TITLE:
Determining Youth Involvement in Rwanda Pentecostal Church Activities with Reference to Tyazo Parish
AUTHORS:
Ami De Dieu Imanirumva, Sostene Ndayishimiye, Jean Pierre Nyisabyimbabazi, Ephraim Ndikumwenayo, Evelyne Havyarimana, Nikobari Simeon
KEYWORDS:
Youth, Church, Evangelization, Leadership, Worship
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Social Sciences,
Vol.10 No.4,
April
15,
2022
ABSTRACT: Background: Evangelism,
Church leadership, Praise and worship are the main activities of the Church. The
involvement of youth in church activities results to the significant growth of
the church whereas the disengagement of the youth in church activities results
to its dwindling. The participation of Youth contributes a big role to the best
evolution of the church. The beliefs, under esteems, ignoring and
non-consideration of the youth in the church cause the long term bad effect on
the church. The purpose of the study is to determine the role of youth in the
church activities. Method: A descriptive research design was conducted. A cross
section survey based on dynamic involvement of youth in the Pentecost church
(ADEPR) was done for 6 years (2015-2020) to 2000. The study sampled 63
respondents who were chosen by using Javeau’s method. The sampled respondents
were assessed by using a questionnaire and interview, and ethical consideration
was highly appreciated. Youths responded by 63. The analysis and interpretation
of the data were processed by using SPSS, Word, and Excel. Results: The
findings confirmed that 73.6% of participants were not involved in
evangelization, 61% of participants were not involved in church leadership, and
56% of participants were not involved in praise and worship activities.
Conclusion: Due to the findings, it is evident that the involvement of youth in
evangelism, church leadership, and praise and worship activities is low.
Therefore, the researcher formed the recommendations to the stakeholders.