BIBLICAL AND THEOLOGY PROJECT TOPICS AND RESEARCH MATERIALS

• 321. CHURCH PLANTING IN NIGERIA: ISSUES AND PROSPECTS..

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Christianity in Nigeria which has led to planting of churches dates back to the 16th century when the Portuguese introduced Latin Christianity in Benin and Warri. Looking at Christianity from that early beginning to the present time, many stages of development had taken place resulting to the planting and growth of churches. Several Christian ch...Continue Reading »

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• 322. THE BIBLICAL EXAMINATION OF FACTORS RESPONSIBLE FOR DIVISIONS IN THE CHURCHES (A...

  » ABSTRACT The main aim of the research is to determine if the difference in belief is the major cause of church division, the study made use of primary data from the information obtained from the distribution of research questionnaire. The study made use of a total population of 100. The sample of 40 was considered for the study, the data hypothesis was analyzed using the chi square method. The stu...Continue Reading »

  65 pages |  760 engagements | 

• 323. A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF SALVATION IN CHRISTIANITY AND IBIBIO INDIGENOUS RELIGIOUS...

  » ABSTRACT Everywhere, in diverse ways and through various means, people seek to be freed from all that entail pains, suffering and distress that threaten human subsistence. Salvation understood as a quest for a meaningful life or holistic state of being is therefore a vital question that plunges man into a crisis to which the restlessly and tirelessly seeks clarity and certitude. It is a process wh...Continue Reading »

  86 pages |  454 engagements | 

• 324. A COMPARISON OF CHRISTIAN AND TRADITIONAL MARRIAGE

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.0 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY “The highest happiness on earth is in marriage, every man who is happily married is a successful man even if he has failed in everything else. And every man whose marriage is a failure is not a successful man even if he has succeeded in everything” William Lyon Phelps. Elvis H. Huffard Sir. (1987) often in his writing about modern ma...Continue Reading »

  45 pages |  1,626 engagements | 

• 325. CHRISTIAN UNITY IN NIGERIA: EMPIRICAL STUDY OF VARIOUS CHRISTIAN DENOMINATIONS I...

  » 1.1 Background to the study Palestine in the first half of the first century was a meeting place of varied cultural and religious streams. The intense religious crises of the Hellenistic world under Roman rule and the rapid growth of mystery cults ended in religious hostility (1). This situation if change and frustration was the matrix for the emergence of a religious community centered on Jesus. ...Continue Reading »

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• 326. IMPACT OF POS BANKING ON CHURCHES IN NIGERIA

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY The church and the modern technologies seem to be ever more connected as we move further into the twenty first century” (Hoover 2006). This assertion clearly defines the link between religious belief and the new information and communication technologies which are the most defining media instruments of the twenty first century. ICT driven tech...Continue Reading »

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• 327. THE ROLE OF THE CHURCH IN ENSURING PEACE AND HARMONY IN THE SOCIETY

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY The Christian tradition has made significant contributions to world peace at a number of different levels (Albert, 2011). Among these are public statements by Church leaders, programs of action at local and international levels, organisations dedicated to bringing about peace, courses of study, commemorative days etc. In recent decades, Church l...Continue Reading »

  65 pages |  595 engagements | 

• 328. THE ROLE OF CHURCH LEADERS IN GROWTH AND SURVIVAL OF A CHURCH

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Leadership is indeed a dynamic reciprocal process of personal influence by which a manager or a leader shapes the attitudes and activities of others towards the achievement or attainment of organizational objectives (Abogunrin, 1986). Even before the modern concepts of leadership came into being, the apostle of Jesus Christ, Paul in the Pastorals li...Continue Reading »

  60 pages |  526 engagements | 

• 329. IMMORALITY IN CHURCHES: ISSUES AND THE WAY FORWARD

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Morality today, it has been observed, is increasingly on the decay. Ethics as a way of ordered living which propagates ideal communal life and human relationship is speedily waning. There is concern in several quarters that at the rate immorality is making waves in the society; the likely tendency is that there might be serious breakdown of law ...Continue Reading »

