TITLE:
From “Nsinsani” to Entrepreneurship: Incubation in Kimbanguist Church Model
AUTHORS:
Edwige Kamitewoko
KEYWORDS:
Entrepreneurship, Kimbanguist, Church, Incubation, Works
JOURNAL NAME:
Modern Economy,
Vol.13 No.10,
October
28,
2022
ABSTRACT: Entrepreneurship has a critical role to play in sustainable development.
The form of its contribution to development is through job creation, increasing
wealth and income and linking the local economy to the international economy.
Besides, religion can influence engagement in entrepreneurship and
entrepreneurial decision making in multiple ways. Relatively much research is
done to prove a possible effect of religion on entrepreneurship. However,
little is known about keeping believers under a controlled condition, provide
practical and concrete support to them in creating enterprises. Therefore, this study aims to explore the way in which
Kimbanguist church through its works concept, proceeds to incubate its
church members in entrepreneurship. Qualitative research by means of interviews
with 500 kimbanguist entrepreneurs was conducted in the city of Nkamba, new
Jerusalem. The results showed that through works concept, kimbanguist church
uses three steps to incubate believers. This incubation model is an effective
and innovative tool in supporting the startup businesses.