THE HOLY SPIRIT AND CHURCH GROWTH: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE METHODIST CHURCH AND THE CHURCH OF PENTECOST AT ATONSU

Abstract

This work has looked at the role of the Holy Spirit in church growth. The Methodist Church and the Church of Pentecost at Atonsu were used as the case study. The main issue concerns their rate of emphasis on the Holy Spirit and the resultant growth of the churches under study. The main objective was to identify the reason that results in adequate or inadequate emphasis on the role of the Holy Spirit of the churches under study. Both qualitative and quantitative research methods were applied to find answers to the main issue. The research finally showed that the Church of Pentecost is growing faster than the Methodist Church mainly due to their higher rate of emphasis on the Holy Spirit.