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050 0 4 _aBV3625
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050 0 4 _aBV3625
100 1 _aBroom, Wendell W.
_q(Wendell Wright),
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245 1 0 _aGrowth of churches of Christ among Ibibios of Nigeria /by Wendell Wright Broom, Sr.
260 _c1970.
300 _ax, 268, 49. leaves :
_bcharts ;
_c29 cm.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
500 _aIncludes abstract.
504 _a1 (leaves 256-268) and index.
500 _aIntroduction
505 0 0 _aLegend or History? --
_tWhy Ibibios and not Ibos? --
_tThe Period Covered --
_tObjectives.
500 _aMethodology
505 0 0 _aObstacles: Attitude toward numerical data --
_tPerspective of American Church life --
_tSources of the Data: --
_tPersonal observations --
_tLibrary data --
_tCorrespondence --
_tInterviews.
500 _aChapter I. The Ibibio People and Their Ways: A Resume
505 0 0 _aA cultural unit --
_tPopulation --
_tSocial organization --
_tEducation --
_tReligion.
500 _aChapter II. Christian Missionaries and Churches Prior to 1948
505 0 0 _aThe Pioneers: Church of Scotland Mission --
_tStrategy --
_tThe fruit of their work --
_tSummary of the Church of Scotland Mission --
_tA Case Study: The Qua Iboe Mission --
_tAn Overview of the Second Wave Missions --
_tPrimitive Methodist Mission --
_tRoman Catholic Church --
_tSalvation Army --
_tLutheran Church --
_tChurch of God --
_tThe Independent African Churches --
_tA growing African phenomenon --
_tThe magnitude of Ibibio independency --
_tAn attempt to understand the nature of Independent Churches --
_tTwo answers to the problem --
_tSummary of Ibibio Churches --
_tExploratory missions --
_tMission stations --
_tAssisting a scattered church --
_tAssisting a people movement --
_tAssisting a large well-developed African church --
_tThe statistical picture.
500 _aChapter III. The Rise of the Churches of Christ: 1948 to 1960
505 0 0 _aThe Groundwork is Laid --
_tReese and Echols visit Essien: 1950 --
_tReese and Echols report their findings --
_tEchols returns for three months: 1951 --
_tThe Mission Takes Shape --
_tStategy for the new mission --
_tPrinciples and methods: --
_tPreaching and planting churches in every village --
_tVillage schools --
_tShort terms and missionary langauge --
_tAmerican subisdy for Nigerian preachers --
_tTwo year training for preachers --
_tThe succession of twenty missionary families begins --
_tNames and dates (see Appendix) --
_tAnalysis of missionaries --
_tDistinctive contributions of various men --
_tResults: many baptisms and churches --
_tA Disturbing Question: Are We Getting Real Churches? --
_tThe increasing burden of subsidy --
_tFraternal roles so easily become paternal --
_tThe oversight involved in subsidy --
_tThe haunting question: stewards or hirelings --
_tQuestions that must be asked --
_tA Transition Plan: 1958-1959 --
_tA plan for reducing American500n subsidy --
_tThe transitional plan is carried out --
_tEstimated results --
_tThe On-Going Strategy: 1960 to 1967 --
_tFurther expansion into Ibo tribe --
_tVillage schools are expanded into a secondary school --
_tThird year of training in Bible at Ukpom.
500 _aChapter IV. The Church Measurement of 1959
505 0 0 _aThe Need for Evaluation --
_tThe Process of Evaluating the Churches --
_tWas My Sample Truly Representative --
_tHow the Churches of Christ began --
_tSize and location of the churches --
_tChurch buildings --
_tElders --
_tAttendance at services --
_tCollections --
_tBible training in Sunday Schools --
_tMembership gains and losses --
_tPolygamy --
_tLiteracy --
_tLeadership training --
_tEmigration --
_tOutreach --
_tSummary of Ibibio Churches of Christ: 1959.
500 _aChapter V. Ten Years Later
505 0 0 _aFurther Developments in Policy: 1960 to 1967 --
_tThe Civil War with Biafra --
_tThe Ibo background --
_tIbibio involvement in secession --
_tFederal invasion of Biafra --
_tThe upset for the Church --
_tWhat is the Present Condition of These Churches?.
500 _aChapter Virgin Islands Church Growth Viewpoint: An Evaluation
505 0 0 _aChurch Growth Viewpoint: A Position Statement --
_tGod wants a growing church --
_tA growing Church is essential to a believing world --
_tThe biblical basis of church growth --
_tThe Church has always grown by the movement of peoples into Christ --
_tSuch growth has a sound biblical basis: the Bible, both Old and New Testaments, recognizes (ta ethne): the tribes --
_tPeople movements give birth to indigenous churches --
_tCultural barriers to church growth --
_tThe decision-making processes of human society --
_tReceptivity or resistance of these units of society must be taken into account --
_tThe Church growth viewpoint: solution to the problem of stopped churches --
_tEvaluation of the Spread of the Churches of Christ among the Ibibios --
_tWas this a people movemnt? --
_tWhat was the relation of social services and church planting? --
_tIbibio Churches of Christ located on four descriptive axes --
_tWhat commonly causes stoppage in people movements? --
_tDid this stoppage occur among Churches of Christ in Ibibio? --
_tWhat could the American Churches of Christ have done?.
500 _aChapter Virgin IslandsI. Training Men to Preach: A Critique and Evaluation
505 0 0 _aLeadership Structure of Churches of Christ --
_tLeadership Function --
_tUkpom Bible College --
_tThe Training Institution --
_tThe Training Course --
_tOutgoing Students --
_tSummary and Analysis --
_tStrengths: --
_tA record of sustained church growth --
_tDiffusion of training beyond the campus --
_tOne week annual training course --
_tWeaknesses: --
_tInadequate shepherding of thechurches --
_tStudent motivation --
_tFood allowance system --
_tAssimilation of trained men --
_tSelection of students --
_tAge level of students --
_tProfessionalism among graduates --
_tRelevance of training --
_tQuestions --
_tGreater Nigerian responsibility in financing and leadership --
_tA time for re-evaluation --
_tA Model for the Post-War Era: Leadership Training by Extension --
_tThe Guatemala plan --
_tThe relevance of extension training for the Ibibio.
500 _aChapter Virgin IslandsII. Church Growth Answers to Questions That Need Asking
505 0 0 _aIs There a Better Solution to the Problem of Stopped Churches Among Receptive People --
_tof The Independent African Churches --
_tof the entry of new foreign missions --
_tDid the Churches of Christ Do Right in Entering Ibibio to Plant Churches? --
_tHad Churches of Christ not come, would tehse churches have stayed in the traditional denominations? --
_tWhat is the Relationship of the Christian Schools to Church Growth? --
_tWhat Were the Bridges Across which the Churches of Christ Spread into Other Regions?.
500 _aChapter IX. The Post-War Churches of Christ: Practical Steps Toward a Vision
505 0 0 _aThe Profile of the Post-War Church --
_tWise Subsidy: The Godly and Effective Use of Money --
_tWelcoming the Multitudes into the Church --
_tDeepening Spirituality in Men and Churches --
_tTask Force Missions --
_tLeadership Training by Extension --
_tLectureships and Conferences --
_tA New Role among the Independent Churches - The Unrecognized Nominal Fringe --
_tAnd Suddenly It Was Summer!.
530 _a2
650 0 _aChurches of Christ
_zNigeria.
650 0 _aMissions
_zNigeria.
650 0 _aChurch growth
_zNigeria.
650 0 _aIbibio (African people)
_xSocial life and customs.
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