Author(s)

Ami De Dieu Imanirumva^1*, Sostene Ndayishimiye¹, Jean Pierre Nyisabyimbabazi¹, Ephraim Ndikumwenayo¹, Evelyne Havyarimana¹, Nikobari Simeon²

¹Faculty of Arts and Science, Department of Theological Studies, Hope Africa University, Bujumbura, Burundi.
²Faculty of Theology & Education, Oxford University, London, UK.

Background: Evangelism, Church leadership, Praise and worship are the main activities of the Church. The involvement of youth in church activities results to the significant growth of the church whereas the disengagement of the youth in church activities results to its dwindling. The participation of Youth contributes a big role to the best evolution of the church. The beliefs, under esteems, ignoring and non-consideration of the youth in the church cause the long term bad effect on the church. The purpose of the study is to determine the role of youth in the church activities. Method: A descriptive research design was conducted. A cross section survey based on dynamic involvement of youth in the Pentecost church (ADEPR) was done for 6 years (2015-2020) to 2000. The study sampled 63 respondents who were chosen by using Javeau’s method. The sampled respondents were assessed by using a questionnaire and interview, and ethical consideration was highly appreciated. Youths responded by 63. The analysis and interpretation of the data were processed by using SPSS, Word, and Excel. Results: The findings confirmed that 73.6% of participants were not involved in evangelization, 61% of participants were not involved in church leadership, and 56% of participants were not involved in praise and worship activities. Conclusion: Due to the findings, it is evident that the involvement of youth in evangelism, church leadership, and praise and worship activities is low. Therefore, the researcher formed the recommendations to the stakeholders.

Youth, Church, Evangelization, Leadership, Worship

Imanirumva, A. , Ndayishimiye, S. , Nyisabyimbabazi, J. , Ndikumwenayo, E. , Havyarimana, E. and Simeon, N. (2022) Determining Youth Involvement in Rwanda Pentecostal Church Activities with Reference to Tyazo Parish. Open Journal of Social Sciences, 10, 179-194. doi: 10.4236/jss.2022.104013.