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A critical view on the rising spate of Pentecostal churches in Port Harcourt, Rivers State 对河流州哈科特港五旬节派教会兴起的批判性看法
Pub Date : 2024-07-26 DOI: 10.4102/ajops.v1i1.23
Peace N. Ngwoke
Background: This study scrutinises the cult of personality cultivated by Pentecostal leaders, creating an atmosphere of unquestioning devotion conducive to financial exploitation. Promising miracles for money to create dependency and financial strain among vulnerable followers.Objectives: The aim of the study is to investigate the exploitation and commercialisation of the gospel as a contributing factor to the rising spate of Pentecostal churches in Nigeria, and propose remedial strategies.Method: The article employs the phenomenological methodology. Purposive sampling technique was used to interview five selected participants from Port Harcourt city in Rivers State. Information extracted from participants’ interviews, newspaper, documentaries, books and journal articles were reviewed and analysed using discourse analysis.Results: Findings show that the insidious methods employed by some Pentecostal leaders to amass wealth at the expense of their followers such as elaborate seed-sowing schemes to prophetic extortion, and commercialization of spirituality through the sale of anointing oils, miracle stickers, and exorbitant fees for ‘prayer sessions’ further underscores the exploitation rampant within certain Pentecostal circles.Conclusion: Ultimately, addressing the challenges require a collaborative effort from all stakeholders. Thus, the need for all stakeholders to join forces in fighting the phenomenon and working towards solutions that can uphold the integrity of religious practice, protect the welfare of believers, and ensure that Pentecostalism continues to be a force for positive change in Nigeria.Contribution: This study introduces novel insights by unravelling the manipulating and exploiting practices of some Pentecostal churches in Nigeria. 
背景:本研究探讨了五旬节派领导人培养的个人崇拜,这种崇拜营造了一种有利于经济剥削的无条件奉献的氛围。五旬节派领导人许诺用金钱创造奇迹,使易受伤害的追随者产生依赖性和经济压力:本研究的目的是调查福音的剥削和商业化是导致尼日利亚五旬节派教会兴起的一个因素,并提出补救策略:本文采用了现象学方法。本文采用了现象学方法,使用了有目的的抽样技术,从里弗斯州哈科特港市选取了五名参与者进行访谈。从参与者的访谈、报纸、纪录片、书籍和期刊论文中提取的信息进行了审查,并使用话语分析法进行了分析:研究结果表明,一些五旬节派领袖采用阴险的方法牺牲追随者的利益来敛财,如精心策划播种计划、先知勒索,以及通过出售膏油、奇迹贴纸和高昂的 "祷告会 "费用将灵性商业化,这些都进一步凸显了某些五旬节派圈子中猖獗的剥削现象:归根结底,应对挑战需要所有利益相关者的共同努力。因此,所有利益相关者都有必要联合起来,共同打击这一现象,并努力寻求解决方案,以维护宗教活动的完整性,保护信徒的福利,并确保五旬节派继续成为尼日利亚积极变革的力量:本研究通过揭示尼日利亚一些五旬节派教会的操纵和剥削行为,提出了新颖的见解。
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Experiences of divorced people in Pentecostal churches in Botswana 博茨瓦纳五旬节派教会中离婚者的经历
Pub Date : 2024-07-23 DOI: 10.4102/ajops.v1i1.18
B. Moeti, Michael Gaotlhobogwe, Lebogang Moeti, T. Madigele
Background: Cases of divorce are on the increase across societies and within the Pentecostal churches. Pentecostal church doctrine disapproves of divorce, and the people experience discrimination consequently. Despite the overall impact divorce has on the spiritual well-being of the victims, Pentecostal churches do not provide sufficient support to them.Objectives: The objectives of the study were to explore the lived experiences of divorced people in Pentecostal churches and the impact divorce had on their spiritual well-being.Method: A qualitative phenomenological design was utilised. The study recruited six divorced people, three pastors and 24 men and women from three Pentecostal churches. Purposive and snowball sampling were used to select the sample. A thematic content analysis was used to analyse data.Results: The study revealed four major effects that divorced people face such as psychological and emotional effects, social effects, spiritual effects and economic effects.Conclusion: The study’s findings unearthed the impact that divorce has on the divorcee’s spiritual well-being. Although the Bible disapproves of divorce, some research indicates that divorce may have positive outcomes in some instances, and therefore, it should not always be viewed negatively.Contribution: The findings of the study would possibly assist Pentecostal church leadership in coming up with effective interventions that can support divorced members in the church.
