Social Media and Christian Evangelism. A Study of the Facebook Activities of Some Ghanaian Pastors and its Influence on Evangelism

Ampofo Donkor, Mishael

Social Media and Christian Evangelism. A Study of the Facebook Activities of Some Ghanaian Pastors and its Influence on Evangelism

Masterarbeit, 2017
69 Seiten, Note: 4.00

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Table of Contents

1 General Introduction

2 The Emergence of Facebook and its Potential Usage for Evangelism in Christianity

3 The Use of Facebook by Ghanaian Pastors

4 Discussing the Usage of Facebook by Ghanaian Pastors and its Influence on Evangelism

5 Summary, Conclusion, and Recommendations

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