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The calling and sending of Abraham as a missionary to the nations: a relevant missional model for today
Get PDFThis article is a reflection on God’s calling and sending of Abraham as a missionary to the nations. It does so by trying to answer some basic questions - why was it necessary, who is Abraham, what was the core theology of his mission, and how did he respond to his God-given mission? At the end of each section we have drawn out some lessons that are relevant for our contemporary engagement in mission
A Theological Reflection on The Development of Mission Models In The Church Of Pentecost And Its Implications For The Future Of Pentecostal Mission In Ghana
Get PDFThe Church of Pentecost (CoP) has been identified as the fastest growing Christian denomination and the largest Protestant church in Ghana since 1989.1 Even though the CoP is grouped among the Classical Pentecostal Churches in Ghana, together with the Assemblies of God (AG), Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) and the Apostolic Church (AC), some scholars tend to describe it as an indigenous Ghanaian Pentecostal church for various reasons.2 For example, Asamoah-Gyadu indicates that - although it identifies with the classical Pentecostal tradition, the CoP has acquired a unique indigenous character, marking it out as different in outlook from, say, the Assemblies of God, whose American imprint after sixty years of existence in Ghana is still quite obvious.3 To some extent, some of the leaders of the CoP also seem to have similar view that the CoP is an indigenous Ghanaian church. Writing the introduction to the ‘History of The Church of Pentecost Volume 1’, Apostle D K Anan, the then chairman of the History Committee, points out that ‘The Church of Pentecost, from its inception, has been an indigenous, a do-it-yourself Church.’4 This assumption agrees with the claims of Rev. James McKeown, the first superintendent and chairman of the CoP that he wanted to plant ‘local species’ in African soil, since he believed that a British oak is more likely to struggle in Ghana
Pentecostalism and Africa-to-Africa missions-financing praxis
Get PDFThis article briefly introduces the missions-financing praxis of four Pentecostal churches that are prominent in the emerging African-to- Africa missions, and how this could form a basis for missional practice. The four major churches are, The Church of Pentecost of Ghana, The Apostolic Faith Mission of South Africa, Light House Chapel International of Ghana, and The Redeemed Christian Church of God of Nigeria. Before we examine the missions-financing of these missional Pentecostal churches, it will be helpful to explain some of the terms that are used in this article, namely, Mission, Missions and Africa-to-Africa missions
Pentecostal mission praxis. A review of core Pentecostal doctrines that drive and shape Pentecostal models of mission
Get PDFThe impact of Pentecostalism on world mission cannot be underestimated in contemporary mission work and missional praxis. This article seeks to look into the mission praxis of Pentecostalism, its rapid growth and core doctrines that undergird Pentecostal models of mission. The paper highlights the factors that have made the Pentecostal movement a force to be reckoned with in contemporary missional praxis. It concludes with vital recommendations for further discussion or re-evaluation. The intention is to make Pentecostal missional praxis relevant in this century and beyond
Improving the Quality of Public Service in Ghana: A Lesson to be Learned from Implementation of Total Quality Management (TQM)in the Public Sector.
No full textThis paper offers a framework of lessons to illuminate the role of Total Quality Management (TQM) in public sector management. TQM has been accepted as a management paradigm by many organisations throughout the world, and has led to quality movement in the private sector in the past. Today, quality movement has been extended to non-profit organisations. The paper outlines some lessons and posits an agenda for government of Ghana to embrace the quality movement revolution in the public sector as part of innovative governance of the government of Ghana. Innovative governance needs to be established in the context of new thinking in the public sector service delivery. The objective of the paper is to build a better and more general understanding of TQM implementation in the public sector of Ghana
Xenocentrism and Ethnocentism Towards Foreign and Local Products.
Get PDFThis study aimed at assessing the extent and the impact of students′ demographic characteristics on their xenocentrism and ethnocentrism towards foreign and locally made products. Using self administered questionnaires, data were collected from 444 graduate and undergraduate university students in Ghana. Data analysis was conducted using the T-test of independent samples, frequency analysis and the analysis of variance. The results showed that students′ ethnocentrism was moderate and perceived local products as inferior. The results found no significant difference between male and female students in their preference for foreign products. Moreover, older students preferred to buy local products to foreign ones compared to younger students. The results also suggested that as people grow older, their social aggrandisement towards foreign products decreases. In addition, Nigerian students were more xenocentric than Ghanaian students whereas graduate students were more ethnocentric than undergraduate students. These findings could help marketers to forecast best marketing strategies on consumer demographics to increase market shar
The Effect of Service Quality on Customer Satisfaction and Loyal in the Restaurant Sector.
Get PDFThis study examined the effect of service quality on customer satisfaction and loyalty in the restaurant sector. Convenience sampling method was used to select 152 respondents and two restaurants located in Accra, the capital city of Ghana. Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) was used to analyse the data. The study revealed that all the service quality dimensions (reliability, assurance, empathy, tangibility and responsiveness) have a strong influence on customer satisfaction. When customers are satisfied with quality of services, they will be loyal. Among the service quality dimensions, assurance had the strongest influence on customer satisfaction, followed by empathy. This study therefore recommends that service providers in the restaurant sector periodically train their employees on good customer relationship management in order to deliver quality restaurant services to delight customers
Declining membership and attendance in the traditional mainline churches in the western world: lessons for Christianity in Ghana
Get PDFBy all standards, people in the western world, especially Europeans, have proved themselves as a very religious people. Having broken away from their various primal religions to embrace Christianity many centuries ago, Europe has served as the centre of gravity of Christianity for over 1,000 years. America has become what it is today because of the influx of Christians from Europe who moved there in the early 1600s in search of a place to enjoy religious freedom. Since then, churches in the West have been experiencing growing membership and attendance. They have been at the forefront in sending missionaries to other parts of the world. Through their numerous books and other literature, they have helped to shape Christian theology and practice. Similarly, through their numerous Bible Schools and seminaries, ministers of the gospel have been trained. They have also sent out billions of dollars to support Christian activities globally. Actually, without the significant roles played by Europeans and Americans, Christianity would not have been that successful. However, over the last decades, the situation appears to be changing as Europe and North America seem to be losing their Christian heritage. Church membership and attendance appear to be declinin
The place of music in missions work in Ghana: with reference to the church of Pentecost
Get PDFThis article gives a brief narrative of the role that music has played and continues to play in the churches in Ghana with particular reference to the Church of Pentecost. It begins by acknowledging that the COP as an indigenous Ghanaian church sees music as an integral part of its missions in Ghana and beyond. It then examines the musical tradition of the churches in Ghana, and examines four models of musical types in Ghanaian churches, namely, Contrafactum, Eclectic, Creative Essays of Afro-Identity and Spontaneous types. The rest of the paper focuses on the Spontaneous Type of music as the Church of Pentecost’s preference in worship and in its missional activities. It concludes with a brief comment on the importance of the Psalms in church music