on the theology of the Spirit
(pneumatology), particularly Spirit baptism and the subsequent pneumatic experiences within
the Pentecostal tradition. A Pneumatological ...
Background: Syncretism is a complex subject that represents the combination of more than
two religious belief systems with fundamental differences.
Objectives: This article aimed to contrast the syncretistic views on the ...
The reviewed literature demonstrates that moya, as a pneumatological concept, has
been studied in both African pneumatology and Pentecostal pneumatology. In African
pneumatology, the concept has been applied to human ...
This article explores the adaptation of African Independent Churches (AICs) to the evolving digital landscape, with a focus on the implications of technology for liturgical practices, community cohesion, and the empowerment ...
kgatle, mookgo solomon(Radbound University Press, 2026)
Reverse mission is a notion that describes the current resurgence of faith from the
global South to the global North. This notion suggests that the mission itself is one-directional
(global North to South); hence, efforts ...