A missional study of the use of social media (Facebook) by some Ghanaian Pentecostal Pastors
Social media as a new phenomenon has become a tool used by many televangelists and pastors all over the world. It is against this background that this research sought to explore the Facebook activities of some Ghanaian Pentecostal pastors from a missional perspective. The article discusses the conc...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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South African Publ.
2016
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| In: |
Koers
Year: 2016, Volume: 81, Issue: 2, Pages: 1-8 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CH Christianity and Society KBN Sub-Saharan Africa KDG Free church RH Evangelization; Christian media RJ Mission; missiology |
| Further subjects: | B
Pentecostalism
B Social Media and Mission B Social media B Ghana B Facebook B Social Media and Evangelism B Mission (international law |
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| Summary: | Social media as a new phenomenon has become a tool used by many televangelists and pastors all over the world. It is against this background that this research sought to explore the Facebook activities of some Ghanaian Pentecostal pastors from a missional perspective. The article discusses the concept of social media, Facebook and its potential for mission purposes, the Facebook phenomenon among Ghanaians and how Ghanaian Pentecostal Pastors are using Facebook for missional purposes. The study revealed that Ghanaian pastors are followed by people from different religious and societal backgrounds. It has also offered the pastors and their congregations the opportunity to form relationships with a wide and diverse range of people without being bound by geographical space. |
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| ISSN: | 2304-8557 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Koers
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.19108/KOERS.81.2.2250 |