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Nathaniel Mumbere Walemba
Andrews University
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ABSTRACT
AN APPROACH TO A HOLISTIC MINISTRY IN A SEVENTH-DAY
ADVENTIST URBAN CHURCH IN UGANDA
by
Nathaniel Mumbere Walemba
Adviser: Norman Miles, Ph.D
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ABSTRACT OF GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH
A Project Report
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Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary
Title: AN APPROACH TO A HOLISTIC MINISTRY IN A SEVENTH-DAY
ADVENTIST URBAN CHURCH IN UGANDA
Name of Researcher: Nathaniel Mumbere Walemba
Name and degree of faculty Adviser: Norman Miles, Ph.D.
Date completed: August 1988
Problem
The SDA church in Uganda started in rural areas
among rural people. But the situation has changed.
Although the majority of the church membership nationwide
is still rural, a large percentage is now urban in the
real sense of the word. Moreover, it is estimated that by
the year 2000, membership in city churches will have
doubled. This urbanised membership requires an urbanized
approach to ministry. Furthermore, as in any devoloping
country, Ugandan urba nites have many needs which can be
met onlyby a holistic approach to ministry. This study is
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undertaken to make a contribution toward achieving that
goal.
Method
A description of ministry is made to create a
better concept of ministry. Also an attempt is made to
investigate the current pattern of ministry.
Questionnaires were used to help determine the strength
and weakness of the present approach. Based on the
analysis of these instruments, suggestions are made for
possible improvement. These recommendations are informed
by the current literature on urban ministry, the
researcher's understanding of biblical ministry, and his
personal experience as a minister in the country under
study.
Results
The study shows that the Bible teaches a holistic
approach to the ministry (diakonia) of the church. It is
the method Christ used. But there seems to be a deficient
concept of biblical ministry, especially as it relates to
non-spiritual needs. The needs that exist require
creative leadership and total mobilization of all church
members. The study reveals that the latter is presently a
difficult task. Moreover, there is a possibility that
the pastors do not have the skills and tools needed to
train and moblize the lay people for ministry.
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Conclusion
Investigation shows that several things must be
done to effect a holistic urban ministry in the SDA
churches in Uganda. First, there must be a better
understanding of ministry. Pastors and members alike must
understand that ministry is inclusive of every service
that positively affects every aspect of human life.
Second, church members (lay people) must be helped to
realize that they too have a part to play in the
servanthood of the church and to do it. Third, both
pastors and lay people must be trained to enable them to
play their respective roles in a way that is rewarding to
them and beneficial to their community of faith and the
larger community around them.
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