Home›Sources›African Initiatives in Christianity: The Growth, Gifts and Diversities of Indigenous African Churches, a Challenge to the Ecumenical MovementSourcesAfrican Initiatives in Christianity: The Growth, Gifts and Diversities of Indigenous African Churches, a Challenge to the Ecumenical MovementJohn S. Pobee and Gabriel Ositelu IICitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "African Initiatives in Christianity: The Growth, Gifts and Diversities of Indigenous African Churches, a Challenge to the Ecumenical Movement." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/pobee-ositelu-1998-african-initiatives-in-christianity.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). African Initiatives in Christianity: The Growth, Gifts and Diversities of Indigenous African Churches, a Challenge to the Ecumenical Movement. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/pobee-ositelu-1998-african-initiatives-in-christianityCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-african-initiatives-in-christianity-the, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {African Initiatives in Christianity: The Growth, Gifts and Diversities of Indigenous African Churches, a Challenge to the Ecumenical Movement}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/pobee-ositelu-1998-african-initiatives-in-christianity}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXA study of African Initiated Churches co-authored by the Ghanaian theologian John S. Pobee and Gabriel Ositelu II, published by the World Council of Churches as part of the Council's engagement with these churches as ecumenical partners rather than as a mission field. Surveys the growth, diversity and theological gifts of Zionist, Aladura, Ethiopian and prophetic African Initiated Churches across the continent.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsClaims Backed By This Source (9 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1NotesWell-attestedPublished by the World Council of Churches, Geneva, as a print monograph; no stable public URL is recorded because the atlas has not located one for this specific title. Cite for mainstream ecumenical and African theological scholarship on African Initiated Churches' growth and internal diversity, alongside Sundkler's and Anderson's studies already cited elsewhere in the atlas.CitationAuthorWell-attestedJohn S. Pobee and Gabriel Ositelu IIPublisherWell-attestedWCC PublicationsPublication YearWell-attested1998Source TypeWell-attestedBook (scholarly)Cross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithAladura, Denominations Well-attested This source names Aladura directly: "Surveys the growth, diversity and theological gifts of Zionist, Aladura, Ethiopian and prophetic African Initiated Churches across the continent."Source African Initiatives in Christianity: The Growth, Gifts and Diversities of Indigenous African Churches, a Challenge to the Ecumenical MovementJohn S. Pobee and Gabriel Ositelu IItier 1World Council of Churches, Organizations Well-attested This source names World Council of Churches directly: "Pobee and Gabriel Ositelu II, published by the World Council of Churches as part of the Council's engagement with these churches as ecumenical partners rather than as a mission field."Source African Initiatives in Christianity: The Growth, Gifts and Diversities of Indigenous African Churches, a Challenge to the Ecumenical MovementJohn S. Pobee and Gabriel Ositelu IItier 1Claims Backed By This Source (9 claims)This source backs 9 claims across the atlas. As facts: 7 well-attested. As cited relationships: 2 holds.Disposition By TopicSources, 9 claims: 7 well-attested, 2 holds.Well-attested7SourcesAfrican Initiatives in Christianity: The Growth, Gifts and Diversities of Indigenous African Churches, a Challenge to the Ecumenical MovementHolds2SourcesAfrican Initiatives in Christianity: The Growth, Gifts and Diversities of Indigenous African Churches, a Challenge to the Ecumenical MovementComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year