The Very Reverend Dr Edem Tettey, Immediate Past Moderator of the Global Evangelical Church, has challenged the clergy to budget on yearly basis for the number of souls they would win for the kingdom of God.
“We pastors are found of budgeting for almost everything that we intend to do in our churches but hardly do we make intentional plans for the number of souls we wish to win for Christ in a year even though that is our most important assignment as Christians.
Rt Rev Tettey was addressing the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Global Evangelical Church Pastors’ and Spouses Association on the general theme: “Thy Kingdom Come” held at Ho in the Volta Region.
He spoke on the theme “The Role of Pastors’ and Spouses in Kingdom Business.”
The former Moderator said pastors and their spouses had three major roles to play in the Kingdom of God.
Firstly, he said, pastors and their spouses must know that they have been called into the kingdom as co-labourers.
He explained that, spouses must complement the work of the pastors by seeing themselves as people who are into Ministry also so as to enhance the kingdom business.
The second major role he identified was that pastors and spouses were called into the kingdom to be models to others.
He said people see more than they hear and have need for models than for teachers, so it is incumbent on pastors and their spouses to package themselves so that they would be worthy of emulation.
Rt Rev Tettey said members of the clergy and their spouses were called specifically do to the work of Ministry which is the great commission given by our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ to win souls for the Kingdom of God.
Rev Samuel Kwablah Sovor, President of the Association said 2016 is the year of Multiplication where pastors and for that matter the church would break new grounds in all spheres.
He said the calling of pastors and their spouses is a glorious which comes at it cost adding: “The greatest danger is to give up as there is joy and crown to be received upon successful completion.
The AGM was attended by more than 600 participants drawn from all the 15 Presbyteries of the Church.
The pastors and their spouses were taken through thorough health screening, welfare matters, and some ethical issues.
In a related development, the Association presented citations to its former executives for their meritorious services during their tenure of office.
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