Foreign subsidy and the indigenous church : A study of the subsidy of church building in Kenya /
Jones, David M,
Foreign subsidy and the indigenous church : A study of the subsidy of church building in Kenya / David M. Jones. - first edition. - Columbia, South Carolina : [Unknown], (c)2002. - 64 pages : illustrations
List of Illustrations List of Tables Chapter 1: The Problem Stated Chapter 2: Biblical Background Chapter 3: Theoretical Background Chapter 4: Research Methodology Chapter 5: Research Findings Chapter 6: Conclusions and Recommendations
1. Respondents answer: How was the church facility funded? -- 2. Overall effect of foreign subsidy on the national church -- 1. Urban church response to interview items 2,3, and 16 regarding status of the church after receiving foreign subsidy -- 2. Rural church response to interview items 2, 3, and 16 regarding status of the church after receiving foreign subsidy -- 3. Observation of maintenance in urban churches -- 4. Observation of maintenance in rural churches -- 5. Distinguishing responses of urban and rural churches to interview items 7, 8, and 9 regarding financial assistance of pastors and missionaries -- 6. National church's responsibility to help others as they have been helped -- Introduction -- Research Questions -- Delimitations of the Problem -- Denominational Boundaries -- Maturity Restriction -- Further Limitations -- Definition of Terms -- Possible Limitations -- Giving in the New Testament Church -- New Testament Illustrations of Financial Assistance -- Opponents of Foreign Subsidy -- Proponents of Foreign Subsidy -- Summary -- Research Type and Overall Strategy -- Procedures for Implementation -- Selection of Churches for Case Study -- Case Study of Selected Churches -- Analysis of the Data -- Instrumentation -- The Survey Instrument -- The Interview Schedule -- Interpretation of the Data -- Report of the Findings -- Current Status of Recipient Churches -- Maintenance of Donated Church Buildings -- Continued Ministry and Additional Foreign Funding -- Funding of National Pastors or Missionaries by the Recipient Church's Own Funds -- The Attitude of National Believers Toward the Missionary, the Donating Churches, and the Ultimate Giver, God -- The Attitude of National Believers Toward the Donated Facility Itself -- The National Believers' Sense of Responsibility to Assist Others With Similar Needs in Their Own Culture -- The Congregation's Relationship to Its Community -- Conclusions of the Study -- Recommendations to Pastors, Missionaries, and Mission Leaders -- Recommendations to Other Researchers.
Columbia International University--Faculty, Alumni and alumnae
BV4070 / .F674 2002 BR1443
Foreign subsidy and the indigenous church : A study of the subsidy of church building in Kenya / David M. Jones. - first edition. - Columbia, South Carolina : [Unknown], (c)2002. - 64 pages : illustrations
List of Illustrations List of Tables Chapter 1: The Problem Stated Chapter 2: Biblical Background Chapter 3: Theoretical Background Chapter 4: Research Methodology Chapter 5: Research Findings Chapter 6: Conclusions and Recommendations
1. Respondents answer: How was the church facility funded? -- 2. Overall effect of foreign subsidy on the national church -- 1. Urban church response to interview items 2,3, and 16 regarding status of the church after receiving foreign subsidy -- 2. Rural church response to interview items 2, 3, and 16 regarding status of the church after receiving foreign subsidy -- 3. Observation of maintenance in urban churches -- 4. Observation of maintenance in rural churches -- 5. Distinguishing responses of urban and rural churches to interview items 7, 8, and 9 regarding financial assistance of pastors and missionaries -- 6. National church's responsibility to help others as they have been helped -- Introduction -- Research Questions -- Delimitations of the Problem -- Denominational Boundaries -- Maturity Restriction -- Further Limitations -- Definition of Terms -- Possible Limitations -- Giving in the New Testament Church -- New Testament Illustrations of Financial Assistance -- Opponents of Foreign Subsidy -- Proponents of Foreign Subsidy -- Summary -- Research Type and Overall Strategy -- Procedures for Implementation -- Selection of Churches for Case Study -- Case Study of Selected Churches -- Analysis of the Data -- Instrumentation -- The Survey Instrument -- The Interview Schedule -- Interpretation of the Data -- Report of the Findings -- Current Status of Recipient Churches -- Maintenance of Donated Church Buildings -- Continued Ministry and Additional Foreign Funding -- Funding of National Pastors or Missionaries by the Recipient Church's Own Funds -- The Attitude of National Believers Toward the Missionary, the Donating Churches, and the Ultimate Giver, God -- The Attitude of National Believers Toward the Donated Facility Itself -- The National Believers' Sense of Responsibility to Assist Others With Similar Needs in Their Own Culture -- The Congregation's Relationship to Its Community -- Conclusions of the Study -- Recommendations to Pastors, Missionaries, and Mission Leaders -- Recommendations to Other Researchers.
Columbia International University--Faculty, Alumni and alumnae
BV4070 / .F674 2002 BR1443