History and Analysis of the Relationship Between the Seventh-day Adventist Church and Several

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ABSTRACT
HISTORY AND ANALYSIS OF THE RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN THE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH
AND SEVERAL INDEPENDENT CHURCHES IN THE
KASAI PROVINCE OF ZAIRE, 1972 TO 1985
by
F. Duane HeKey
Adviser: Russell L. Staples
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ABSTRACT OF GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH
Project Report
Andrews University
Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary
Title: HISTORY AND ANALYSIS OF THE RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN THE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH
AND SEVERAL INDEPENDENT CHURCHES IN THE
KASAI PROVINCE OF ZAIRE, 1972 TO 1985
Name of researcher: F. Duane McKey
Name and degree of faculty adviser: Russell L. Staples, Ph.D.
Date completed: June 1989
Religious ferment in the Kasai Province of Zaire in the
decades preceding and following independence gave rise to a number of
independent religious movements, some of which were overtly political.
In an effort to control these movements, the Zairian government passed
a law in 1971 which restricted the religious practice of these
independent groups. As a direct result of these legal disabilities, a
considerable number of independent movements in the Kasai sought
affiliation with the Seventh-day Adventist Church. This study surveys
the history of the relationships between the Seventh-day Adventist
Church and the above independent churches from 1972 to 1985 and
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attempts to analyze both the successes and the failures of the SDA
Church in its efforts to accommodate, incorporate and institutionalize
them.
This study is motivated by a concern to document the
experience of the Seventh-day Adventist Church with the independent
churches in the Kasai. As such it is an historical study which seeks
to survey what happened in a broad sweep in chronological succession.
The data is drawn largely from sources within the Seventh-day Adventist
Church. The data includes: articles published in denominational
papers, correspondence between Church officials and the parties
involved in the Kasai experience, statistical records, and two sets of
questionnaires. Personal interviews were conducted with members of the
Kasai expatriate missionary and Zairian pastoral staffs.
It is concluded that the Adventist Church did not maximize the
possibilities of incorporating into its membership those independent
churches wnich requested affiliation. This was largely due to a lack
of adequate understanding of the independent churches, an unrealistic
evaluation of the dynamics involved, the failure to adequately
accommodate styles of worship and leadership, lack of continuity in
leadership and strategy, and the general unpreparedness of the Church
to cope logistically with the situation.
The utility of the study lies in the idea that this analysis
of the Kasai movement should provide a basis for some understanding of
similar movements, and should help to equip the Church with ways of
working with them.
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Andrews University
Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary
HISTORY AND ANALYSIS OF THE RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN THE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH
AND SEVERAL INDEPENDENT CHURCHES IN THE
KASAI PROVINCE OF ZAIRE, 1.972 TO 1985
A Project Report
Presented in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree
Doctor of Ministry
by
F. Duane McKey
June 1989
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