Evangelistic Practice – Evangelistic Practice – Africa.Africa.

Jan. 12, 2011.Jan. 12, 2011.

Emmanuel Ayodeji OkegbileEmmanuel Ayodeji Okegbile

• African evangelism.African evangelism.

• African evangelism in this context is African evangelism in this context is the spread and response to the spread and response to Christianity in African continent.Christianity in African continent.

• Christianity and AfricaChristianity and Africa – The – The Christian Church entered Africa in Christian Church entered Africa in the apostolic age. The two popular the apostolic age. The two popular centres were Alexandria and centres were Alexandria and Carthage. Carthage.

• God in African belief/SpiritualityGod in African belief/Spirituality – Unique in heaven, on earth, and – Unique in heaven, on earth, and supreme over all. Obedience to God supreme over all. Obedience to God forms the foundation and all-forms the foundation and all-governing principle of community governing principle of community and life for Africans.and life for Africans.

• .. Knowledge of a God (force) Knowledge of a God (force) – – The Creator, King, Omnipotent, all-The Creator, King, Omnipotent, all-wise, all-knowing, all-seeing, Judge, wise, all-knowing, all-seeing, Judge, Immortal, and Holy.Immortal, and Holy.

• Representation of God through Representation of God through ATRATR – (Traditional resources of – (Traditional resources of supernatural succour). Africans are supernatural succour). Africans are bound together as a community bound together as a community through language, traditions, religious through language, traditions, religious beliefs and practices – sacrifice and beliefs and practices – sacrifice and issue of deity, festival and harvest issue of deity, festival and harvest celebrations, naming, marriage, and celebrations, naming, marriage, and burial ceremonies.burial ceremonies.

• Introduction and revival of Introduction and revival of western Christianity in Africawestern Christianity in Africa: : Three historical streams constitute Three historical streams constitute African evangelism and evangelistic African evangelism and evangelistic practices:practices:

• Missionary: Roman Catholic and Missionary: Roman Catholic and Protestant evangelismProtestant evangelism – – catechism, school, medical catechism, school, medical evangelism, and other social actions. evangelism, and other social actions.

• Impact of Enlightenment and Impact of Enlightenment and Africans response.Africans response.

African Instituted Church evangelismAfrican Instituted Church evangelism – –

• Re-awakening of African spirituality and Re-awakening of African spirituality and prophetic campaign through the vitality of prophetic campaign through the vitality of the presence of Holy Spirit with emphasis the presence of Holy Spirit with emphasis on holiness, worship, vision, prophecy, on holiness, worship, vision, prophecy, healing, miracle, prayer and fasting. healing, miracle, prayer and fasting.

• The practice and spirituality of the The practice and spirituality of the Christian calendar year (Advent, Christmas, Christian calendar year (Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Lent, Easter, and Pentecost).Epiphany, Lent, Easter, and Pentecost).

• Classical African Pentecostal Classical African Pentecostal evangelismevangelism – Apostolic movements, – Apostolic movements, Aladura churches- Apostle Babalola, Aladura churches- Apostle Babalola, Ositelu, Harris. Ositelu, Harris.

• Pentecostal evangelismPentecostal evangelism – Full – Full blow evangelism based on apostolic blow evangelism based on apostolic teachings and practices teachings and practices (Traditionalism and institutionalism (Traditionalism and institutionalism to spiritual warfare).to spiritual warfare).

• Modern African Modern African Pentecostal/Charismatic evangelismPentecostal/Charismatic evangelism (Born-again preachers and impacts of (Born-again preachers and impacts of the students’ Evangelical movements of the students’ Evangelical movements of the 1960s and 1970s) – Idahosa, the 1960s and 1970s) – Idahosa, Kumuyi, and Adeboye in Nigeria, Mensa Kumuyi, and Adeboye in Nigeria, Mensa Otabil in Ghana, Moi in Kenya, Simeon Otabil in Ghana, Moi in Kenya, Simeon Kayiwa in Uganda, Ezekiel Kuti and Kayiwa in Uganda, Ezekiel Kuti and Andrew Wutawanashe in Zimbabwe.Andrew Wutawanashe in Zimbabwe.

• Impact of International Impact of International evangelists/and use of evangelists/and use of electronicselectronics: T.L Osborn, Billy : T.L Osborn, Billy Graham, Benny Hinn, Bonnke, Morris Graham, Benny Hinn, Bonnke, Morris Cerullo.Cerullo.

CCommon theological patterns and ommon theological patterns and evangelistic practices in Africa.evangelistic practices in Africa.

• Christ as the Saviour. Christ as the Saviour. • Christ as the Baptizer. Christ as the Baptizer. • Christ as the Healer.Christ as the Healer.• Christ as the soon coming King.Christ as the soon coming King.• Priesthood of all believers – Apostle, Pastor, Priesthood of all believers – Apostle, Pastor,

Teacher, Evangelist and Prophet. Teacher, Evangelist and Prophet. • Spirituality of the community life and Christian Spirituality of the community life and Christian

calendar year.calendar year.

• Common evangelistic practices/ teachings.Common evangelistic practices/ teachings.• Holiness – repentance from sin (through the Holy Holiness – repentance from sin (through the Holy

Spirit).Spirit).• Preaching God’s laws and stirring the consciences of Preaching God’s laws and stirring the consciences of

the hearers with God’s demands (Acts. 3:19).the hearers with God’s demands (Acts. 3:19).• Apostolic teachings and practices – fellowship, Apostolic teachings and practices – fellowship,

breaking of bread, prayers and fasting, signs and breaking of bread, prayers and fasting, signs and wonders, praise, Holy Ghost service (Acts 2:42 – 3:1).wonders, praise, Holy Ghost service (Acts 2:42 – 3:1).

• Meal sharing, hymns, word, revelation, speaking in Meal sharing, hymns, word, revelation, speaking in tongue, interpretation and prophecy (1Cor. 11:14).tongue, interpretation and prophecy (1Cor. 11:14).

• Others – Laying of hands, use of anointing oil, water, Others – Laying of hands, use of anointing oil, water, deliverance, prosperity etc.deliverance, prosperity etc.

• African evangelism and its African evangelism and its impacts in the western worldimpacts in the western world – –

• UK: Ashimolowo. UK: Ashimolowo.

• Ukraine: Adelaja.Ukraine: Adelaja.

• USA: Adeboye.USA: Adeboye.

• African evangelism and the next African evangelism and the next ChristendomChristendom – evangelising the – evangelising the North (African Bishops and Lambeth North (African Bishops and Lambeth Conference). Conference).

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