Journal articles: 'Ghana Assemblies of God'

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Manso, Paul Frimpong. "Theological Education of Assemblies of God Ghana." Journal of the European Pentecostal Theological Association 33, no. 2 (October 2013): 162–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/jep.2013.33.2.005.

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Aboagye-Mensah, R. K. Aboagye-Mensah. "A reflection on Pentecostalism and montanism from the perspective of the indigenous religion of Cybele or the great mother of the gods." Pentecost Journal of Theology and Mission 3 (December 31, 2019): 24–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.62868/pjtm.v3i1.121.

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The Church of Pentecost (CoP) has been identified as the fastest growing Christian denomination and the largest Protestant church in Ghana since 1989.1 Even though the CoP is grouped among the Classical Pentecostal Churches in Ghana, together with the Assemblies of God (AG), Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) and the Apostolic Church (AC), some scholars tend to describe it as an indigenous Ghanaian Pentecostal church for various reasons.2 For example, Asamoah-Gyadu indicates that - although it identifies with the classical Pentecostal tradition, the CoP has acquired a unique indigenous character, marking it out as different in outlook from, say, the Assemblies of God, whose American imprint after sixty years of existence in Ghana is still quite obvious.3 To some extent, some of the leaders of the CoP also seem to have similar view that the CoP is an indigenous Ghanaian church. Writing the introduction to the ‘History of The Church of Pentecost Volume 1’, Apostle D K Anan, the then chairman of the History Committee, points out that ‘The Church of Pentecost, from its inception, has been an indigenous, a do-it-yourself Church.’4 This assumption agrees with the claims of Rev. James McKeown, the first superintendent and chairman of the CoP that he wanted to plant ‘local species’ in African soil, since he believed that a British oak is more likely to struggle in Ghana.

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Kachim, Joseph Udimal. "Medical Services, Colonial State, and the Assemblies of God Mission among the Konkomba of Northern Ghana, 1931–1960s." Ghana Studies 26, no. 1 (June 17, 2024): 3–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.3368/gs.26.1.3.

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Mohr, Adam. "Faith Tabernacle Congregation and the Emergence of Pentecostalism in Colonial Nigeria, 1910s-1941." Journal of Religion in Africa 43, no. 2 (2013): 196–221. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15700666-12341249.

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Abstract Faith Tabernacle literature first spread into the Christian community in Lagos from Western Ghana in the 1910s. By at least 1917 Faith Tabernacle literature was being read in Lagos, and the first formal branch was established in Lagos in 1920. During the early 1920s Faith Tabernacle literature was being spread throughout Nigeria as Faith Tabernacle members traveled across the colony as labor migrants, leading to the rapid spread of the church, particularly in the major cities. By early 1929 Faith Tabernacle had established 61 branches in Nigeria with over 1,200 members. However, due to the schisms of 1925 and 1929, many Faith Tabernacle leaders, members, communicants, and entire congregations left the church to establish the first Pentecostal denominations in Nigeria, which were the Apostolic Faith (1928), the Apostolic Church (1931), the Assemblies of God (1939), and the Christ Apostolic Church (1941).

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Asamoah-Gyadu, Kwabena. "Pentecostalism in Africa and the Changing Face of Christian Mission." Mission Studies 19, no. 1 (2002): 14–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/157338302x00161.

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AbstractThird World Christianity has been experiencing exponential growth since the turn of the twentieth century. Nowhere is this renewal in Christianity more visible than Africa, where religious innovations led by indigenous Christians have mostly been Pentecostal in character. The Pentecostal movements leading the current renewal of Christianity in African countries like Ghana are autonomous, independent of both the established historic mission denominations and the older classical Pentecostal churches like the Assemblies of God. Ghanaian Pentecostalism in its various streams has adapted the global Pentecostal culture to suit the needs of the local context in ways that have changed the nature and direction of Christian mission. The traditional themes of healing, deliverance, prosperity and empowerment associated with the global Pentecostal movement have been synthesized with traditional worldviews, giving Pentecostal Christianity an added relevance in African context. This has yielded massive responses. In Pentecostal movements under discussion, therefore, one finds the ingenious ability of indigenous Christians to appropriate a phenomenon of global significance for local consumption.

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Nlankpe, Abel Makija, Precious Kwablah Kwadzokpui, David Adedia, Jacob Nabei Nignan, and Patrick Kwasi Owiafe. "Seroepidemiology of Hepatitis B and C Virus Infections: A Five-Year Retrospective Study among Blood Donors in Saboba District in the Northern Region of Ghana." BioMed Research International 2021 (May 11, 2021): 1–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/5599705.