背景:在整个社会和五旬节派教会中,离婚案件都在增加。五旬节派教会的教义不赞成离婚,因此人们受到歧视。尽管离婚对受害者的精神健康造成了整体影响,但五旬节派教会并没有为他们提供足够的支持:本研究的目的是探讨五旬节派教会中离婚者的生活经历以及离婚对他们精神健康的影响:方法:采用定性现象学设计。研究从三个五旬节派教会中招募了 6 名离婚者、3 名牧师和 24 名男性和女性。在选择样本时采用了有目的抽样和滚雪球抽样。采用主题内容分析法对数据进行分析:研究揭示了离婚者面临的四大影响,如心理和情感影响、社会影响、精神影响和经济影响:研究结果揭示了离婚对离婚者精神健康的影响。虽然《圣经》不赞成离婚,但一些研究表明,离婚在某些情况下可能会产生积极的结果,因此,不应总是消极地看待离婚:贡献:研究结果可能有助于五旬节派教会的领导层制定有效的干预措施,为教会中的离婚成员提供支持。
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Prophecy, Pentecostals and South Africa’s socio-economic inequality 预言、五旬节教派和南非的社会经济不平等现象
Pub Date : 2024-07-15 DOI: 10.4102/ajops.v1i1.14
Marius Nel
Background: The article dissected white South African classical Pentecostals’ concept of prophecy in the context of widespread poverty and the resulting socio-economic inequality that characterises their society. As a rule, most white Pentecostals do not respond to the challenges of inequality and disparities by getting involved in assemblies in former apartheid-segregated ‘black’ communities that are characterised by widespread poverty. The legacy of apartheid’s separate neighbourhoods is still intact, implying that racial distinctions determine, to a great extent, who lives where. In addition to preaching practices, the congregational prophecies that occur among them also do not reflect these dire circumstances that characterise a majority of South Africans and play no role in arousing their social conscience.Objectives: The article aims to define Pentecostal prophecy against the context of South African socio-economic inequality.Method: A qualitative conversation with 43 white Apostolic Faith Mission of South Africa (AFM) pastors at the level of regional and national conferences during 2024 provides a view of white Pentecostals regarding the church’s handling of social inequality.Results: Most white Pentecostals in South Africa (SA) are aware of the social inequality that mars the separateness between formerly white and black neighbourhoods. However, the awareness has not infiltrated their spirituality to the extent that it is reflected in the prophetic practice.Conclusion: Most white South African Pentecostals still live in neighbourhoods separated from the squalid conditions of many black townships and ignore the structural, political, economic, and social issues that cause poverty. They interpret their prophetic task to exclude consideration of social ethics and structural challenges. What is needed is an urgent reconsideration of prophecy and its relevance for current socio-economic challenges.Contribution: The article was presented to awaken and stir up the consciences of white Pentecostals for the dire economic circumstances of most South Africans threatened by unemployment and poverty.
