Abstract
Pentecostal phenomenon from history has always moved with migration. Reading Acts 1:8, Jesus linked the baptism of the Holy Spirit with the migration of his disciples and the gospel from Jerusalem to Judea and Samaria and to the end of the earth. Migration has become a worldwide, multi-directional phenomenon which is reshaping the Christian landscape. In this light, the article discussed Pentecostalism and migration by using two Ghanaian Classical Pentecostal churches in South Africa as a case study. The article looked at their history, leadership development, transfer of missionaries from Ghana and its implications, their concept of contextualisation as well as some of their impact in South Africa. The article submits that it is time for both churches to start thinking of decolonising their foreign mission churches by helping them have autonomous status. Contribution: The article contributes to the on-going body of knowledge and research on migration with special emphasis on African classical Pentecostalism and migration. The study used Ghanaian Classical Pentecostal Churches in South Africa as a case study.
Highlights
Migration is an expression of the human aspiration for dignity, safety and a better future
Reading Acts 1:8, Jesus linked the baptism of the Holy Spirit with the migration of his disciples and the gospel from Jerusalem to Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth
In Acts 2, where the early church experienced the manifestation of the indwelling of the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance, was linked to a period when Jews and visitors from various places of the world were present in Jerusalem to celebrate both the Passover and the Pentecost feast
Summary
Migration is an expression of the human aspiration for dignity, safety and a better future. It is part of the social fabric and part of our very make-up as a human family (World Economic Forum 2017:10). In Acts 2, where the early church experienced the manifestation of the indwelling of the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance, was linked to a period when Jews and visitors from various places of the world were present in Jerusalem to celebrate both the Passover and the Pentecost feast. After the Pentecost experience, we read of several missionary journeys being embarked upon by both the Apostles and other believers in the early church
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