The digital harvest: Reimagining mission, community and stewardship in the age of Pentecostal e-megachurches

African Journal of Pentecostal Studies

 
 
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Title The digital harvest: Reimagining mission, community and stewardship in the age of Pentecostal e-megachurches
 
Creator Sande, Nomatter
 
Subject Pentecostalism artificial intelligence; e-megachurches; missiology; Pentecostalism; Fifth Industrial Revolution; techno-theology; theological - conceptual methodology
Description Background: The expansion of Pentecostalism is linked to technological innovations giving rise to megachurches and their metamorphosis into e-megachurches.Objectives: This theological inquiry explores the development of Pentecostal megachurches into e-megachurches as a new expression of Christian mission and its impact in the Fifth Industrial Revolution.Methods: The study used a qualitative analysis of secondary sources, focusing on the theological-conceptual reflection methodology.Results: The findings demonstrate that digital tools are now central to shaping missional activities, discipleship, community development and stewardship. However, tensions emerge between the compatibility of technological efficiency with divine spontaneity.Conclusion: The article concludes that technology serves the missio Dei [mission of God].Contribution: The article recommends that a Pentecostal techno-theology of mission should harness digital innovation for both liberative and transformative goals.
 
Publisher AOSIS
 
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Date 2026-07-06
 
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Identifier 10.4102/ajops.v3i1.146
 
Source African Journal of Pentecostal Studies; Vol 3, No 1 (2026); 10 pages 3005-6136 3105-434X
 
Language eng
 
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