THE CONCEPT OF ANOINTING AND THE PRACTICES OF ANOINTING WITH OIL IN SOME NEO-PROPHETIC/CHARISMATIC CHURCHES IN GHANAIAN CHRISTIANITY

Abstract

There seems to be a growing controversy on the practice of anointing services in today’s neo-prophetic and charismatic ministries in Ghana. K. A. Baah questions whether one needs anointing with oil today. According to him, the practice of anointing with oil has been the subject of considerable controversy in Christian circles of late due to certain bizarre and weird practice with anointing oil.1 In neo-prophetic/charismatic ministries, anointing services are seen as special events during which special prayers are said for people who stand in constant need for the anointing of God or supernatural powers to activate the effectiveness of the healing powers of the anointing oil that is applied to their lives.