THE KINGSHIP OF CHRIST: LESSONS FOR AFRICAN PASTORS AND LEADERS

Abstract

The Fathers of the First Special Assembly for Africa of the Synod of Bishops saw the dire need to apply the gospel message to the concrete life of Africans in their circumstance when they asked: “How could one proclaim Christ on that immense continent while forgetting that it is one of the world’s poorest regions? How could one fail to consider the anguished history of a land where many nations are still in the grip of famine, war, racial and tribal tensions, political instability and the violation of human rights?”1 Consequently, the concern of this paper is to establish that the efficiency of leaders in whatever sphere can only reach its optimum in Christ. Since the implication of the Kingship of Christ is that he is a governor and the means of interaction between the King and his subject is government, the paper therefore seeks to explain the indispensability of the Kingship of Christ in correcting the errors of governance in all its ramifications.