The Significance of the Incident of Pentecost in the Book of Acts for Christian Mission Today
Dieudonne Komla Nuekpe 
Issue: Vol.3 No.2 July 2022 Article 2 pp. 34-43
DOI : https://doi.org/10.38159/pecanep.2022322 | Published online 28th July 2022.
© 2022 The Author(s). This is an open access article under the CCBY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
The event of Pentecost in the book of Acts can be viewed as a continuation of the salvation drama initiated by God; it has some connection with the Jewish feast of Shavuot and the work of the Holy Spirit in the Old Testament. The event is generally understood as the Holy Spirit’s outpouring and has great significance for the Christian mission. By means of the literary qualitative research method, this paper defines the Christian mission and traces the event of Pentecost from the Holy Spirit’s missional work in the Old Testament, emphasizing the significance of the outpouring in Acts for Christian Mission in Evangelism, Leadership, Character Transformation and Cross-cultural mission. Using the church of Pentecost as an example, the paper concludes that the incident of Pentecost is most significant in the growth of Pentecostal Movements. In addition to the Holy Spirit’s work, good education, proper planning and good mission strategies are recommended for effective Christian Mission.
Keywords: Pentecost, Christian Mission, Holy Spirit, Cross-cultural mission.
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Dieudonne Komla Nuekpe (PhD) is an Ordained Minister and a National Head of The Church of Pentecost currently in South Korea. He is committed to serving the church through teaching and preaching the Word of God. Dr Nuekpe obtained a diploma in Bilingual Secretaryship (French – English) from the Ghana Institute of Languages, where he also studied the German language to proficiency level. He earned a Bachelor of Arts Honours Degree (BA) from Central University (Ghana) and a Master of Arts Degree in Mission and Theology from Akrofi Christaller Institute of Theology, Mission and Culture. He obtained his Master of Divinity (MDiv) from Torch Trinity Graduate University (Seoul) and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Intercultural Studies in the same institution. His research interests include Folk Muslims and Evangelism, Christian-Muslim Relations, Pentecostalism and Cross-cultural mission.
Nuekpe D.K., “The Significance of the Incident of Pentecost in the Book of Acts for Christian Mission Today.” Pentecostalism, Charismaticism and Neo-Prophetic Movements Journal 3, no.2 (2022): 34-43. https://doi.org/10.38159/pecanep.2022322
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