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Item The Impact of Church Leadership in Support of Transition from Junior Church into Youth in Methodist Church in Kenya, Machungulu Circuit(International Journal of Advanced Multidisciplinary Research, 2024-07-23) Julius, Mercy Mukongari; Kithinji, Julius; Njoroge, JohnGraduating youngsters through the teenager ministry of the church is usually a bittersweet expertise. Mostly, moving youngsters in their religious path has been the ultimate objective right along. Just as parents and pastors, youngsters usually feel a touch longing concerning transition. Transitioning youngsters could bring worry and uncertainty. Church leadership is a key factor in support of transition in the modern church. Church leaders should be providing better support to the transition of Sunday school to young adults. Church leadership should be aware that there is a distinct difference between the life-style of youths and that of the older generation. A descriptive survey was used as study design. simple random sampling was used to pick pastors, heads of church departments and parents as the respondents. The target population of 541 respondents of different ages, different family backgrounds and with different talents as exposed during church functions were picked randomly. Majority 446(99.1%) of the respondents indicated that leadership support transition from junior church into youth program while 4 (0.9%) indicated do not. The mean scores show that understanding that church leadership very highly leads to high transition from junior church into youth with a mean score of 3.86. upon continuous Church leadership set policies in standing orders promote transition from junior church into youth with a mean score of 3.81, Church leadership set policies in standing orders promote transition from junior church into youth with a mean score of 3.75, Recreational facilities programs support transition from junior to youth with a mean score of 3.72. From the findings of this study we can conclude that church leadership support transition from junior church into youth program. Churches leadership were able to organize and plan for mentoring sessions, youth fellowships, guidance and counseling, graduation ceremonies, teaching and training, health talks and incorporation of youth into leadership in the leadership meetings, seminars, budgetary allocation research findings are indicative various church leadership support helps transition from junior into youth through showing Passage Guidance and counselling session.Item Assessment of Home-Based Factors Contributing to Church Absenteeism in Methodist Churches of Kenya in Nyambene Synod, Meru County, Kenya(International Journal of Professional Practice, 2022-10) Kithure, Gerald; Ngige, John; Kithinji, JuliusRegular church attendance is often an indicator of Christians’ commitment and faith in God. It follows then that absenteeism undermines both the Christian faith and the ability of the church to meet ministry goals. The objectives of this study were to assess the home-based factors that contribute to church absenteeism in Methodist Churches of Kenya in Nyambene Synod, Meru County, Kenya. The study was guided by secularization theory under postmodernism philosophy which maintains that as science and technology continue to shape the world social changes in power and class structure tend to persist in similar forms as well (Heywood 2012). A descriptive survey research design was employed for this study, with a sample of 379 respondents selected through simple random sampling. The target population comprised of 28,015 men, women and youth church members taken from 177 congregations in Methodist Church in Kenya, Nyambene Synod. Data was collected using documentation and two questionnaires; one for the youth, and the other for adult members. A pilot study with a sample of 38 respondents was conducted in Miathene Synod. Analysis was done using SPSS (Version 25). The researcher performed descriptive statistical analyses to determine and rank specific factors that affected church attendance. The study concluded that poor family background, lack of monies to give out during fundraisers, unfriendly relationships between youth and parents, and lack of parental guidance greatly contributed to church absenteeism. The reasons for absenteeism can be addressed by church leaders through frequent pastoral visits to the absentee members, conducting youth and adult’s seminars or fellowship to discuss the importance of attending church services, and encouraging church leadership to look for other means of income to avoid victimization of the poor families during church fundraisers. The church leadership can also reach out to the absentee members through the cell group leaders and group fellowships such as women, youth and men fellowships. Future studies need to be extended to other Churches to assess whether different findings may be reached as regarding home based factors contributing to Church absenteeism.Item Enhancing Evangelism through Education Sponsorship: A case of Church Sponsored Schools in Mombasa County, Kenya(Journal of Popular Education in Africa, 2021-07) Wafula, Eliya Robert; Mwangi, James; Kithinji, JuliusEvangelism means proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ so that people may believe in God through Him, for the sake of their salvation and inheritance of the kingdom of heaven. Evangelism is crucial to the church's mission as a fulfilment of the Great Commission. In order to fulfil this commission the Church applies different ways such as education sponsorship. The specific objectives of this study were: to establish the role of education sponsorship in enhancing evangelism by church sponsored schools in Mombasa County. Descriptive survey research design was applied in this study. The target population consisted of 10 Church sponsored Primary Schools in Mombasa County. A representative sample was selected using purposive sampling method. These included Pastors, School Principals, and CRE Teachers and Church members. To collect data, the researcher used a questionnaire as the research instrument. These questionnaires contained structured questions that were constituted using a likert scale. Questionnaires were either emailed or delivered to the respondents and were picked once filled.Data was analysed through NVivo software version 12. The study found out that church sponsored schools in Mombasa County provide a suitable forum for spreading the gospel hence play a crucial role in enhancing evangelism. The results also indicated that the church sponsored schools in Mombasa County engage in all three forms of education sponsorship – school ownership and management, funding as well as bursaries and scholarships. The findings also showed that the church sponsored schools in Mombasa County promote evangelism through their curriculum and also integrate spiritual and moral teachings. The study recommends that more church sponsored schools should be opened in Mombasa County as well as across the country to propagate further Christianity. The study also recommends that the existing church sponsored schools should be expanded to cater for even special needs such as the hearing impaired, sight impaired and physically challenged persons in the society. The study further recommends that the Government of Kenya through the Ministry of Education should give support to all church sponsored schools by providing well trained teachers and paying them so as to reduce the costs of running these schools. Further research should be carried out to analyze the effect of education sponsorship on evangelism by church sponsored schools in other Counties in Kenya to assess whether the results will be similar or different. In addition further research should be carried to establish the effect of church sponsored health facilities on enhancing evangelism.