Towards Pentecostal Church Indigenization Policy: The Way Forward for the Pentecostals in Northern Nigeria

Abstract

In this article, attempt has been made to examine the way in which the Deeper Life Bible church has tackled the issue of church indigenization in the north. We would examine to what extent the church has succeeded in doing so. Much of the achievement of indigenizing the church in the north has been due to the factual, commitment, wise and matured leadership of the Pastor William F. Kumuyi (the General Superintendent of Deeper Life Bible Church). The success of the beginning of the process of indigenization of the church, that is Deeper Life Bible Church in north shows that with patience, tact and time, what seems to have been a failure or seemingly impossible/not achievable could be made real and realistic. The article examines some methods that have been applied by others over the years that made the indigenization to be a reality even though they may not be perfect, yet they are workable and easy to adopt.