背景:这篇文章剖析了南非白人经典五旬节派教徒在普遍贫困和由此导致的社会经济不平等的社会背景下的预言概念。通常情况下,大多数白人五旬节派教徒不会通过参与前种族隔离制度下被隔离的 "黑人 "社区的集会来应对不平等和差异带来的挑战,这些社区的特点是普遍贫困。种族隔离制度遗留下来的隔离社区依然存在,这意味着种族差别在很大程度上决定了谁住在哪里。除了布道实践外,在他们中间出现的会众预言也没有反映出大多数南非人的悲惨处境,也没有起到唤起他们社会良知的作用:本文的目的是在南非社会经济不平等的背景下界定五旬节派的预言:方法:在 2024 年期间,与 43 名南非使徒信理会(AFM)白人牧师在地区和国家会议层面进行了定性对话,了解白人五旬节派对教会处理社会不平等问题的看法:结果:南非(SA)的大多数白人五旬节派教徒都意识到了社会不平等,这种不平等破坏了以前白人和黑人社区之间的隔离。然而,这种意识并没有渗透到他们的灵性中,以至于没有反映在先知性实践中:结论:大多数南非白人五旬节派教徒仍然生活在与许多黑人城镇的肮脏环境相隔离的社区中,忽视了造成贫困的结构、政治、经济和社会问题。他们将自己的先知任务解释为不考虑社会伦理和结构性挑战。我们急需重新考虑预言及其与当前社会经济挑战的相关性:这篇文章旨在唤醒白人五旬节派信徒的良知,使他们意识到大多数南非人面临失业和贫困的严峻经济形势。
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A study of Matthew 20:20–28 in relation to Pentecostal churches leadership in Nigeria 研究马太福音 20:20-28 与尼日利亚五旬节派教会领导力的关系
Pub Date : 2024-05-10 DOI: 10.4102/ajops.v1i1.13
Daniel C. Unachukwu
Background: Matthew 20:20–28 contains Jesus’ teaching on a leadership model that is anchored on selflessness, love, and servanthood. Today, when this teaching is juxtaposed with some Pentecostal churches’ leadership situation in Nigeria, it is apparent that the opposite is the case. Some Pentecostal church leaders in Nigeria have demonstrated a leadership mentality that is focused on selfishness, materialism, and abuse of power.Objectives: The study provides a re-reading of Matthew 20:20–28 to reveal its implications for Pentecostal churches leadership in Nigeria.Method: This study is a qualitative research conducted through a triangulation of a historical-critical method and in-depth interview (IDI). The historical-critical approach was used to study the pericope, while IDI served as a means of data collection from respondents.Results: Matthew 20:20–28 paints a picture of servant leadership, which entails placing others above self, divine approval above human commendation, responsibility above position, contribution above recognition, and care above ownership.Conclusion: The pericope pierces deeply into the heart of the leadership problems in some Pentecostal churches in Nigeria, and calls for imitation of Jesus’ leadership model.Contribution: Drawing from the pericope, this study unfolds a biblical model of leadership that is crucial to lessening the current leadership problems in Pentecostal churches in Nigeria.
背景介绍马太福音》20:20-28 载有耶稣关于领导模式的教导,这种模式以无私、爱和服务为基础。今天,当把这一教导与尼日利亚一些五旬节派教会的领导情况并列起来时,情况显然恰恰相反。尼日利亚的一些五旬节派教会领袖表现出一种以自私、物质主义和滥用权力为核心的领导心态:本研究重新解读马太福音 20:20-28,揭示其对尼日利亚五旬节派教会领导的影响:本研究是一项定性研究,通过历史批判法和深度访谈法(IDI)的三角交叉进行。历史批判法用于研究该经文,而深入访谈法则是向受访者收集数据的一种手段:结果:《马太福音》20:20-28描绘了一幅仆人式领导的图景,即把他人放在自己之上,把神的认可放在人的赞扬之上,把责任放在职位之上,把贡献放在认可之上,把关怀放在所有权之上:结论:该经文深刻揭示了尼日利亚一些五旬节派教会领导力问题的核心,并呼吁人们效仿耶稣的领导模式:贡献:本研究从该经文中汲取营养,展开了一个符合圣经的领导模式,该模式对于缓解尼日利亚五旬节派教会当前的领导问题至关重要。
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Nyaa, ‘motlhanka wa Jehofa’! (Stop it, ‘man of God’!): An Ubuntu Pentecostal response to gender-based violence within the Neo-prophetic Movement in South Africa Nyaa,'motlhanka wa Jehofa'!(住手,'上帝之人'!):南非新先知运动中乌本图五旬节派对性别暴力的回应