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Background and Objectives. Chronic hepatitis B and C infections are capable of progressing to liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Globally, it has been estimated that over 2 billion and 170 million people are living with hepatitis B and C infections, respectively. Ghana remains one of the highly endemic countries challenged by the continuous spread of these viral agents in Africa. This study was aimed at determining the seroprevalence and trend of Hepatitis B and C coinfections among blood donors in Saboba District of the Northern Region of Ghana. Methods. A five-year hospital-based retrospective study was carried out among 8605 blood donors comprising 8517 males and 88 females using data on blood donors from Saboba Assemblies of God Hospital located in the Saboba District in the Northern Region of Ghana from 2013 to 2017. Blood bank records on HBV and HCV potential blood donors who visited the hospital to donate blood were retrieved. Donor demographic details, i.e., age and gender, were also recovered. Donors who were registered to the hospital but were not residents of the Northern Region were excluded from the study. Donors with incomplete records were also excluded from the study. The data was managed using Microsoft Excel spreadsheet 2016 and analysed using GraphPad Prism statistical software. Results. The overall prevalence of asymptomatic viral hepatitis B and C infections in the general adult population was 9.59% (95% CI: 9.00-10.20) and 12.71% (95% CI: 12.00-13.40), respectively, with an HBV/HCV coinfection rate of 2.23% (95% CI: 1.90-2.60). The number of donors generally declined with advancement in years from 2038 (23.68%) since 2013 to as low as 1169 (13.59%) in 2016, except for 2017 where a sharp increase of 1926 (22.38%) was observed. The first and second highest proportions of donors fell within the age categories of 20-29 (51.53% (4434)) and 30-39 (32.90% (2831)) respectively. The seroprevalence rate of HBV, HCV, and HBV/HCV coinfection rates were generally higher among the female group than those observed among the male category. The year-to-year variation in HBV, HCV, and HBV/HCV infections was statistically significant. The highest year-to-year HBV seropositivity rate was 11.48% in the year 2013, while that for HCV and HBV/HCV coinfection was 16.24% and 5.85%, respectively, both documented in the year 2014. HBV and HBV/HCV coinfection rates were highest among donors aged <20 years old, while HCV seroprevalence was highest among donors aged 50-59 years old. Significantly higher odds of HBV/HCV coinfection ( OR = 5.2 ; 95% CI:3.3-8.1) was observed in the 2014 compared to the year 2013. Donors aged <20years were at higher risks of HBV and HBV/HCV coinfection rates compared to the other age groups. Conclusion. The seroprevalence of HBV and HCV among donors in the Saboba District of the Northern Region of Ghana is endemic. The HBV/HCV coinfection rate also raises serious concern owing to its high prevalence rate among the younger age. Intensive public health education coupled with mobile screening and mass vaccination of seronegative individuals is advised so as to help curb further spread of the infection and in effect help safeguard the health status of potential donors in the district.

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Oppong, Felix. "An analysis of the impact of jurisdictional fragmentation on property taxes in Ghana." Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction 26, no. 2 (January 21, 2021): 219–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jfmpc-07-2020-0048.

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Purpose Following decades of weak financial capacity of local governments in raising enough revenues to finance their budgets, this paper aims to examine the impact of jurisdictional fragmentation on property taxes in Ghana. Since independence in 1957, many local governments in Ghana are yet to build their fiscal capacity to collect enough own source revenues to support their local budgets. All local government laws in Ghana have assigned property taxes to local governments. Design/methodology/approach The paper uses quantitative econometric techniques with local level panel data from 2010 to 2016 to examine the impact of fragmenting assemblies in Ghana. Findings The paper finds that fragmenting local governments have an overall negative effect on property taxes in district assemblies in Ghana. However, fragmentation of metropolitan assemblies has an overall positive effect on property taxes, relative to district assemblies. In the case of municipal assemblies, fragmentation has a net positive effect on property taxes but an overall marginally negative effect, relative to district assemblies. Also, the paper finds that grants, capital expenditure and administrative expenditure of local governments do not impact on the collection of property tax revenues in all types of assemblies in Ghana. Originality/value The paper concludes that relative to metropolitan assemblies, fragmenting districts assemblies is not congruent with government efforts to promote the collection of property taxes in Ghana.

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Cavaness, Barbara. "God Calling: Women in Assemblies of God Missions." Pneuma 16, no. 1 (1994): 49–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/157007494x00058.

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Alencar, Gedeon Freire. "Pastores Assembleianos na Universidade: A Polissemia Assembleiana da Terceira Geração Pastoral." REFLEXUS - Revista Semestral de Teologia e Ciências das Religiões 8, no. 12 (May 13, 2015): 289. http://dx.doi.org/10.20890/reflexus.v8i12.244.

