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» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1. BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Concepts of effective parenting styles and church growth from Christ apostolic church perspective make up the integral part of this study. Baumrind’s (2013) model of parental authority with its multidimensional character, its typological clarity, and its empirical efficacy was used to investigate relationships between parenting styles in ...Continue Reading »
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» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1. BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Nigeria is known as a divided state in which most political problems are majorly are seen along the lines of the complex ethnic, religious, and regional diversities in the country (Smyth and Robinson, 2012). By reason of its complex nature, Nigeria can be rightly described as one of the most divided states in Africa (Osaghae and Suberu, 2013). ...Continue Reading »
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» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY There is need to revisit our understanding of the place and structure of children ministry in the church. De Vries [1]urges for a new understanding of the place of children within the church community. Similarly, and specifically focussing on children and youth, Strong[2] argues that traditional children Ministry has been practised as “an ...Continue Reading »
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» CHAPTER ONEINTRODUCTIONBackground of the StudyIt has become imperative; very essential to underscore the effect of the new generation churches on the youth. Over the years, the church has contributed to the development of the youth spiritually, physically, emotionally, intellectually, etc. similarly, several accounts in the bible shows how the church helped several youth in making exploit for the ...Continue Reading »
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» A CRITICAL ASSESSMENT OF MISSIOLOGICAL IMPLICATION OF PAUL’S APOLOGETICS METHODOLOGY IN ACTS 17:22 34 TO THE 21ST CENTURY MISSIONARY AMONG THE BURA PEOPLE OF HAWUL LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF BORNO STATE, NIGERIA...Continue Reading »
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» Introduction How great and profitable would it have been if the energy, time and resources invested in adult revival are spent on catching them young for the Lord? Many churches spend so much money on adult related programmers, with the aim to reaching them with the gospel of Christ which is good but would have been better if they have been reached at their earlier ages; when they were younger, ei...Continue Reading »
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» ABSTRACT This study was carried out to investigate the role of premarital counseling and its effects on Christian marriage using Christ Apostolic Church, Rumuohwa Eneka Road, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. To achieve this objective, four research questions and one research hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The data was collected from primary sources. The primary data were collected with...Continue Reading »
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» Background to the Study The Trinitarian theology which started from creation and manifested in redemption of mankind attempts to identify the unique mission and work of the Holy Spirit. The mission and work of the Holy Spirit ranges from creation which includes mankind, to redemption of mankind, back to God through Christ Jesus; it also includes the sustenance and preservation of the redemption th...Continue Reading »
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» 1.2 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY According to Grudem[1], the major teachings of the Bible about itself can be classified into four characteristics (1) Authority of the scripture (2) Clarity of scripture (3) Necessity of Scripture (4) Sufficiency of the scripture. What then does the term “Authority of scripture” mean? It means that all the words in Scripture are God’s words in such a w...Continue Reading »
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» It is fascinating to note that Missions in the Old Testament simply begun from the book of Genesis which revealed and established God missionary role in creation, His power in sustaining the creation, and also His kingship governor and Judges over the moral universe. Going further into the Old Testament, the concepts of centripetal and centrifuges missions are discovered by scholars’ center ...Continue Reading »
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» 1.0 INTRODUCTION With lots of respects and regards to past knowledge authors on this research topic, we tend to tap knowledge from and contribute to existing knowledge of the subject matter. The desired need of spiritual leadership in the Political Spectrum of the nation Nigeria is a fact that cannot be overemphasized. 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY There is no doubt that we need leaders to shape our...Continue Reading »
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» The Gospel according to John (Greek: Τὸ κατὰ Ἰωάννην εὐαγγέλιον) is the fourth book of the New Testament. Ecclesiastical tradition, dating from the latter part of the 2nd century, has maintained that it was written by Saint John towards the end of his life and published late in the 1st century, possib...Continue Reading »
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» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study It is sometimes assumed that a person’s values are formed during childhood and do not change after. A great deal of psychological research as well as One’s own personal experience, demonstrate that as people mature they change their values in very deep and profound ways. Just as peoples’ physical, Emotional, and cognitive abili...Continue Reading »
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» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study The world is in a “whole new ball game” because of the complex issues affecting today’s teens in our media driven youth culture. Christian churches are discovering that the “old ways” of reaching teens with the gospel are no longer effective. Times have changed, and so must the methods of teens ministry and evangeli...Continue Reading »
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» ABSTRACT The study was carried out to assess the impact of Polygamy on Maguzawa Christians in Nigeria. To achieve this objective, four research questions and four hypotheses were formulated to examine the psychological, social, economic, and moral impact of polygamy on Maguzawa Christians in Nigeria particularly Katsina State. A set of questionnaire that seeks answers to the demographic variables ...Continue Reading »
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» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY A critical look at religious situation in Nigeria suggests that the recent socio economic and political situation has been a symptomatic of the endemic plurality of Nigeria’s religious landscape. The country is now a breeding ground for diverse kinds of religious movements especially within the Christian faith. Proliferation of churches in...Continue Reading »
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» AbstractResidential property is one of the basic human needs; hence real estate investments are consistently faced with the types of property and the place to invest because property values are not uniformly distributed in cities. Auckland commercial property is a physical asset class that forms an important part of the capital market universe. On available data, the extent and composition of inve...Continue Reading »
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» ABSTRACT Rent is a periodic payment made to an owner of a property for the use of such property. This payment is on the increase n modern times due to several factors which includes increase in the price of goods, inflation and greed on the part of landlords. Similarly, the collection of rent is limited by a lot of problems which often results to rifts between landlords and tenants. However, these...Continue Reading »
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» 1 :0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 North South Local Government Cooperation The aim of The North South Local Government Cooperation Programme is to assist local governments in developing countries in getting long lasting results on good governance, sustainable development and reduction of poverty. The program is coordinated by the Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities (AFLRA) and funded by the ...Continue Reading »
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