Pub Date : 2024-05-03 DOI: 10.4102/ajops.v1i1.11
Abraham Modisa Mkhondo Mzondi
Background: Statistics from the Pew Research Centre indicate that in sub-Saharan Africa, 796 million out of 822 m people claim the same Christian religious affiliation. Pentecostal Christians total 107 m. These figures suggest that religion shapes the worldview of many sub-Saharan inhabitants. Many are adherents of Ubuntu, which does not dichotomise lived experiences from the influence of the spiritual (the Supreme Being, spirits, and the ancestors). On the one hand, the World Health Organization has labelled South Africa as the rape capital of the world because it accounts for the highest figure of gender-based violence (GBV) globally. Intimate partner violence (IPV) and non-partner violence, characterised by rape and attempted rape, constitute a significant portion of sexual violence, which is the primary and highest category of GBV in South Africa. The second, third, and fourth categories are physical violence, socio-economic and financial violence, and psychological/emotional violence. Various South African courts have sentenced several pastors from the Neo-prophetic Movement (NPM) for non-partner violence.Objectives: The aim of this study is to reflect on non-partner violence within the NPM in South Africa and to respond to this scourge by applying Ubuntu Pentecostalism as a framework.Method: This article thus poses the question: How might South African Pentecostals address the scourge of non-partner violence within the NPM? It, thus, uses Ubuntu Pentecostalism.Results: The article shows that is that is possible to mobilise members of NPM and the surrounding community to counteract the scourge of non-partner violence among NPM in South Africa.Conclusion: The article concludes by providing a four-step strategy to curb th scourge of non-partner violence in the NPM in South Africa.Contribution: This strategy contributes to curbing the scourge of non-partner violence within the NPM in South Africa.
背景:皮尤研究中心(Pew Research Centre)的统计数据表明,在撒哈拉以南非洲的 8.22 亿人口中,有 7.96 亿人声称自己信奉同一宗教。这些数字表明,宗教影响着许多撒哈拉以南非洲居民的世界观。许多人信奉 "乌班图"(Ubuntu)思想,这种思想并没有将生活经验与精神影响(至高无上的存在、灵魂和祖先)对立起来。一方面,世界卫生组织将南非称为 "世界强奸之都",因为南非是全球性别暴力(GBV)发生率最高的国家。以强奸和强奸未遂为特征的亲密伴侣暴力(IPV)和非伴侣暴力占性暴力的很大一部分,是南非基于性别的暴力的主要和最高类别。第二、第三和第四类是身体暴力、社会经济和经济暴力以及心理/情感暴力。南非各法院已对新先知运动(NPM)的几位牧师因非伴侣暴力而判刑:本研究旨在反思南非新先知运动中的非伴侣暴力问题,并以乌本图五旬节主义为框架来应对这一祸患:因此,本文提出了一个问题:方法:因此,本文提出了这样一个问题:南非五旬节教派如何应对国家预防机制中的非伴侣暴力问题?因此,文章采用了乌班图五旬节主义:结果:文章表明,可以动员国家预防机制和周边社区的成员来应对南非国家预防机制中的非伴侣暴力祸患:文章最后提出了一项四步战略,以遏制南非国家预防机制中的非伴侣暴力祸害:该战略有助于遏制南非国家预防机制中的非伴侣暴力行为。
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Gender-based violence perpetrated against migrant women during lockdowns: A pastoral care challenge 在封锁期间对移民妇女实施的基于性别的暴力:牧灵关怀的挑战
Pub Date : 2024-04-24 DOI: 10.4102/ajops.v1i1.4
Nomathemba N. Msipa, M. Masango
