ACTIVE SHARING OF OUR FAITH SHOULD BECOME OUR DNA - METHODISTS TOLD
Posted on Saturday April 29, 2023Story:
Emmanuel
Ashong, Bubiashie
Diocesan Methodists have
been charged to seize every opportunity to actively share their faith with
others.
“Let every Methodist
confidently share his faith with his neighbours and friends everywhere – in the
home, in the community, in the workplace, in the commuter bus, wherever the
opportunity presents itself. This is what amounts to total mobilization of every
member for total evangelization.”
This was the charge of
the Methodist Bishop of Accra Diocese, the Rt Rev Emmanuel Borlabi Bortey at
the official opening of the 62nd Annual Synod of the Diocese which was held at
the Mt Ararat Methodist Chapel, Bubiashie – Accra.
In an address delivered
to members of the Synod comprising lay and clergy drawn from all the 24
Circuits in the Diocese, on Thursday, April 27, 2023, Rt Rev Borlabi Bortey
articulated that “every member should be equipped to be a witness. Active
sharing of our faith should become our DNA – the identifying mark of every
Methodist.”
To him, “one-on-one
witnessing is perhaps the most effective soul winning tool available to us,”
stressing “the Church exists to make or produce Christians. That is our core
business.”
The Methodist Bishop
touched on various aspects of the Church’s life in an address entitled “Towards
Implementing the Agenda for Revival, Transformation and Growth”. Highlighting
the importance of the children and youth ministries, he proposed various
reforms the Church ought to consider to ensure effective targeting of these
groups. He highlighted various socio-political and economic issues of concern
to the Church and called for action by the state and other stakeholders.
Hosted by the Bubiashie
Circuit at the Mt Ararat Methodist Chapel, Bubiashie from April 26-30, 2023,
this year’s Synod is on the theme “Discipleship: Living the Transformed Life in
Jesus Christ”.
Synod is the highest
decision-making body in a Methodist Diocese that among others, “take stock of
how we have progressed since we last met and to project the way forward for us
to make progress in our ministry as a Church”, Bishop Borlabi Bortey explained.
Representatives from
sister Methodist Dioceses, other churches, ecumenical bodies, and traditional
authorities attended the official opening ceremony and wished the Diocese well
in their deliberations.