–– Paul Schlehlein

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I would like to commend the Africa Statement on Prosperity Gospel and Word of Faith Theology (ASPG), a formal document launched in 2025 for the purpose of drawing clear lines between those who hold to prosperity and word of faith theology and those who do not. 

The brainchild for this statement apparently comes from Kenyan evangelical churches, as twenty-nine of the original thirty-eight signers serve as ministers in Kenya, with a handful of others residing in Zambia, South Africa, Malawi, Cameroon, and Uganda. 

The authors correctly observe that the greatest danger facing the church in today’s sub-Saharan Africa is not Islam, Hinduism, or atheism but the prosperity gospel—a false doctrine which dovetails nicely with many of the core tenets of African traditional religion.