RT Article
T1 Nigerian Pentecostal Diasporic Missions and Intergenerational Conflicts: Case Studies from Amsterdam and London
JF Mission studies
VO 38
IS 3
SP 424
OP 447
A1 Adenekan-Koevoets, Bisi
LA English
YR 2021
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1785940503
AB Since the 1960s, African-led Pentecostal churches have flourished in the UK and Europe, often identifying the evangelisation of White indigenous populations as a key missiological aspiration. This desire has not yet been realised, although by numbers and social engagement, African Pentecostals are making their presence known and returning conversations on religion to the public sphere in Europe. This article, based on case studies in London and Amsterdam, departs from established scholarship on ‘reverse missions’ by arguing that intergenerational conflicts within Nigerian-initiated Pentecostal churches in Europe are a significant obstacle hindering their missional aims. This qualitative study focuses on second- and subsequent-generation Nigerian migrants and their perceptions of the missiological and religious activities of the first generation, exploring intergenerational conflicts relating to leadership; indigenous beliefs/practices; gender/cultural norms, and missiological approaches. It argues that addressing these points of conflict will be an important tool for the missional success of African Pentecostals in Europe.
K1 Europe
K1 Nigeria
K1 African Diaspora
K1 African Pentecostalism
K1 beliefs and practices
K1 reverse mission
K1 inter-generational conflict
K1 first- and second-generation
DO 10.1163/15733831-12341812