Church growth and self-reliance in Zambia : the indigenous United Church of Zambia
Northern Rhodesia (Zambia) was the last Central African territory to be evangelised by the Protestant Misssionary Societies. The study investigates the process from mission churches of four Missionary Societies (the London Missionary Society, the Church of Scotland Mission, the Methodist Missionary Society and the Paris Evangelical Missionary Society) to the indigenous United Church of Zambia, and the UCZ attempt to establish a sustainable growth and development towards self-reliance. The stated policy of the Protestant Missionary Societies was to establish independent local churches, self-governing, self-supporting and self-propagating. The three basic methods of achieving the above objectives were, the founding of mission churches, the establishment of schools, hospitals and medical services. However, the pioneering period to 1925 saw no significant progress towards the realisation of missionary objectives, and there was little evidence that mission policies were implemented. The second epoch (1925-1955) of Missions' operations in the territory was characterised by an attempt of the Protestant Missionary Societies to co-operate in the areas of evengelism, education, and social action. The co-operation effort
Owoh, Aaron Chikwendu
Church growth in Zambia
Church growth and self-reliance in Zambia : the indigenous United Church of Zambia. Northern Rhodesia (Zambia) was the last Central African territory to be evangelised by the Protestant Misssionary Societies. The study investigates the process from mission churches of four Missionary Societies (the London Missionary Society, the Church of Scotland Mission, the Methodist Missionary Society and the Paris Evangelical Missionary Society) to the indigenous United Church of Zambia, and the UCZ attempt to establish a sustainable growth and development towards self-reliance. The stated policy of the Protestant Missionary Societies was to establish independent local churches, self-governing, self-supporting and self-propagating. The three basic methods of achieving the above objectives were, the founding of mission churches, the establishment of schools, hospitals and medical services. However, the pioneering period to 1925 saw no significant progress towards the realisation of missionary objectives, and there was little evidence that mission policies were implemented. The second epoch (1925-1955) of Missions' operations in the territory was characterised by an attempt of the Protestant Missionary Societies to co-operate in the areas of evengelism, education, and social action. The co-operation effort
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