Nairobi, 23 February, 2024 / 8:57 pm (ACI Africa).
The Archbishop of Kenya’s Archdiocese of Nairobi has expressed concern about what he described as a global decline in the missionary spirit, and called on the people of God in Africa to reflect on how the African Church can assist in missionary work across the world.
In his welcoming address at an ongoing Theological Symposium at the Kenya-based Tangaza University College (TUC), Archbishop Philip Anyolo noted that the Church in Europe has been most affected by the crisis.
“The missionary impulse is in decline in many parts of the world. Christian faith is in decline where it used to dominate. In Europe, which was one time the epicenter of Catholic missionary efforts, the Church is in serious decline,” the Archbishop said Thursday, February 22.
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Organized by the Department of Dogmatic Theology at TUC’s School of Theology (SOT), the symposium is themed “Make Disciples of all Nations: The Missionary Mandate of Christ… in the Religious, Cultural, and Social context of Africa Today.”