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Resumo: Em termos quantitativos, a população universitária e a membresia das Assembleias de Deus são parecidas. Em 1991, os universitários eram 3.928.260 e os assembleianos 2.439.770. Em 2010, o número de universitários subiu para 12.679.010 e o de assembleianos para 12.314.410. Cresceu o numero de universitários e também o de assembleianos, inclusive de assembleianos universitários e de pastores. Quem são esses pastores assembleianos com nível superior e o que eles pensam? Foram enviados mais de mil emails para pessoas que integravam listagens de convenções, ministérios e igrejas, e também para amigos indicados por essas pessoas. Preenchidos e devolvidos, somaram 84 questionários. A primeira parte eram questões pessoais: residência, idade, sexo, estado civil, escolaridade, profissão e ministério, conversão. Além dessas questões, a pesquisa se dividiu em blocos: questões doutrinárias, institucionais, políticas e sociais. O caleidoscópio absolutamente multifacetado e plural mostra a cara dessa denominação que tem um nome único, Assembleias de Deus, mas essa pluralidade não está apenas no nome, mas também em sua natureza. Atualmente, são mais de 12 milhões de assembleianos (dados do Censo 2010), conquanto seja impossível quantificar o número de pastores/as. Desde a década de 1950, a Assembleia de Deus é a maior denominação pentecostal do país, embora diferentes entre si, distintas e, quase sempre, divergentes. Nasceram em 1911 já plurais, mas a terceira geração de pastores assembleianos leva isso ao extremo. Esse novo estamento assembleiano – pastores com curso universitário e/ou pós-graduação – é uma nova liderança: quais condutas, tendências doutrinárias e políticas é o que se pretende entender nesta pesquisa. Palavras-chave: Universitários. Pastores Assembleianos. Identidade. Bricolagem Religiosa. Assembleias de Deus. Abstract: In quantitative terms, university student population and the membership of the Assemblies of God are alike in Brazil. There were 3,928,260 university students in 1991 and 2,439,770 members in the Assemblies of God. In 2010, the number of students had risen to 12,679,010 students and to12,314,410 for members of the Assemblies of God. Both the number of university students and Assembly of God members have increased, including university students who are members or pastors from the Assemblies of God. Who are these university graduate Assembly of God pastors and what do they think? Over a thousand emails were sent to people from listings of conventions, ministries and churches, and also to friends indicated by those people; and 84 questionnaires were filled and returned. The first part of the questionnaire dealt with personal information questions: residence, age, sex, marital status, education, occupation, ministry, and conversion. Besides that, the research was divided into blocks: doctrinal, institutional, political and social issues. The multifaceted and plural kaleidoscope shows the face of this denomination that has a unique name, Assemblies of God, but this plurality isn’t only in its name, but also in its nature. There are currently more than 12 million members in the Assemblies of God (2010 Census), and it is impossible to quantify the number of ministers both male and female. Since the 1950s the Assemblies of God has accounted for the largest Pentecostal denomination in the country; and its associated churches are diverse, different, and often divergent. They were born plural in 1911, but the third generation of the Assembly pastors has taken it to the extreme. This new Assembly of God estate (ou “stratum”) makes up a new leadership. This research intends to understand the conduct, doctrinal and political trends of the current Assembly of God leadership. Keywords: University Students. Assembly of God Pastors. Identity. Religious Bricolage. Assemblies of God.

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Senapatiratne, Timothy. "The Assemblies of God: A Bibliographic Essay." Theological Librarianship 4, no. 1 (May 13, 2011): 91–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.31046/tl.v4i1.171.

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KAY, William K. "British Assemblies of God in the 1930s." EPTA Bulletin 7, no. 1 (March 1988): 5–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/jep.1988.7.1.001.

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Kay, William K. "British Assemblies of God: The War Years." Pneuma 11, no. 1 (1989): 51–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/157007489x00054.

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Udok, Ekaette C. "Reflections on ethos and tenets of music in the Assemblies of God Uyo district, Akwa Ibom State." Journal of the Association of Nigerian Musicologists 16, no. 1 (August 22, 2022): 141–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/janm.v16i1.11.

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Music has always been an indispensable tool in any church setting. In Nigeria, the early missionaries appropriated music in liturgical services in form of hymn singing, chant and anthem as part of worship in the church. With continual apt growth of Christianity in Nigeria, Assemblies of God church evolved from the Pentecostal movement, with emphasis on the activity of the Holy Spirit and on holy living. Hence, contents and styles of music were made to suit the pattern and beliefs of Assemblies of God such as spirit motivated songs, evangelistic songs, mission songs and salvation songs other than the conventional hymns singing and anthems. This paper therefore attempts to highlight the distinctive traits of Assemblies of God, Uyo District, and its reflection on the music ministration. Also, it showcases the basics for music ministers (choristers and music directors) to include: musical background, spiritual life, social and leadership skills as fundamental principles, beliefs and moral conduct patterned by the beliefs of the church for quality service to God and humanity. Qualitative design and typical forms of data drawn from interviews, participant observations and relevant documents were applied in the study for data collection. The significance of this paper is to provide justifiable guidelines to every music minister to attain the required moral and music standard widely accepted and appreciated by God and man. With the findings, it recommends periodical re-orientation towards musical knowledge and spiritual relevance as regard to what Assemblies of God believe for effective music ministration

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Stevanus, Alexander. "Reconstruction Pastoral Ministry Concept of the Assemblies of God Church in North Sulawesi Indonesia." EUANGGELION: Jurnal Teologi dan Pendidikan Kristen 3, no. 2 (July 21, 2023): 127–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.61390/euanggelion.v3i2.54.

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Abstract: This study aims to determine the problems of pastoral care that occur in the Assemblies of God Church in North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Assemblies of God's efforts are reconstructing (providing a solution proposal) regarding pastoral care in an effort to develop the Assemblies of God congregation. To obtain research data, the authors used documents, both books and journals as a theoretical basis and conducted interviews with 14 church leaders as respondents/research subjects from regional organizational leaders, pastors and academics. The research was conducted using qualitative research methods by conducting interviews with 14 Assemblies of God leaders in North Sulawesi. Retrieval of research data using probability sampling with purposive sampling technique. The results showed that there were problems in Assemblies of God's pastoral care, especially with regard to pastoral care. The problem that occurs is the wrong paradigm regarding the concept of pastoral care in pastoral care caused by the old theoretical concept of pastoral care among church leaders, and the church's struggles in terms of independence. Therefore, in this study, two new theories were proposed in the form of proposed solutions, namely; 1) reconstruction of theological education (contextual pastoral care development), and 2) Striving for church independence. Keywords: reconstruction, pastoral care, church

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Dudley, Roland Q. "History of the Assemblies of God in Portugal." EPTA Bulletin 12, no. 1 (March 1993): 49–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/jep.1993.12.1.005.

