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• Review and application questions at the end of every chapter
stimulate practical discussion of content.
• A glossary defines key terms.

To better equip the church in Africa, this series is being developed with
the African minister in mind. This commitment is reflected in the choice
of words, the illustrations, and the application to African issues. The
specific target audience for these texts is:

• Bible school students in diploma-level study.
• Pastors who want to combine training with ministry.
• Laypeople who sense a call into some form of ministry.

We believe that it is Africa’s time to disciple all nations. The revival
among Pentecostals in Africa is one of the most significant in church
history. We hope these texts are foundational to a training process that
will enable thousands of Africans to proclaim Christ to hundreds of
nations. For this reason, texts in this series will emphasize the role of
the African church in world missions.

Ministry in the power of the Spirit is another recurring theme in the
Discovery Series. We believe that knowledge should never be separated
from the anointing of the Holy Spirit. The writers and editors of this
series of texts are committed to balancing good scholarship and practical
application. The goal is to produce men and women of God who are
capable of ministering effectively in the African pastoral context.

The Course Description
A History of the Church in Africa: A Survey from a Pentecostal Perspective
highlights the background, beginning, and development of the church
of Jesus Christ in Africa from a pentecostal perspective. The course
demonstrates how African Christianity is vital to the larger picture of
Christian history. The author uses the analogy of a river to illustrate
the plan of God. He also explores the concept of the kingdom of God
and discusses how the African church witnessed to God’s mission
(missio Dei) by expanding to North Africa along the Nile corridor and to
other locations below the Sahara desert. The course also examines the
reasons why the church collapsed for the most part in North Africa and
Nubia but survived in Ethiopia. The author believes that lessons must

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