Background: The article unpacks the complexities of gender-based violence (GBV) against illegal migrant women during lockdowns and contributes to the broader discourse on gender equality, human rights and social justice within the Pentecostal or Charismatic pastoral praxis. The geographical demography was a semi-formal area located between South Africa’s Gauteng and Northwest provinces. The period for the inquiry was South Africa’s coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) induced lockdowns that began on 27 March 2020 until 05 April 2022.Objectives: The study aimed to shed light on the unique challenges faced by this vulnerable population, exploring the intersectionality of their undocumented status, gender and the socio-economic impacts of restrictive measures and the challenges to pastorally care for them.Method: The qualitative approach and case study were used to select two sets of participants; 13 illegal Zimbabwean Migrant Women (ZMW) and 3 Pentecostal or Charismatic clergy.Results: There was a disturbing prevalence of GBV incidents, ranging from physical, sexual to psychological abuse. The illegal status of migrant women exacerbated their vulnerability and reluctance to seek help due to fear of deportation and societal stigmatisation. The lockdown-induced economic strain further compounded their susceptibility to GBV.Conclusion: There was nonexistent pastoral care policy or praxis within the Pentecostal or Charismatic church for illegal ZMW who were victims of GBV during the lockdowns. These themes emerged: (1) high incidents of GBV perpetrated against illegal ZMW during lockdowns; (2) barriers to seeking pastoral care were lack of trust, migration status, fear of deportation, fear of infection and (3) no physical virtual pastoral care.Contribution: This article is embedded in the Pentecostal or Charismatic practice of care; postmodern, using the interpretive narrative framework to highlight the narratives of illegal Zimbabwean Migrant Women (ZMW) who were victims of gender-based violence (GBV) during South Africa’s COVID-19 lockdowns and the challenges of pastorally caring for them.
背景:本文阐述了在封锁期间针对非法移民妇女的基于性别的暴力(GBV)的复杂性,为五旬节派或灵恩派牧灵实践中有关性别平等、人权和社会正义的广泛讨论做出了贡献。调查的地理范围是位于南非豪登省和西北省之间的一个半正式地区。调查时间为南非 2019 年冠状病毒病(COVID-19)引发的封锁期,从 2020 年 3 月 27 日开始至 2022 年 4 月 5 日结束:本研究旨在揭示这一弱势群体所面临的独特挑战,探讨他们的无证身份、性别和限制性措施的社会经济影响之间的交叉性,以及牧师照顾他们所面临的挑战:方法:采用定性方法和案例研究来选择两组参与者:13 名津巴布韦非法移民妇女(ZMW)和 3 名五旬节派或灵恩派神职人员:结果:性别暴力事件的发生率令人不安,包括身体虐待、性虐待和心理虐待。移民妇女的非法身份加剧了她们的脆弱性,由于害怕被驱逐出境和社会鄙视,她们不愿寻求帮助。封锁造成的经济压力进一步加剧了她们遭受性别暴力的可能性:在五旬节派或灵恩派教会中,对于在封锁期间成为性别暴力受害者的非法南非移民,并不存在牧养关怀政策或实践。出现了以下主题:(1)在封锁期间,非法的津巴布韦籍妇女遭受的基于性别的暴力事件较多;(2)寻求牧养关怀的障碍是缺乏信任、移民身份、害怕被驱逐出境、害怕被感染;(3)没有实际的虚拟牧养关怀:本文以五旬节派或灵恩派的关怀实践为基础,采用后现代的解释性叙事框架,突出了在南非 COVID-19 禁闭期间遭受性别暴力(GBV)的非法津巴布韦移民妇女(ZMW)的叙事,以及牧师对她们的关怀所面临的挑战。
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A new baby is born! 新生命诞生
Pub Date : 2024-01-08 DOI: 10.4102/ajops.v1i1.2
K. T. Resane
No abstract available.
无摘要。
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