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| contents | <p><span lang="EN-GB">This paper, the election of the deacons in Acts 6:1-8: a model to respond to ethnicity and national integration examines the election of deacons as servants in the book of Acts vis-a-vis the problem of ethnicity and national integration in Nigeria.<span> Nigeria became an independent nation in 1960 with the hope that Nigerians will be integrated with one another for the purposes of co-existence, administration, and development of the nation. But this seems to be difficult. The </span></span><span>Nigeria socio-political scene has been decimated with plethora of crisis with devastating consequences, especially on the basis of ethnic identification or ethnicity. Just like the Nigerian State, the early church faced the problem of group identity and intergroup bias, which posed a threat to the unity, progress and its evangelical mandate. However, the community rose up to the challenge and peace was ensued. </span><span lang="EN-GB">The paper adopts qualitative design. It relies on secondary sources to</span><span> explore the implication of Acts 6: 1-8 to the challenges of ethnicity and national integration in Nigeria using the Synchronic exegetical approach. The paper argues that the problem of ethnicity and national integration in Nigeria is not in its heterogeneous nature but in its leadership. </span><span lang="EN-GB">This paper concludes with suggestions that t</span><span>he quest for national integration must begin with the willingness of the leadership to address the issues of social injustice and discrimination through a call for national dialogue, to harness opinions that will make for national integration.</span></p> |
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| spellingShingle | The Election of the Deacons in Acts 6:1-8: A Model to Respond to Ethnicity and National Integration Okwori, Helen <p><span lang="EN-GB">This paper, the election of the deacons in Acts 6:1-8: a model to respond to ethnicity and national integration examines the election of deacons as servants in the book of Acts vis-a-vis the problem of ethnicity and national integration in Nigeria.<span> Nigeria became an independent nation in 1960 with the hope that Nigerians will be integrated with one another for the purposes of co-existence, administration, and development of the nation. But this seems to be difficult. The </span></span><span>Nigeria socio-political scene has been decimated with plethora of crisis with devastating consequences, especially on the basis of ethnic identification or ethnicity. Just like the Nigerian State, the early church faced the problem of group identity and intergroup bias, which posed a threat to the unity, progress and its evangelical mandate. However, the community rose up to the challenge and peace was ensued. </span><span lang="EN-GB">The paper adopts qualitative design. It relies on secondary sources to</span><span> explore the implication of Acts 6: 1-8 to the challenges of ethnicity and national integration in Nigeria using the Synchronic exegetical approach. The paper argues that the problem of ethnicity and national integration in Nigeria is not in its heterogeneous nature but in its leadership. </span><span lang="EN-GB">This paper concludes with suggestions that t</span><span>he quest for national integration must begin with the willingness of the leadership to address the issues of social injustice and discrimination through a call for national dialogue, to harness opinions that will make for national integration.</span></p> |
| title | The Election of the Deacons in Acts 6:1-8: A Model to Respond to Ethnicity and National Integration |
| url | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16909279 |