Implication of Discipleship on Spiritual Growth in the Church of Rwanda: Case of the Church of Gisozi Sector in Gasabo District

Abstract: In Rwanda, the problem of moral crisis as abortions, drug addictions, alcoholism, sexual immorality, divorces, economic exploitation and crimes, people with mental disorders and suicides have steadily increased in recent years, and plague social relations. Christianity, having the mandate to relieve the burden of these problems when it strongly works in conformity with its orthodox principles, may not seem to meet the requirements for a healthy Christian life responding to the moral values expected from members, called Christians. This study aims to provide a vision for developing a Church Leadership in Rwanda for effective discipleship to recover its mission given by the Lord Jesus Christ to His disciples. According to Matthew 28 verse 19-20, Jesus has commanded His disciples to go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Teaching to observe all things that Jesus has commanded His disciples, and promised to be with them always, even to the end of the age. The study objective was to assess the implication of discipleship on Spiritual Growth in the Church of Rwanda. The specific objectives were: - To assess the presence of any model of discipleship in the Church of Kigali city/Gasabo District/ Gisozi sector, leading to spiritual growth to maturity of Church members; - To assess any available discipleship initiative in use by the Church in Kigali city/Gasabo District/ Gisozi sector, focusing on spiritual growth of church members; - To assess effectiveness of any available applied discipleship initiative in respect with spiritual growth of church members. This study is descriptive and qualitative. Closed questionnaire was used to collect data for each dependent variable. The population covered by the study was of three denominational Churches of Gisozi sector in Kigali city functioning in the period of April to June 2018. These are Presbyterian, Free Methodist and Pentecostal –ADEPR. The results of the study showed that for the assessed denominations, there was not any discipleship model put in place by the church for spiritual growth of church members. We recommend the Rwandan Church Leaders to build a Leadership devoted to Jesus’disciple making for spiritual growth of Church members in order to fulfil his mission. Keywords: spiritual growth, church members, Church Leaders, discipleship model. Title: Implication of Discipleship on Spiritual Growth in the Church of Rwanda: Case of the Church of Gisozi Sector in Gasabo District Author: Léopold Harindintwari International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online) Vol. 12, Issue 4, October 2024 - December 2024 Page No: 342-348 Research Publish Journals Website: www.researchpublish.com Published Date: 30-November-2024 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14249732 Paper Download Link (Source) https://www.researchpublish.com/papers/implication-of-discipleship-on-spiritual-growth-in-the-church-of-rwanda-case-of-the-church-of-gisozi-sector-in-gasabo-district