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McGee, Gary B. "Assemblies of God Mission Theology: A Historical Perspective." International Bulletin of Missionary Research 10, no. 4 (October 1986): 166–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/239693938601000407.

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Althouse, Peter. "The Influence of Dr. J. E. Purdie's Reformed Anglican Theology on the Formation and Development of the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada." Pneuma 19, no. 1 (1997): 3–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/157007497x00028.

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AbstractThe Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada (PAOC) has had many similarities with its United States counterpart, the Assemblies of God. In fact, in its early years the PAOC was affiliated with the Assemblies of God.1 Yet the PAOC was unique in that it had a friendly relationship with the Anglican Church of Canada2 vis-à-vis the Toronto low-church Anglican theological school, Wycliffe College.3 This relationship centered on one man, a Wycliffe College graduate and Anglican priest, who was asked to be principal of the first Canadian Pentecostal Bible school in 1925, a position he held until 1950. This man was James Eustace Purdie, arguably the most influential person in the formation and development of PAOC doctrine through the theological education of Pentecostal ministers.4

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Botchway, Edward Ayebeng, Kofi Agyekum, Jenefailus Nikoi Kotei-Martin, Hayford Pittri, Annabel Morkporkpor Ami Dompey, Samuel Owusu Afram, and Nathaniel Elikplim Asare. "Achieving Healthy City Development in Ghana: Referencing Sustainable Development Goal 11." Sustainability 15, no. 19 (September 28, 2023): 14361. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su151914361.

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Despite the growing responsiveness in creating eco-friendly cities with reference to SDG 11, little attention has been focused on the role of Ghanaian local authorities (i.e., District Assemblies (DAs)) in achieving this global feat. Therefore, this study seeks to assess the views of personnel working with Ghana’s District Assemblies on the achievement of healthy city development (HCD) through the lens of SDG 11. Data were obtained from 165 key personnel currently working with the District Assemblies in Ghana through structured close-ended questionnaires. The data gathered from the respondents were analyzed via descriptive and inferential statistics. Results from this study revealed that personnel working in the DAs of Ghana possess an average level of awareness of the SDG 11 indicators. Furthermore, the findings revealed a low level of achievement of development toward attaining healthy cities in Ghana. Subsequently, the findings also revealed four (4) critical challenges encountered in achieving HCD with the topmost being the ‘lack of financial resources for implementing healthy city policies’. The findings from this study pioneer knowledge on the scarce literature sources on the topic within the Ghanaian context. It also provides insight into the current level of achievement of SDG 11 targets in Ghana.

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Sakač, Matej. "Theology of the Baptism in the Spirit and Gifts of the Spirit in the Thought of Martyn Lloyd-Jones and His Differences, Similarities, and Contributions in Comparison to Pentecostal Interpretation." Kairos 17, no. 1 (June 12, 2023): 23–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.32862/k.17.1.2.

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Članak se bavi teologijom krštenja Duhom Svetim u kontekstu pozicije Martyna Lloyda-Jonesa i pentekostnog pokreta Assemblies of God. Osim što članak obrađuje kratki povijesni i kontekstualni pregled teologije krštenja Duhom kod pentekostnog pokreta i Lloyda-Jonesa, također nam daje na uvid i njihove primarne naglaske. Obje skupine tvrde da je krštenje Duhom odvojeno iskustvo od novog rođenja, gdje Assemblies of God smatra da je bitno naglasiti da ono što se postiže krštenjem Duhom jest otvorenost za nova iskustva, posvećenje te govorenje u jezicima. Lloyd-Jones se slaže s tim, ali uz iznimku da je krštenje Duhom jednako pečaćenju vidljivom u Poslanici Efežanima, smatrajući pečaćenje inicijalnim znakom krštenja Duhom kao snažno osvjedočenje onog što već imamo (sinovstvo) te snažno iskustvo Božje ljubavi koje je pokretač za snažno propovijedanje i svjedočenje. Prema Lloydu-Jonesu njegovo tumačenje dara govorenja u jezicima jest različito od poimanja Assemblies of God. Jezici nisu nužno inicijalni znak krštenja Duhom, a njihova upotreba nije u kontroli čovjeka, već u vlasti suverenog djelovanja Duha. Članak pojašnjava ove razlike i sličnosti te poziva na dijalog i razmatranje misli Lloyda-Jonesa u njegovu doprinosu pentekostnoj teologiji krštenja Duhom.

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Peprah, James Adu, Samuel Brako, and Noah Boakye Akosah. "The Awareness Level of Green Procurement at the District Assemblies in Western Region in Ghana." Journal of Management and Sustainability 8, no. 1 (February 4, 2018): 46. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/jms.v8n1p46.

