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ABSTRACT

The study investigated the educational qualification and primary occupation of the Christian leader as correlates of human communication and God’s call for missions. The multiple stage sampling procedure was used for the study. The research area was Uyo in Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria and Cotonou in Benin Republic, all in West Africa. The total respondents were 116 and 32 for Uyo and Cotonou respectively. The questionnaire used for the study is titled: Training Needs Assessment of Church Workers Questionnaire (TNACWQ). The data obtained were analyzed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (PPMC) statistics. All hypotheses were tested at 0.1 and 0.5 alpha level respectively. It was concluded from the study that there is a rejection of no relationship between God’s calling for missions and primary occupation by both countries saying that God’s call is not a function of ones’ occupation. One of the recommendations further stated in the study states that a strong Christian body should come together and pull resources through conscious planning to address training gaps for successful missions.

KEYWORDS: Training Needs, Uyo and Cotonou