Intercultural Communication as a Predictor for Multi-Ethnic Church Management in Christian Denominations in Lagos Metropolis Niger

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dc.contributor.authorOladele Olubukola OLABODE
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-14T13:59:23Z
dc.date.available2024-06-14T13:59:23Z
dc.date.issued2023-12
dc.description.abstractDiversity is typical in most churches today based on cultural differences and dispositions with its associated challenges. Culture, Cultural affiliations and Communication have posed many global problems to worshipers in some Christian denominations. Invariably, language barriers and other interrelation factors are making communication more challenging and cultural differences inhibit certain members from being comfortable enough to open up to relate or socialize in the church. Studies on Intercultural Communication from Western and Asian perspectives; Management of Culturally Diverse Workforce from Organizational Perspective and Diversity Management in Nigeria from Corporate and National perspective are done; but there is need to work on multi-ethnic churches management. Therefore, this research investigated intercultural Communication as predictor for multiethnic church management in Christian denominations in Lagos metropolis, Nigeria. The study adopted a convergent mixed- methods research design of (QUAL+QUAN) triangulation approach; sample comprised 500 respondents drawn from ten selected Christian denominational churches in Lagos metropolis using questionnaire, semi-structured interview guides and observational techniques for data collection. Findings revealed that Intercultural communication knowledge is highly deployed among the congregational members; Members displayed high qualities of the characteristics of a healthy multiethnic church and Multi-ethnic congregations in the selected churches experienced the benefits of Intercultural Communication. Members attest to the challenges affecting the deployment of intercultural communication in multiethnic congregations, and there was a significant impact of the deployment of intercultural communication knowledge on the benefits derived in the management of multiethnic churches in the selected Churches in Lagos metropolis. It was concluded that Church Leadership in Lagos metropolis applied all organized and purposeful activities to utilize intercultural communication components to achieve ministry effectiveness irrespective of cultural disposition of the congregation. The research recommended that Government organizations, Christian Association of Nigerian, Faith-based Organizations and Churches should effectively utilize intercultural mcommunication components to manage multi-ethnic based situations. Keywords: Intercultural Communication, Competency, Multi-ethnic church, Church management and Christian denominations. Word Count: 298
dc.identifier.otherPh.D
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.lcu.edu.ng/handle/123456789/610
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherLead City University
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPh.D
dc.subjectIntercultural Communication
dc.subjectCompetency
dc.subjectMulti-ethnic church
dc.subjectChurch management and Christian denominations.
dc.titleIntercultural Communication as a Predictor for Multi-Ethnic Church Management in Christian Denominations in Lagos Metropolis Niger
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