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1994

Practical Theology

Christian stewardship; Seventh-day Adventists--Kenya--Finance

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Stewardship Practices In Kenya With Proposed Solutions, Absalom N. Birai Jan 1994

Stewardship Practices In Kenya With Proposed Solutions, Absalom N. Birai

Professional Dissertations DMin

Problem

Although the Seventh-day Adventist church in Kenya has over three hundred thousand believers, the annual statistical reports indicate that its return of tithes and offerings does not correspond with its large membership. This study was undertaken to survey its giving patterns so as to discover possible weaknesses, to find ways of overcoming such weaknesses, and to promote faithful stewardship.

Method

To create a better concept of the stewardship of tithes and offerings an attempt was made to examine how tithes and offerings were practiced during the Old Testament era, intertestamental period, New Testament period, and by Ellen G. White. …