Adoption and Use of Information and Communication Technologies by Pentecostal Churches

What is it about?

Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) has been accepted as one of the most significant forces of modernisation. Studies have looked at the role ICTs play in religion and how ICTs can be applied to the religious environment. However, majority of these studies focused on the developed world. Few empirical studies focused on the adoption and use of ICTs by churches in Nigeria. This study investigated the adoption and use of ICTs by Pentecostal churches in Ibadan, Nigeria. The results revealed that majority of Pentecostal churches in Ibadan have adopted and using ICTs and the main reason for ICTs adoption was to propagate the gospel.

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Why is it important?

This research has been able to contribute to knowledge by bringing out the role and impact of ICTs on church growth, spiritual upliftment of members and its concomitant effect on the society as a whole.