Church-Hill Amadi-Nche

• Ignatius Ajuru University of Education Rumuolumeni

On the 19 March, 2020 Mr. Samson Ayokunle, president of the Christian Association of Nigeria an umbrella body comprising of all Christian denomination directed all churches in Nigeria to migrate to online worship as a result of the Federal Government of Nigeria ban on all religious activities and worship centres to curb the spread of covid-19. How...

The Nigerian socio-political and religious clime and indeed the global community is faced with cases of bribery and corruption which has contributed less to socioeconomic , infrastructural and human capital development. Bribery and corruption as a cankerworm has now become a common language in almost every sphere in the Nigerian polity in that with...

The history of Nigerian nation is incomplete without a discourse on socio-religious issues threatening the peace of the Nigerian nation. Thus, the Nigerian nations have records of socio-ethnic and religious conflicts, intra and inter religious conflicts caused by violent religious extremists, leadership contest, discrimination etc. The continuous u...

The main thrust of this paper is to examine the coping strategy churches in Nigerian employed amidst covid-19 pandemic. The ripple effect of Covid-19 pandemic in Nigeria and around the globe necessitated certain preventive measures taken by the government to curb its spread. Some of the measures imposed by the federal government of Nigeria in the w...

The Nigerian nation is a pluralistic society comprising of people from diverse socio-cultural, religious and political backgrounds. However, since the end of the Nigerian civil war in 1970 the peaceful coexistence and harmonious living among Nigerians irrespective of their religious affiliations within the Nigerian geo-political zones has never bee...

The print and electronic media are ablaze daily on the vulnerable state of the Nigerian socio-religious spheres. The Nigerian society is characterized with myriads of activities which regard less on the dignity and value of human existence. Activities such as hostage taking, human trafficking and ritual killing, intimidation and oppression by the e...

The 21st Century Christian parents, the church, government and the society is faced with lots of challenges. One of such prevailing challenges is the issue of moral decadence among the youth. The effects of moral decadence as observed in recent times are increase in societal vices such as armed robbery, prostitution, drug trafficking, cyber-crime,...

The main thrust of this paper is to examine the coping strategy churches in Nigerian employed amidst covid-19 pandemic. The ripple effect of Covid-19 pandemic in Nigeria and around the globe necessitated certain preventive measures taken by the government to curb its spread. Some of the measures imposed by the federal government of Nigeria in the w...

Contemporary gender discourse on African socio-cultural and religious issues in the past decades tend to give more accolades to the masculine rather than the feminine genders. Consequently, the male is viewed from the positive, objective, strong, intellective, dominant and determined perspective while the female is regarded as weak, passive, emotio...

The history of Nigerian nation is incomplete without a discourse on socio-religious issues threatening the peace of the Nigerian nation. Thus, the Nigerian nations have records of socio-ethnic and religious conflicts, intra and inter religious conflicts caused by violent religious extremists, leadership contest, discrimination etc. The continuous u...

The Nigerian socio-political and religious clime and indeed the global community is faced with cases of bribery and corruption which has contributed less to socioeconomic , infrastructural and human capital development. Bribery and corruption as a cankerworm has now become a common language in almost every sphere in the Nigerian polity in that with...

The Ikwerre societies of North Eastern Niger Delta is threatened with an array of challenges. Paramount among the prevailing challenges is the issue of moral decadence among the youth in the locality which have resulted to an increase in societal vices such as armed robbery, assassination, kidnapping for ransom, illegal oil bunkering, cult clashes,...

Nigerian society is blessed with abundance of human and natural resources. However, the ethnic and religious disharmony between the major recognized religions that is, Christianity and Islam coupled with the high level of insecurity, violent agitation for secession, poverty and other social vices as witnessed in the Nigerian nation has not only led...

The print and electronic media are ablaze daily on the vulnerable state of the Nigerian socio-religious spheres. The Nigerian society is characterized with myriads of activities which regard less on the dignity and value of human existence. Activities such as hostage taking, human trafficking and ritual killing, intimidation and oppression by the e...

The 21st Century Christian parents, the church, government and the society is faced with lots of challenges. One of such prevailing challenges is the issue of moral decadence among the youth. The effects of moral decadence as observed in recent times are increase in societal vices such as armed robbery, prostitution, drug trafficking, cyber-crime,...

