Bibliograph

African pastor-teachers, a brief history of United Methodist evangelism in Zimbabwe : a study of the role played by the African pastor-teachers in evangelizing their people and planting churches in the Eastern and Northeastern regions of Zimbabwe 1901-1921

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African pastor-teachers, a brief history of United Methodist evangelism in Zimbabwe : a study of the role played by the African pastor-teachers in evangelizing their people and planting churches in the Eastern and Northeastern regions of Zimbabwe 1901-1921

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

African pastor-teachers

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Series statement

Africa ministry series

Sub title

a brief history of United Methodist evangelism in Zimbabwe : a study of the role played by the African pastor-teachers in evangelizing their people and planting churches in the Eastern and Northeastern regions of Zimbabwe 1901-1921

Summary

African Christians who believe the half-truth that Christianity in Africa is the product of European and American missionary work need this book. Dr. John Kurewa explores Methodist history in Africa, focusing on the early years of United Methodism in Zimbabwe (1890s-1920s). He reveals it was Africans who led the way in propagating the gospel. Missionaries strategized, but African preachers evangelized. So-called "native helpers" took the gospel to the rural areas and planted the churches, especially in the villages. Kurewa also reveals that in the course of serving the gospel in the African context, indigenous spiritual leaders crafted and modeled a distinctive form of pastoral leadership-the African pastor-teacher-that proved sustainable and fruitful then, and is relevant still today

Target audience

adult

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