Discusses the biblical and theological basis for church planting in the Anglican Church, especially considering the evangelistic style of the early missionaries, the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel (S.P.G.) in Ghana, the history of the Diocese of Kofuridua, a practical approach for church planting, and information on the healthy church.

Since evangelical Christianity arrived in Wa in the 1940s, church planters have used different methods in their attempts to start churches. Some of the churches that were planted later died. Others have remained, but are small and weak. Few seem active and growing. Moreover, the Waala ethnic group has remained predominantly Islamic though attempts have been made to evangelize them. Many of the churches in the Wa area have majority of their congregations as non-Waala. The reasons for the inability to evangelize the Waala for the past seven decades have remained a puzzle. Some Christians have concluded that the Waala are unreachable and should be ignored. Others seem discouraged to attempt further church planting among them. An effort to effectively reach the Waala then requires a careful research into church-planting methods for evangelizing the Waala. Researching into methods that have been used and those that are being used will unveil the secret for successfully planting churches among them. Moreover, understanding the culture of the Waala removes stumbling blocks that have inhibited church planters from effectively evangelizing them. Cultural ignorance has the tendency of offending the very people the church planter is seeking to win for Christ. Hence, this dissertation will provide the thinking pattern and cultural mindset of the Waala. - Abstract.

Great Commission -- Church planting -- Missions -- Lighthouse Chapel International -- Church expansion -- Charismatic churches -- Ghana -- Lay Ministry -- Loyalty -- Permanent Church Halls.

The Anglican Church, by virtue of being the Christian communion most closely tied to the colonial history of the West Africa sub continent, could be said to be the oldest historic mission ecclesial body within the region. Emeritus Professor Canon John Samuel Pobee's work The Anglican Story in Ghana is the only published full length monograph of Ghanaian Anglicanism since Church of England missionaries first set foot on the soils of the then Gold Coast in the middle of the 18th century. It is a historical account that features insights into the work and activities of the various dioceses of the Anglican Church including their contributions to education, social evangelism and education in particular. Each chapter is illustrated with pictures of key personnel dating back to the colonial era.

This dissertation examines the church planting strategies and methods that were used by the Ghana Baptist Convention and the Ghana Baptist Mission between 1960 and 2000. The goal is to come up with strategies and methods that will help the convention to plant healthy and indigenous churches. Chapter 1 introduces the strategies and methods that the Ghana Baptist convention and mission have used in the attempt to plant healthy indigenous churches. The chapter discusses the level of evangelization of Ghana as outlined in the GEC 1993 Survey and touches on such issues as nominalism the 14000 unevangelized villages and towns and also the 3.2 million unevangelized northern people and other aliens in southern Ghana. Chapter 2 describes Ghana. The chapter describes the geography of Ghana and covers the history, culture, socio-political, and economic environment as well as the religious situation in Ghana. Chapter 3 discusses the history of the Baptist work in Ghana. It begins with history of Christianity in Ghana. The second and the main part of the chapter covers the history of the Ghana Baptist Mission and the Ghana Baptist convention from 1947 to the present day. Chapter 4 examines the strategies and methods that the convention and the mission have used to plant churches. It ties down the strategies and methods to various time periods that they were used. The chapter begins with the strategies and methods of church planting that have been used by evangelicals as basis of comparison. The fifth chapter evaluates and critiques the strategies and methods of church planting that the convention and the mission have used. The chapter, first of all, outlines the criteria for analyzing healthy indigenous church planting strategies and methods. The chapter then analyzes the strategies and methods of church planting that have been used by other denominations and organizations including the PCG, the Methodist Church of Ghana, the Church of Pentecost, the Deeper Life Ministry and the Miracle Life Church and COF. The last and major part of the chapter critiques the strategies and methods of church planting that the Ghana Baptist convention and mission have used. Chapter 6 covers recommendations to the Ghana Baptist convention based on the study and the conclusion. The chapter also covers suggestions for further research on issues church planting issues that were not addressed by this dissertation. It ends with the challenges that writer poses to the convention as it strives to plant healthy indigenous churches.