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Leadership succession patterns in the apostolic church as a template for critique of contemporary charismatic leadership succession patterns

open access: yesHTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2016
The pattern of leadership succession observed globally in most contemporary Pentecostal movements and churches can be characterised as dynastic succession. Yet historic modern Pentecostalism (in the Azusa tradition) prided itself on being biblical.
Cephas Tushima
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Women and the Exclusionary Practices of the Christ Apostolic Church Prayer Mountains in Selected Yoruba Cities of Southwestern Nigeria

open access: yesReligions, 2022
We argue that Christ Apostolic Church leaders used doctrines and rituals to exclude women from full participation in prayer mountain experience in the Yorùbá cities of southwestern Nigeria. We examine the underlying doctrinal reasons behind this practice.
Enoch Olujide Gbadegesin   +1 more
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Measles resurgence: an outbreak investigation in Chimanimani District, Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe, 2022

open access: yesJournal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health
Introduction: Measles is a vaccine-preventable disease. Children who are unvaccinated, below 5 years of age, or malnourished are at risk of severe disease. There were five laboratory-confirmed measles IgM-positive cases in the week ending July 17, 2022,
Ernest Tsarukanayi Mauwa   +6 more
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Apostolic Reflection [PDF]

open access: yes, 1995
According to Hugh O’Donnell, apostolic reflection is “a concrete instance of discernment.” It is the conviction that God is present in every person, in community gatherings, and in events.
O\u27Donnell, Hugh
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Relearning Pentecostal church leadership conflict management from the Acts of the Apostles

open access: yesHTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies
Leadership conflict has remained an ongoing challenge in Zimbabwean classical Pentecostalism, often resulting in divisions, burnout and the fragmentation of congregations.
Zephania Mundhluri
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The Effect of COVID-19 on Independent African Churches (IACs) in Johannesburg, South Africa

open access: yesInternational Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage, 2022
This paper explores the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the religious tourism activities of the four most prominent Independent Apostolic Churches (IAC) operating in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Constance Nyika   +2 more
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Zangbeto: The Traditional Way of Policing and Securing the Community among the Ogu (Egun) People in Badagry, Nigeria

open access: yesEtnoantropološki Problemi, 2016
This paper is an ethnological and anthropological study of Zangbeto among the Ogu (Egun) people of Badagry, in Nigeria. The study utilized survey design approach with emphasis on qualitative method: interview, focus group discussion and key informant ...
Rashidi Akanji Okunola   +1 more
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The Canonical, Legal and Liturgical Consequences of the Redefinition of the Sacrament of Marriage in the Old Catholic Churches

open access: yesForum Teologiczne, 2021
Both the Roman Catholic Church and the canonical Orthodox Churches, or Churches associated with the Union of Utrecht, include marriage in the seven sacraments.
Tomasz Dariusz Mames
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Vaccine receipt and vaccine card availability among children of the apostolic faith: analysis from the 2010-2011 Zimbabwe demographic and health survey

open access: yesThe Pan African Medical Journal, 2016
INTRODUCTION: vaccine hesitancy and refusal continue to be a global challenge to reaching immunization targets, especially among those in traditional or fundamentalist religions.
Jennifer Lara Kriss   +6 more
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Nineteenth-century Australian charismata: Edward Irving's legacy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
In recent decades, most interpreters have argued that as an organized movement, Australian Pentecostalism began in 1909 with Janet Lancaster's Good News Hall. This article argues that Australian Pentecostal beginnings should be recalibrated to 1853, with
Elliott, P.
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