–– Malamulo Chindongo

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I have often said that Africa has so many churches that you can buy two for a penny. Despite the numerous churches we see around us, it seems to me that there is very little impact on our communities. I am concerned with the lack of growth and maturity among many who carry their Bibles every Sunday morning but don’t seem to learn from them, let alone read them. Churches are being planted daily on the continent of Africa, especially in the era of self-appointed pastors and prophets. 

Rolland Allen, wrote the book, ‘Missionary Methods, St. Paul’s Or Ours?’ Rolland was puzzled at the way his denomination and others around him were going about church planting overseas. He was not convinced that it was being done God’s way. I too, have concerns with my fellow African church planters; hence my adaptation of Rolland Allen’s title, ‘Church-Planting Methods, St. Paul’s Or Ours?’