Contextual Discipleship Models and Church Growth in North Mbale Diocese

Abstract

The study sought to analyze the impact of contextualized discipleship model on church growth in North Mbale Diocese. The a study was guided by the following objectives: To establish the biblical features of a contextualized discipleship model, analyze the weaknesses a contextualized discipleship model and to assess the involvement of the church in handling challenges associated with contextualized discipleship model in North Mbale Diocese. The study adopted a more of a library based research and less of a descriptive survey research design employing qualitative approaches, targeting parish priests, lay readers, fellowship leaders and active Christians. This research used questionnaires, interview guides, and observation checklist to collect data from various respondents. To get quality data the researcher ensured that the instruments used were reliable. From the findings, the study established several biblical features in a contextualized discipleship Model in north Mbale Diocese. It identified many weaknesses in the discipleship model and assessed the ability of the church in handling the challenges associated with the discipleship model. The research outcome was that the Diocese of North Mbale should give training the first priority to empower workers for quality discipleship, Christians should be aware and conscience about negative cultural practices and considering discipleship and evangelism in context as areas that can widen the scope of the study.