pancocojams: Call And Response Patterns In Kenya's African Divine Church (ADC) Sermons

DAGGY AFRICA, Feb 28, 2023

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post presents information about Kenya, East Africa's African Divine Church (ADC) and also showcases five YouTube video examples of call & response between that church's preachers and their church members.

The content of this post is presented for cultural, religious, and educational purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to the African Divine Church and thanks to all those who are featured in these videos. Thanks also to DAGGY AFRICA, the producer and publisher of these videos and thanks to all those who are quoted in this post.

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INFORMATION ABOUT KENYA, EAST AFRICA'S AFRICAN DIVINE CHURCH (ADC)
From https://adcmission.wordpress.com/
..."The name “African Divine Church” was picked from the book of John 15:1-17 in 1950 concerning the true vine. This is because, ADC is compared to the vine tree that grows and bears fruits. Similarly ADC is meant to grow geographically and bear fruits numerically.

The official ADC dressing is having three colours:

White – the light of Christ.

Red – the blood of Jesus.

Green – the world in which we live.

Mandate and Purpose of African Divine Church

The mandate of ADC is derived from the Bible (Matthew 15:1-17) which concerns the true vine as explained earlier. The Purpose of ADC, as stipulated in the constitution, is; To function as a fellowship of Christians, professing, maintaining the Christian faith and life and Christian service to its members and harmony at large in accordance with the principles and practices of worldwide religion:

The overall goal of ADC is to contribute, spiritual and economic empowerment of the members and the community for realization of a dignified life. The vision of the church is to be a responsible spiritual guided church that empowers its members spiritually and economically. The mission of the church is to preach, teach and spread the gospel."...

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SHOWCASE VIDEOS
These videos are given in no particular order and are numbered for referencing purposes only.

These videos are presented without any comments, however, via Google translate it appears that most of the comments in the discussion thread are in KiSwahili. I recognize the word "Amen" and "Hallelujah" that are spoken as most of the responses during parts of these sermons. For the purpose of this post, I consider the statements in those sermons to be the "call" portion of the call and response communication pattern. Also, notice that the drum beats also serve as part of the "responses" to those "calls".

several YouTube videos about the African Divine Church and their discussion threads connect this church with Kenya's Luhya ethnic group and/or suggest that most of its members are Luhyas. As such, the preachers in these videos may be probably speaking the Luhya language.

If you recognize the language that is spoken in these videos, please share that information in the comment section below. Thank you.

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #1
This video is embedded at the top of this pancocojams post.

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #2 - How to welcome the preacher of the day (A.D.C).