The Study of Romans 16:3–5; the Role of Clergy Spouses in Ministry, Serere Archdeaconry Soroti Diocese
| dc.contributor.author | Stella Betty Abaro | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-10-11T12:20:24Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-10-11T12:20:24Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024-08-23 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The study was about Romans16:3-5; the role of clergy spouses in ministry, a case study of Serere Archdeaconry, Soroti diocese. This is because they have limited access to minister the word of God due to; lack of clear role definition, insufficient support, unrealistic expectation, lack of spiritual growth, unrealistic comparison and others which compromise the word of God. Therefore; the study was guided by three objectives: To analyze the biblical meaning of romans16:3-5 on the role of clergy spouses, implication of Romans16:3-5 to the women of the diocese of Soroti and to develop strategies of helping the clergy spouses in Soroti. The study adopted desk review methodology and the data collected was analyzed through content analysis. The study aim was to enable clergy spouses and the whole church to know the position they are in the vine yard of God in their lives for the growth of the church in Soroti. Because of that there was need to find out exactly what brought that gap and establish the strategies of helping the clergy spouses. According to the findings, the study shows the clergy spouse’s problem is not anew thing in the church it has existed since the beginning and that’s why Jesus encouraged the church to mentor and allow women to do Gods work without compromise, training and development, mentorship, resourcing), community and connection (form clergy spouse groups, conferences and retreats, all these instances demonstrate Jesus encouragement and inclusion of women in ministry. The findings showed that various ways can be established so as to improve on the ministry of clergy spouses through support and resources (training and development, mentorship and connection, Inclusive leadership. If they are indeed considered, Soroti Diocese will develop and grow. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12311/1799 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Uganda Christian University | |
| dc.title | The Study of Romans 16:3–5; the Role of Clergy Spouses in Ministry, Serere Archdeaconry Soroti Diocese | |
| dc.type | Thesis |