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The present study seeks to examine the awareness level of green procurement at the district assemblies in Ghana and also help create the consciousness of implementing and enforcing green procurement in the public sector effectively. The research was carried out in Eighteen (18) District Assemblies in the Western Region of Ghana using non-standard interview as the main data collection technique. The findings of the research revealed that, there are key legislations, standards and regulations regulating the assemblies’ activities on the environment and the society which affect green procurement, though there is no specific law/policy titled green procurement. These key legislations, standards and regulations have contributed to increased awareness of green procurement at the District Assemblies in Western Region tied with the recent introduction of sustainable procurement which has been included in the Public Procurement Amendment Act 2016 (Act 914). However, the study identified that the significant impact of public procurement as a policy instrument on environment appeared not to be clear to the assemblies. It is recommended that the procurement policy and the Act 663/914 should be reformed to reflect green procurement to help the districts in their quest in creating sustainable environment. The district assemblies and EPA should organise joint seminars and workshops to sensitize and create awareness among the assembly’s staff on the benefits of green procurement and the need to adopt it.

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Chitando, Ezra. "‘Faithful Men of a Faithful God’? Masculinities in the Zimbabwe Assemblies of God Africa." Exchange 42, no. 1 (2013): 34–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1572543x-12341249.

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Abstract Many scholars have examined masculinities in African societies. However, these examinations cannot be generalised across Africa, given the socio-cultural, economic, political and historical factors that infringe with religious beliefs. This article offers a case study of masculinities in a specific religious context, the Zimbabwe Assemblies of God Africa (zaoga), a Pentecostal church. It utilises zaoga’s teachings on masculinities against the background of Shona religion and culture (the dominant ethnic group in Zimbabwe). The analysis specifically focuses on the role of the Jesus-figure in the discourse on masculinity in zaoga, exploring whether Jesus presents a model of ‘redemptive masculinity’ or rather reinforces hegemonic notions of masculinity. The article highlights the ambiguity of Pentecostal masculinity and offers an overall critique of the effects of masculinities upon Pentecostal faith and practice.

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Danso, Alex. "Decentralization In Ghana: The Case Of The District Assemblies." Southeastern Political Review 19, no. 1 (November 12, 2008): 117–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1747-1346.1991.tb00052.x.

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McGee, Gary B. "Assemblies of God Overseas Missions: Foundations for Recent Growth." Missiology: An International Review 16, no. 4 (October 1988): 427–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/009182968801600404.

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Since the founding of the Assemblies of God in 1914, world evangelization has been basic to its self-understanding and mission to the world. As its missions enterprise developed in the succeeding years, important foundations were laid which contributed to its remarkable growth after 1960. These include: (1) the ardent Pentecostal belief that the apostolic signs and wonders of the Holy Spirit will follow the proclamation of the gospel, (2) the application of indigenous church principles will result in the planting of New Testament churches, (3) the training of national leaders must receive high priority, and (4) the popular support of the home churches must be nurtured and efficiently channeled.

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Kokotović, Budimir. "Archpriest Aleksa Todorović (1899–1990), Disciple of Saint Bishop Nicholai Velimirovich." Nicholai Studies International Journal for Research of Theological and Ecclesiastical Contribution of Nicholai Velimirovich III, no. 5 (January 31, 2023): 89–112. http://dx.doi.org/10.58199/nicholaistudies/ns.2023.3.5.89-112.

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The purpose of this paper is to offer a brief overview of the life and activities of Archpriest Aleksa Todorović, a longtime associate of Bishop Nicholai Velimirovich. As the administrator of the Diocese of Žiča, Bishop Nicholai transferred Fr Aleksa Todorović to Kraljevo in 1935. In the following years, Todorović was active in the God Worshipper movement [known also as God–Prayer movement, i.e. Godworshipping movement (in Serbian — богомољачки покрет / bogomoljački pokret)] led by Bishop Nicholai, and from then on their cooperation and closeness began, which would last until Velimirovich’s death. In the God Worshipper movement, priest Todorović was the president of the main administration, and in addition to the general assemblies, he initiated and organized regular quarterly assemblies in the Diocese of Žiča. For the great effort in the pastoral activity, Fr. Aleksa was honored with the rank of archpriest by Bishop Nicholai.

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Sulemana, Alhassan, Emmanuel A. Donkor, and Sampson Oduro-Kwarteng. "Efficiency of Municipal Solid Waste Collection Systems in Ghana." Journal of Solid Waste Technology and Management 46, no. 1 (February 1, 2020): 58–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.5276/jswtm/2020.58.

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For purposes of establishing a benchmark against which performance of municipal solid waste (MSW) collection systems can be evaluated by sector regulators, investors and managers, this study assessed the cost efficiency of MSW collection systems in Ghana, using stochastic frontier analysis (SFA). Data from seventy municipal solid waste collection systems were used to estimate the parameters of a Cobb-Douglas cost function. The study developed a cost function, estimated the parameters using maximum likelihood, and applied SFA to determine the efficiencies. Four variables (quantity of waste collected, distance travelled, fuel consumed and number of trips) which affect operating cost were used to estimate the efficiency. Results from the analysis showed that the cost efficiencies ranged from 59.82% to 93.23%, with a mean value of 84.16% and, that fuel consumed was the significant cost driver at the 5% significant level. Efficiencies for Municipal Assemblies ranged from 71.80% to 90.77%, with a mean value of 84.26% while District Assemblies recorded 59.82% to 93.23%, with a mean value of 83.79%. There was no significant difference in the mean relative efficiency estimates of the District and Municipal Assemblies. The findings establish a benchmark and methodology, essential for industrial players in performance evaluation. The study also serves as a resource material for further study in performance evaluation of solid waste collection systems, particularly in developing economies.

