Survey and Directory of Mission Agencies in Uganda.
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Date
1994
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Daystar University, School of Arts and Social Sciences
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to explore the Uganda Missions situation through compi l ing a directory of r:ganda' s missionary sending Agencies , determining the degree of indigenization in the Uganda missionary. Movement ; and analyzing the problems these missions face promoting and expanding the Uganda missionary movement. The Ugandan church has not been reported in —issiological research as one of the significant missionary sending churches in the Third World. This state of affairs led this researcher to desire to find out Uganda's current state of missions and the steps that can be taken to encourage the development of Ugandan Missions. A mail survey was conducted among Christian mission leaders in Uganda. Exactly 165 questionnaires were distributed and 94 responses were registered from those replying to the questionnaire. The major findings were: I ) there were 53 Ugandan missionary sending agencies; 2 ) 77% of mission agency leadership was Ugandan; 3 ) the Protestant—Evangelicals were the most active doctrinal group in sending Ugandan missionaries; 4) the Charismatic—Pentecostals had the largest number of agencies that are funded local ly; Ugandan founded mission agencies are on the increase: 6 ) of Ugandan agencies are foreign control led: 7 ) lack of financial resources was reported as the major hindrance t c z:ssions ; and 8 ) the start ing of missionary training institutions was reported as the major solution to problems hindering missionary work.
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Masters of Arts Degree.
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Uganda Missions, Missionary movement, Financial resources
Citation
Tumusiime, E. N. (1994). Survey and Directory of Mission Agencies in Uganda. Daystar University, School of Arts and Social Sciences.