The Movement of Adolescents from one Denomination to Another in Lagos Metropolis: Implications for Christian Education

Okunlola, Olusola Bamidele and Omonijo, Dare Ojo and Shaibu, Albert Oguche and Okeke, Mac-Ben and Owolabi, Olu and Onwumah, Tony (2016) The Movement of Adolescents from one Denomination to Another in Lagos Metropolis: Implications for Christian Education. European Journal of Social Sciences, 51 (4). pp. 439-450. ISSN ISSN 1450-2267

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Abstract

This study was conducted to examine the movement of adolescents from one church to another in Lagos Metropolis, Nigeri a with a focus on Baptist church. An attempt was made to determine reasons for the purported movement, by investigating the peculi ari ties of various Baptist churches wi thin the Chosen Generation Baptist Association. The study employed a sample of 200 respondents. Questionnaires were administered to these indi viduals, to obtain answers researchquestions guiding the research. Data collected were analysed using descriptive stati sti cs; simple percentiles based on the frequency of occurrence of the responses to each item of the research instrument. Results revealed that, Baptist adolescents are moving in a signi ficant dimension to other churches, especially non-Baptist churches; Baptist adolescent movement is largely due to their dissati sfaction with the style of worship at their local churches; their parents, teachers or pastors lack of creative and innovative sk ills in making the things they teach, relevant to their current realities; to mention a few. Recommendations were made on the basis of the findi ngs.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Adolescents, migration, Baptist Churches, implications, Chri stian Education
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Divisions:	Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > School of Social Sciences
Depositing User:	Mrs Patricia Nwokealisi
Date Deposited:	22 Nov 2016 12:32
Last Modified:	22 Nov 2016 12:32
URI:	http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/7417

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