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Akrobor, S. T. Akrobor. "Assessing the relevance of internal audit to corporate governance in metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies in Ghana." Pentvars Business Journal 9, no. 1 (December 31, 2015): 16–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.62868/pbj.v9i1.108.

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Evidence from studies reveal ineffectiveness of the internal audit investigations regarding its effects on the public sectors and the lack of proper attention being paid to budgetary controls in these public sectors. The study examined the role of internal audit in Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in Ghana so as to determine their relevance to governance. Specifically, the study examined the human resource management practices of the Internal Audit Units in the MMDAs; determined the level of independence of the internal audit units in the performance of their functions; and finally evaluated the quality (effectiveness) of internal audit functions in the Assemblies. A structured questionnaire was used as a primary data collection instrument from respondents selected through purposive and convenient means. Items of the questionnaire were measured on the Likert ranking scale. Ten (10) Assemblies in the Greater Accra region were selected. Overall, 70 respondents were sampled including 55 internal auditors, and 15 budget officers of the Assemblies. Data analysis was done using descriptive statistics. The study concludes that the Assemblies have strong human resource management practices in the Internal Audit Unit to ensure effective functioning of the internal auditor. However, the study found that there is weak quality assurance, weak continuous improvement programs for the auditors, and poor conditions of service to motivate the internal auditors in the performance of their functions. The internal auditors in the Assemblies perform their functions with little or no internal and external interferences. The internal auditors in the Assemblies are effective in the performance of their functions. The internal auditors are capable of performing their functions and are therefore relevant to the Assemblies.

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Agbevade, Akpeko. "Local Economic Development Strategies and Challenges: A Comparative Empirical Evidence from Ghana’s Local Governance System." Journal of Public Administration and Governance 8, no. 4 (November 12, 2018): 110. http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/jpag.v8i4.13894.

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Local level economic development has eluded Ghana since independence. This was because most policies were centralized. As a result, focus was shifted to local economic development. This article comparatively examined the local economic development strategies implemented in three of Ghana’s Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies. Using the mixed method and multiple case study approaches of research, the study sampled a total of 533 respondents across the three Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies and analyzed data using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences. The study gleaned that the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies implemented similar local economic development strategies which could be categorized into contemporary local economic development and traditional local economic development approaches. Challenges such as inadequate finance, land tenure system, lack of modern equipment among others were identified. The provision of a central pool for financing local economic development, harmonization of locality development policies, de-politicization of local economic development policies, the adoption of change management strategies in Ghana’s local governance system, effective land tenure system are recommended for the success of local economic development in Ghana.

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Amegbe, Perfect Mawusi, and Musah Adams. "Managing financial records for accountability in metropolitan assemblies in Ghana." International Journal of Business Excellence 10, no. 4 (2016): 502. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/ijbex.2016.079250.

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Amegbe, Perfect Mawusi, and Musah Adams. "Managing financial records for accountability in metropolitan assemblies in Ghana." International Journal of Business Excellence 10, no. 4 (2016): 502. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/ijbex.2016.10000155.

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Robeck, Cecil. "An Emerging Magisterium? The Case of the Assemblies of God." Pneuma 25, no. 2 (2003): 164–215. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/157007403776113224.

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AbstractTradition means giving votes to the most obscure of all classes, our ancestors. It is the democracy of the dead. Tradition refuses to submit to the small and arrogant oligarchy of those who merely happen to be walking about. All democrats object to men being disqualified by the accident of birth; tradition objects to their being disqualified by the accident of death. Democracy tells us not to neglect a good man's opinion, even if he is our groom; tradition asks us not to neglect a good man's opinion, even if he is our father. I, at any rate, cannot separate the two ideas of democracy and tradition….

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Poloma, Margaret. "Pentecostal Prayer within the Assemblies of God: An Empirical Study." Pneuma 31, no. 1 (2009): 47–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/157007409x418149.

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AbstractAlthough much has been written on theologies of healing and on evangelist healers, little is known about how pentecostals in the pew pray for healing. After placing a pentecostal understanding of healing within a larger cultural context, the relationship between prayer and healing is explored through a survey of 1827 adherents from 21 Assemblies of God (AG) congregations. The survey data will be used to provide descriptive answers to basic questions about pentecostal healing in America, including: (1) to what extent do pentecostals claim experiences of divine healing; (2) what are the socio-demographic traits related to its practice within the AG; (3) how are personal reports of divine healing related to different forms of personal prayer; and (4) what is the relationship between prayer and healing prayer experiences and being used as an instrument of healing for others. The outcome of statistical analyses using key variables strongly suggests that prophetic prayer is a leading factor in accounting for differences in reported healing experiences.

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Naaikuur, Lawrence, and Simon Diedong Dombo. "Media and Governance: Promoting Local Governance through Community Radio in Northern Ghana." Journal of Development and Communication Studies 8, no. 1 (March 10, 2021): 144–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/jdcs.v8i1.7.

