Influence of Spiritual Leaders of the Church in Fulfillment of the Great Commission in Thika Town

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dc.contributor.authorKamau, Bernard
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-24T07:29:56Z
dc.date.available2020-08-09T10:52:48Z
dc.date.available2024-04-24T07:29:56Z
dc.date.issued2018-11
dc.description.abstractThe fulfillment of the Great Commission was very effective in the first century under the apostles of Jesus Christ and many other successful endeavors have been made on the same over the years in diverse ways. The spiritual leaders of the church today face a great challenge in fulfillment of the Great Commission due to the changing dynamics and demographics. The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of spiritual leaders of the church on fulfilment of the Great Commission. The specific objectives of the study were: to determine the influence of the spiritual leaders of the church through spiritual mentoring, leadership empowerment, leadership involvement of members for participation and leadership contact with members and other people on fulfilment of the Great Commission. The study adopted an explanatory research design and the study population was made up of bishops, pastors, and elders in the selected representative churches in Thika Town. The sample size was 60 respondents who were selected using stratified and purposive methods. The study used both primary and secondary data. Primary data was collected by use of semi – structured questionnaires while secondary data was collected from journals and records from churches. Descriptive data analysis was used to analyse the responses. The findings of the study rated the spiritual leaders of the church in Thika town slightly above average in their influence on members towards the fulfilment of the Great Commission. It showed that all the four aspects of leadership: spiritual mentorship, leaders empowerment, involving others for participation and leaders contact with others are important tools through which leaders can/should influence. Regression results indicated that with exception of leadership involving members, all the other three objectives were statistically significant. The key recommendations of the study was that, it is the spiritual leader’s responsibility to mentor, empower, and keep contact with their members as they open up opportunities for them to serve. Further research could investigate the results of the leadership aspects examined here on the fulfillment of the Great Commission. Key words: spiritual leaders, mentorship, empowerment, involvement, contact, great commission.
dc.identifier.urihttps://repo.pacuniversity.ac.ke/handle/123456789/2966.2
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherPan Africa Christian University
dc.subjectInfluence of spiritual leadersen_US
dc.subjectThe Great Commissionen_US
dc.subjectthe concept of the church Leadershipen_US
dc.titleInfluence of Spiritual Leaders of the Church in Fulfillment of the Great Commission in Thika Townen_US
dc.typeThesis
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