The growth of the Africa Inland Church among the Maasai tribe in Kenya /by Matthias Boeddinghaus.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: 1993.Description: vi, 153 leaves : illustrations ; 29 cmContent type:
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Contents:
The center of the culture: Age-group -- The value system: Cattle - The supporting system in times of need: The Religion -- Prayer -- Sacrifice -- The religious specialist: Oloibon -- The communication system: Maa -- Up to Date: Trends for modern Maasai -- Encouragement of Individualism -- Modern Education -- Religious superficiality -- Language chaos.
The start in Siyabei (1918-1923) -- Evangelists on journey (1923-1928) -- The crisis: Female Circumcision (1929-1930) -- New stations Kilgoris and Lsait (1931-1940) -- The Church of the Africa Inland Mission -- The dream of a United African Church -- Third generation missionaries (1940-1950) -- Further Development (1950-1970) -- Siyabei and Narok -- Ilasit and Loitokitok -- Kilgoris -- Kajiado -- The African Inland Church (AIC) (1970-1990) -- The official Change of roles: AIM as part of AIC (16.10.1971) -- Further development (1970-1980) -- Development in Kajiado -- The Crisis about Leadership around 1979.
The Age of the churches and their foundation -- Church buildings and church properties -- Church leaders and their training -- The AIC and the other Churches -- Church life -- The struggle about communication -- Financial aspects -- Other Church Departments -- The typical Africa Inland Church among the Maasai.
Suggestions.
Questionnaire of the Survey -- Combined Datas of the Maasai Survey -- All Christian Churches in the Maasai Area -- All AIC churches according to their Structure.
Customary and Speacial Sacrifice -- Tool of the Maasai Medicine Man -- The Age of the Churches in the SRCC -- Founders of the Churches in the SRCC -- Lost churches of the SRCC since 1982 -- Worship places of the SRCC -- The SRCC and its land possessions -- The Office of Church Leaders in the SRCC -- Education of Church Leaders in the SRCC -- Concentration of Christian Denominations -- Churches according to their Attendance of Worship Services in the SRCC -- Total attendance of Worship Services in teh SRCC -- Churches according to their Sunday School attendance in the SRCC -- Sunday School Attendance in the SRCC -- Growth Factors in the SRCC -- Churches according to their membership in the SRCC -- Membership in relation to the participants in the Holy Communion in the SRCC -- Choir, Prayer meeting and Bible Study Groups in the SRCC -- Most important Languages in the SRCC -- Churches according to their average Sunday Collection in the SRCC -- Churches according to their average Tithe received in the SRCC.
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Typescript.

Ministry Perspective Project submitted in partial fulfullment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts, Columbia Biblical Seminary and Graduate School of Missions, Columbia, South Carolina, 1993.

I. The Cultural Background

The Former Times: The Traditional Maasai Culture -- The center of the culture: Age-group -- The value system: Cattle - The supporting system in times of need: The Religion -- Prayer -- Sacrifice -- The religious specialist: Oloibon -- The communication system: Maa -- Up to Date: Trends for modern Maasai -- Encouragement of Individualism -- Modern Education -- Religious superficiality -- Language chaos.

II. The History of Mission among the Massai Tribe

The Early Mission (1903-1940) -- The start in Siyabei (1918-1923) -- Evangelists on journey (1923-1928) -- The crisis: Female Circumcision (1929-1930) -- New stations Kilgoris and Lsait (1931-1940) -- The Church of the Africa Inland Mission -- The dream of a United African Church -- Third generation missionaries (1940-1950) -- Further Development (1950-1970) -- Siyabei and Narok -- Ilasit and Loitokitok -- Kilgoris -- Kajiado -- The African Inland Church (AIC) (1970-1990) -- The official Change of roles: AIM as part of AIC (16.10.1971) -- Further development (1970-1980) -- Development in Kajiado -- The Crisis about Leadership around 1979.

III. The Present Situation of the Africa Inland Church among the Maasai

The general setup of the AIC-Rules and Regulations -- The Age of the churches and their foundation -- Church buildings and church properties -- Church leaders and their training -- The AIC and the other Churches -- Church life -- The struggle about communication -- Financial aspects -- Other Church Departments -- The typical Africa Inland Church among the Maasai.

IV. Conclusion and perspective for the future

Critical Evaluation -- Suggestions.

Appendix

Dates in Maasai History -- Questionnaire of the Survey -- Combined Datas of the Maasai Survey -- All Christian Churches in the Maasai Area -- All AIC churches according to their Structure.

List of Tables

The Age-Group System of the Maasai -- Customary and Speacial Sacrifice -- Tool of the Maasai Medicine Man -- The Age of the Churches in the SRCC -- Founders of the Churches in the SRCC -- Lost churches of the SRCC since 1982 -- Worship places of the SRCC -- The SRCC and its land possessions -- The Office of Church Leaders in the SRCC -- Education of Church Leaders in the SRCC -- Concentration of Christian Denominations -- Churches according to their Attendance of Worship Services in the SRCC -- Total attendance of Worship Services in teh SRCC -- Churches according to their Sunday School attendance in the SRCC -- Sunday School Attendance in the SRCC -- Growth Factors in the SRCC -- Churches according to their membership in the SRCC -- Membership in relation to the participants in the Holy Communion in the SRCC -- Choir, Prayer meeting and Bible Study Groups in the SRCC -- Most important Languages in the SRCC -- Churches according to their average Sunday Collection in the SRCC -- Churches according to their average Tithe received in the SRCC.

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