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The study provides insights on how Royals FM and Radio Progress have, through innovative and strategic programming, become community mobilisers for tackling issues of communication and accountability in their local assemblies. The study employed a qualitative research approach. Interviews and focus group discussion were used to collect data from two purposively selected Community Radio Stations (CR), and from some community members and other stakeholders in local governance. A key finding of the study was information access difficulties to assist CR conduct investigations on suspected cases of corruption. Another was the public’s partisanship perceptions of CR watchdog functions in exposing corruption, which disincentivised both stations from investigating corruption related issues at the District Assemblies (DA). The study concludes that the little evidence of corruption revelations at the assemblies by the stations despite reports of corruption being a bane to local development efforts, suggests that CR need to overcome all obstacles to enable them effectively perform their community broadcasting mandate as expected. The study recommends a speedy operationalisation of the Right to Information Law of the country. There is the need for the Ghana Community Radio Network to organize periodic training programmes for its members and owners of CR to enable them to strictly adhere to their non-partisan ethos so as to enable them gain public trust in their role as non-partisan arbiters in Ghana’s local governance.

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Sakač, Matej. "Theology of the Baptism in the Spirit and Gifts of the Spirit in the Thought of Martyn Lloyd-Jones and His Differences, Similarities, and Contributions in Comparison to Pentecostal Interpretation." Kairos 17, no. 1 (June 12, 2023): 21–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.32862/k1.17.1.2.

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The article explores the theology of the baptism in the Spirit in the context of Martyn Lloyd-Jones’ position and the Assemblies of God Pentecostal movement. Besides including the short historical and contextual overview of the theology of the baptism in the Spirit in the Pentecostal movement and Lloyd-Jones, the article also provides insight into their primary emphases. Both sides claim that the baptism in the Spirit is an experience separate from the new birth. Assemblies of God believe it is crucial to point out that baptism in the Spirit opens up possibilities of new experiences, sanctification, and speaking in tongues. Lloyd-Jones mostly agrees with this, with the exception that baptism in the Spirit is the same as the sealing we see in the Epistle to the Ephesians, where he sees the sealing with the initial sign of the baptism of the Holy Spirit as the firm assurance of what we already have (sonship) and a strong experience of God’s love, which is the motivation for powerful preaching and witnessing. According to Lloyd-Jones, his interpretation of the gift of speaking in tongues does differ from the understanding of Assemblies of God. Tongues are not necessarily the initial sign of the baptism of the Holy Spirit, and their use is not under a person’s control but under the control of the Spirit’s sovereign work. The article explains these differences and similarities and calls for dialogue and consideration of Lloyd-Jones’ thought in his contribution to the Pentecostal theology of the baptism in the Spirit.

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Oniang'o, Ruth. "The year 2023." African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development 23, no. 1 (January 23, 2023): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.18697/ajfand.116.ed124.

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Ayee, Joseph R. A. "Financing sub‐national governments in Ghana: The district assemblies' common fund." Regional & Federal Studies 5, no. 3 (September 1995): 292–306. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13597569508420940.

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Goff, James R., and Edith L. Blumhofer. "Restoring the Faith: The Assemblies of God, Pentecostalism, and American Culture." American Historical Review 100, no. 2 (April 1995): 594. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/2169169.

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Schultze, Quentin J., and Edith L. Blumhofer. "Restoring the Faith: The Assemblies of God, Pentecostalism, and American Culture." Journal of American History 81, no. 2 (September 1994): 736. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/2081312.

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Synan, Vinson, and Edith L. Blumhofer. "Restoring the Faith: The Assemblies of God, Pentecostalism, and American Culture." Journal of Southern History 64, no. 3 (August 1998): 589. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/2587854.

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Perkins, H. Wesley, and Margaret M. Poloma. "The Assemblies of God at the Crossroads: Charisma and Institutional Dilemmas." Sociological Analysis 53, no. 1 (1992): 113. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/3711638.

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Poloma, Margaret M., and Brian F. Pendleton. "Religious Experiences, Evangelism, and Institutional Growth within the Assemblies of God." Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 28, no. 4 (December 1989): 415. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/1386574.

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Moberg, David O., and Edith L. Blumhofer. "Restoring the Faith: The Assemblies of God, Pentecostalism, and American Culture." Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 33, no. 3 (September 1994): 291. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/1386699.

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Goff, James R., and Margaret M. Poloma. "The Assemblies of God at the Crossroads: Charisma and Institutional Dilemmas." Journal of Southern History 57, no. 1 (February 1991): 137. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/2209913.

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Kertson, Brandon. "Spirit Baptism in the Pentecostal Evangel 1918–1922." PNEUMA 37, no. 2 (2015): 244–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15700747-03702003.

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North American pentecostal statements of doctrine were created as lowest common denominator statements upon which a large group of people can agree without too much divisiveness. A century later, it is tempting to see these statements as the final and complete word concerning a doctrine. In practice, however, practitioners experience the reality of those doctrines in numerous and multifaceted ways. This paper reflects on statements 5 and 6 of the 1916 Assemblies of God Statement of Fundamental Truths, which speak to the “pentecostal distinctive” of Spirit baptism. It compares these doctrinal statements with testimonies, sermons, and reports from the Assemblies of God periodical the Pentecostal Evangel during the five-year period from 1918, shortly after the Statement was approved, to 1922. The evidence will show the dynamic nature of beliefs and practices concerning Spirit baptism from a very early period. This dynamic and broad understanding is similar to the way modern pentecostal scholars envision Spirit baptism today.