Nigeria society is confronted with multiplicity of challenges. Topical issues that draw attention include weak leadership potentials, insecurity, corruption and lack of accountability by most public office holders. Other disturbing issues in the Nigerian society are immoral activities such as cultism, sexual abuse, cyber-crime, indecent dressing, k...

The increasing level of moral decadence such as rape, fraud, covetousness, sexual misconduct, character assassination, cultic activities, bloodshed, idolatry, syncretism among some church leaders in the 21 st century has caused lots of reproach to the sacred order and arose varieties of questioning to the sanctity of the call of some church leaders...

The 21 st century church has not only witnessed the emergence of great church leaders who are actively involved in the proclamation of the word of God for the salvation of humanity but also the sudden demise of most of such church leaders to eternity as a result of sickness and other natural occurrences. The abrupt death of most church leaders has...

One of the post-marital issues facing world religions particularly Christianity in recent times is the issue of domestic violence. Domestic violence has been adjudged as being responsible for some broken marriages, resulting in psychological traumas, single parenthood, divorce, remarriage and even deaths of couple and children as witnessed in Ikwer...

The Canons of the New Testament scriptures are explicit in the documentation of the male disciples of Jesus but silent as regards the female gender. The reasons for this may be due to some cultural or religious factors. However, after the death and resurrection of Jesus, the activities and roles of women in the New Testament became very prominent....

In recent times, the electronic and print media is awash with myriads of antisocial , anti-political and anti-human activities being carried out across the various strata in the Nigeria socio-political space. Activities such as embezzlement of public funds, the use of one's office for pecuniary advantages, over inflation of invoices, ethno-religiou...

Contemporary gender discourse on African socio-cultural and religious issues in the past decades tend to give more accolades to the masculine rather than the feminine genders. Consequently, the male is viewed from the positive, objective, strong, intellective, dominant and determined perspective while the female is regarded as weak, passive, emotio...

One of the expectations of the church and society from church leaders is a high level of spiritual and moral exactitude and consciousness of heart and purpose particularly in the administration of church funds. However, recent activities in most Nigerian churches and publications in the print and electronic media suggest that most church leaders ar...

The responsibility of every government is to provide basic amenities such as electricity, good roads, hospitals, schools, potable drinking water, employment opportunities and security of lives and properties of its citizens and also creating enabling environment which attracts and sustains socioeconomic , religious, political activities etc. Howeve...

The responsibility of every government is to provide basic amenities such as electricity, good roads, hospitals, schools, potable drinking water, employment opportunities and security of lives and properties of its citizens and also creating enabling environment which attracts and sustains socioeconomic , religious, political activities etc. Howeve...

Efforts at broaden participation and persistence in the ministry as a career requires an understanding of how mentoring relationships work. It also requires the knowledge of their impact in promoting career advancement in the ministry and as a means of expanding one's ministry. This paper examined Paul's concepts of "OIKODOMEN" (Rom.15:2) and "NOUT...

The New Testament text has a number of mysteries which are often difficult to comprehend. Some of these mysteries include the Trinitarian doctrine, Jesus' presence in the celebration of the Eucharist, the virgin birth, incarnation, predestination, and the origin and evolution of man. These mysteries have led biblical and religious scholars to pitch...

Nigeria a multi-religious and multi-lingua nation within the past decades has witnessed myriads of uncontrolled exercise of religious faith among some officially recognized religious groups in Nigeria. The uncontrolled exercise of faith often results into communication gaps between religious groups, unprecedented conflict, crisis, killing of innoce...

Efforts at broaden participation and persistence in the ministry as a career requires an understanding of how mentoring relationships work. It also requires the knowledge of their impact in promoting career advancement in the ministry and as a means of expanding one's ministry. This paper examined Paul's concepts of  (Rom.15:2) and ...

The interpretation of some New Testament texts like 1 Corinthians 14:33b-36 has caused division among biblical scholars in the modern time. While some biblical scholars read the text with an emancipative perspective in regards to women, others read the text with a domineering view on women. Hence, 1 Corinthians 14:33b-36 has been used by the latter...