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WEEK 8
Topic: THE GROWTH OF THE CHURCH
CONTENT:
- Introduction
- The Great Commission (Matthew 28:19,20. Mark 16:15,16. Luke 24:47. Acts 1:8).
- The Orthodox Churches.
- Indigenous Churches.
Sub-Topic 1: INTRODUCTION:
The Church is the “Bride of Christ” through which God reconciles man to Himself. The church is not a building, the venue nor the structure BUT Christians – as the body of Christ.
The first missionaries that came to Nigeria were Europeans from the Roman Catholic Church. Their initial attempt to preach the gospel to the people failed because the weather was hostile; there was language barrier; the chiefs were hostile because they were afraid that if their indigenes become Christian, they would no longer follow their traditional religion. Some of these early missionaries were: Mary Slessor, David Hinderer, Henry Townsend, Father Coquard, Thomas Bowen, Dr Karl Kumm among others.
The second attempt three hundred years later
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