Musau, Nicholas MuasaOuma, CarenMsabah, Barnabe ُ Anzuruni2024-08-092024-08-092023-10-062250-3153https://repo.pacuniversity.ac.ke/handle/123456789/4436The issues of manipulation, control, and ‘forced giving’ in the Church context have raised a lot of concern and especially at a time when the moral authority of the Church has been questioned. Indeed, in the wake of the evangelical explosion, con preachers and fake miracle workers have infiltrated and polluted the good news of the gospel. This study aimed at investigating whether spiritual control did exist in the Pentecostal Church setting, and if so, then the effect it has on the performance of Pentecostal churches in Nairobi County, Kenya. The research used a mixed methods design, embracing a concurrent triangulation strategy, and assuming a pragmatic philosophical approach. The target population was the 12891 congregants in the Pentecostal congregations in Embakasi East Sub-County, Nairobi County. The sample size was 388 congregants and 32 church leaders. Data were collected using questionnaires and interview guides. It was analysed using inferential statistics (regression) and descriptive statistics (Mean and Standard Deviation) with the help of SPSS version 28.0.1.1. Data were presented using Tables, Graphs, and Charts. From the hypothesis testing, the results depicted a P value of 0.0110 (P < 0.05), and hence the null hypothesis that there is no statistically significant influence of spiritual control on the performance of Pentecostal churches in Nairobi was therefore rejected and the alternative hypothesis that there was a statistically significant influence of spiritual control on the performance of Pentecostal Churches in Nairobi, Kenya was accepted. The study recommends that church leaders should stick to the mandate of their calling i.e. to shepherd God’s children and forego the race to enrich themselves and expand church infrastructure using unorthodox means. It also recommends that leaders in Christian churches should consider enrolling for training especially those who have not attended theological colleges since leadership training moderates’ manipulation in leadership.enArticle