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Kpobi, Lily, Elizabeth Anokyewaa Sarfo, and Joana Salifu Yendork. "“I'm Here Because of Christ and Worshipping God …”." Archive for the Psychology of Religion 39, no. 3 (December 2017): 295–311. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15736121-12341342.

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Many people like to identify as belonging to one church or another. Previous studies have explored the process of switching from one religious group to another, and this process has identified various factors that determine the likelihood and reasons for switching. Although this has been explored, little is known about the factors that influence switching among charismatic Christians in Ghana, and the potential implications of such switching on mental well-being. Our study therefore explored the reasons given by members of selected neo-Pentecostal/charismatic churches in Ghana for their decision to switch to these churches. The study was conducted in six neo-Pentecostal churches in Accra and Kumasi through the use of individual and focus group interviews as well as observations of church activities. A total of 86 respondents cited reasons such as geographic mobility, marriage, answers to prayer, as well as miracles and prophecies as their determining factors. These are discussed with emphasis on the potential implications for mental health such as psychological distress, blind faith, and individual agency.

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Koepping, Elizabeth. "Spousal Violence among Christians: Taiwan, South Australia and Ghana." Studies in World Christianity 19, no. 3 (December 2013): 252–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.3366/swc.2013.0060.

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Local, often unconscious, understanding of male and female informs people's views irrespective of the religious ideology of (for Christians) the imago dei. This affects church teaching about and dealings with spousal violence, usually against wives, and can be an indicator of the failure of contextualising, from Edinburgh to Tonga and Seoul to Accra, actually to challenge context and ‘speak the Word of God’ rather than of elite-defined culture. In examining five denominations (Assembly of God, Methodist, Lutheran, Roman Catholic, True Jesus Church) in Ghana, South Australia and Taiwan, ecclesial attitudes to divorce are shown to have a crucial effect on an abused woman's decision regarding the marriage, especially where stated clerical practice differs from precept. Adding that to the effects of church teaching, the side-lining of pressure and support groups and the common failure of churches to censure spousal violence of pastors, leads the writer to suggest that any prophetic voice is strangled by shameful culture-bound collusion.

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Onyinah, O. Onyinah. "Pentecostal transformation in Africa: The rise and growth of the Church of Pentecost." Pentecost Journal of Theology and Mission 1, no. 1 (July 1, 2016): 12–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.62868/pjtm.v1i1.165.

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The emergence, growth and development of The Church of Pentecost (CoP), Ghana is a demonstration of a new era of African Christianity. The Church of Pentecost was listed as the largest Protestant Christian denomination in Ghana by the last empirical church survey of the Ghana Evangelism Committee. In 193 7, James and Sophia McKeown were sent by the Apostolic church in the UK to the then Gold Coast (now Ghana) as missionaries. Working in partnership with the indigenous converts and personnel, McKeown worked tirelessly in Ghana to bring the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the country through his emphases on the word of God, the transforming power of the Holy Spirit, and holy living. In 1953 McKeown was compelled to come out of the Apostolic Church of the UK and get along with the indigenous people under the name 'Ghana Apostolic Church' which was renamed 'The Church of Pentecost' in 1962.

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Scott, George Kojo. "Influence of Revenue Mobilization Practices on Service Delivery in Decentralized Governments: The Case of District Assemblies in Ghana." Journal of Public Administration and Governance 8, no. 4 (December 9, 2018): 215. http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/jpag.v8i4.13926.

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This study analyzed how revenue mobilization practices in the District Assemblies (DAs) of Ghana influence service delivery. The research adopted the mixed methods research design and gathered qualitative and quantitative data using questionnaires, interviews, focus group discussions and document analysis. Multi-stage sampling method where thirty four out of 170 districts were selected from which the study sampled 612 DA officials and 1020 citizens who responded to questionnaires. The sample also included 28 key interview informants and 20 participants in two focus group discussions. The study analyzed quantitative data using descriptive statistics and regression, while qualitative data were interpreted thematically. The study established that revenue mobilization practices at the DAs had a positive and significant effect on service delivery. The study recommends that the DA authorities should audit and review automated revenue collection tools to ensure optimal benefits from these automations. The parliament and District Assemblies are encouraged to review and consolidate the existing financial management legal framework to ensure faster transfer of funds to the district assemblies and specify sanctions on national government officials who mishandle or delay the funds.

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Kyei, Edmund. "Budgets and Budgetary Control as a Management Tool for Ghana Metropolitan Assemblies." Journal of Finance and Accounting 3, no. 5 (2015): 159. http://dx.doi.org/10.11648/j.jfa.20150305.17.

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E Dyer, Anne. "Missionary Candidates to the British Assemblies of God Overseas Missions 1945-54." Journal of the European Pentecostal Theological Association 24, no. 1 (June 2004): 84–100. http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/jep.2004.24.1.007.

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Wilkinson, M. "The Assemblies of God: Godly Love and the Revitalization of American Pentecostalism." Sociology of Religion 72, no. 3 (August 22, 2011): 380–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/socrel/srr040.

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