Impact of Leadership Tussle on Evangelistic Growth and Economic Strength of the Assemblies of God Church in South East of Nigeria

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The study is an investigation into the impact of leadership tussle on the evangelistic growth and economic strength of Assemblies of God Church in southeast of Nigeria. The objectives were to find out the impact of leadership tussle on the evangelistic growth and economic strength of the married and singe members of the Church under investigation. Survey research design was adopted and a set of structured questionnaire and interview techniques were employed to collect data from 760 respondents while the responses of the interviewees served as complementary in the discussion. Findings from the study indicated that leadership tussle has greatly impacted the evangelistic growth of Assemblies of God church with the highest mean of 3.25, cumulative mean of 2.93 and p = value of 0.971; and that leadership tussle has serious impact on the economic strength of Assemblies of God church with the highest mean of 3.62, cumulative mean of 3.18 and p = value of 0.003. Hence, the paper recommends that Church leaders should be open and transparent in order to build trust that will make members to engaged in evangelism and supportive during periods of crisis; and that do all to retain membership, which strengthens the church economically.

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