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• 330. THE INFLUENCE OF PENTECOSTAL CHURCHES ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATION. LIVING ...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY A global study and research on Pentecostal churches is an on going assignment because of its impact on the religious, political and socio economic life of the people. A survey of the available number of Pentecostal churches in Nigeria as shown that they are emerging daily in the nooks and crannies of the country. The emergence of Pentecostal chu...Continue Reading »

  65 pages |  1,667 engagements | 

• 331. AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE EFFECTIVENESS OF FAITH IN THE LIFE OF A CHRISTIAN

  » FAITH AND BELIEVERS There are some odd ideas about faith, so odd we need to clarify what we are discussing. Faith is not “believing what you know isn’t true” nor “believing something for which there is no evidence” that’s being foolish. The Bible is a big book all about faith so there are a few facts to get straight. The elementary fact is that faith is in built...Continue Reading »

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• 332. AN APPRAISAL OF THE NATURE AND EFFECT OF MORAL DEVELOPEMENT AND REASONING A CA...

  » ABSTRACT The research provides an appraisal of the nature and effect of moral development and reasoning It profers an evaluation of the stages in moral development and the effects .it elucidates the nature of moral reasoning and appraises the significance of moral development and reasoning A case study of selected students of the federal university of technology akure is provided to determine the ...Continue Reading »

  60 pages |  568 engagements | 

• 333. IMPACT OF CHURCH ADMINISTRATION ON EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF CHURCH -SPONSORED S...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Education is basically targeted at producing sensible, reasonable, refined and responsible being or a group of people either for an individual or group development of either his/her self or the society. All over the world, education has been discovered and accepted as the bedrock of all round developments of both human beings and their society. ...Continue Reading »

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• 334. THE NATURE AND ROLES OF FAITH AND REASON IN THE LIFE OF A CHRISTIAN

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY There are many problems that weigh on the life of man and very often man goes in search of the truth that lies behind these problems. Traditionally, faith and reason have been considered to be sources of justification for religious belief. Because both purportedly serve this same epistemic function, it has been a matter of much interest to philo...Continue Reading »

  56 pages |  1,081 engagements | 

• 335. RELIGIOUS CONFLICTS IN NIGERIA: ISSUES AND SOLUTIONS

  » CHAPTER ONE: GENERAL INTRODUCTION 1.0 Introduction Many will attest to it that the Jos crisis vividly exemplifies or by locus classicus describes a rancorous experience against religious intolerance. In a nation bound with vast geographic and vast ethnic and religious differences, these religious differences aid conflict which is a basis for showing religious biases and prejudices with the adheren...Continue Reading »

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• 336. THE BIBLICAL EXAMINATION OF FACTORS RESPONSIBLE FOR DIVISIONS IN THE CHURCHES(...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the study The will of God for us is that we are united, that is why Jesus prayed in John 17 that his disciples would have unity. He prayed in verses 20 23, “I do not ask on behalf of these alone, but for those alsowho believe in Me through their word; that they may all be one; even as You, Father,are in Me and I in You, that they also may be in Us, ...Continue Reading »

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• 337. YOUTH LIFE STYLE AND CHURCH GROWTH

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the study Church Growth is a movement within evangelical Christianity which focuses on developing methods to grow churches based on business marketing strategies.It cannot be disputed that youths play a vital role in the life of a Church as they are the leaders of tomorrow and future of the church. The elderly stands out but youth’s contributions ha...Continue Reading »

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• 338. NATURE OF CHRISTIAN MISSIONARY ACTIVITIES IN WEST AFRICA

  » 1.1 HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF CHRISTIANITY Christianity is a religion that believes there is only one God. It is based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. Christianity has evolved over the centuries. Like any religion, disciples from one generation to another and from place to place as missionary including Africa conveyed the message and teachings. Christianity in Africa is not devoid of t...Continue Reading »

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• 339. THEISM AND THE PROBLEM OF EVIL: A CRITICAL STUDY

  » ABSTRACT The presence of evil in a world said to be created by a “Being” who is not only omnipotent, omniscience and perfectly good is problematic. It is a problem that has perturbed man for ages and coupled with various natural disaster still make the concept problematic one. How can there be a loving God, all powerful and all knowing God and still face the problem of evil, if really ...Continue Reading »

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