By Caleb Kuleke
Ho, July 6, GNA – Theosalt School of Ministry, a theological institution in Ho in the Volta Region, has graduated its fifth batch of eight students after intensive ministerial training.
The graduates were taken through various courses, including Ministerial Ethics, Christian Leadership, Christian Doctrine, Homiletics, Evangelism Ministry, Church Administration and Christian Counselling.
Reverend Godson Kwaku Bodzah, President of the School, said theological education remained the foundation of Christian mission and worldwide evangelism.
He said theological education was crucial in the 21st century because it equipped ministers with the knowledge and skills needed to effectively undertake their calling and contribute to the growth of the Church.
Rev Bodzah said there was the need for sound theological training to build the capacity of both present and future ministerial workforces for the salvation of souls.
Mr Stephen Adom, the Ho Municipal Chief Executive, commended the school for training leaders capable of positively impacting present and future generations.
He said the world needed leaders who could influence lives, especially those of the youth, and commended the institution for producing ministers capable of transforming their churches and communities for societal development.
Reverend Prosper Piddah, Principal of the School, said the graduates had been equipped spiritually, intellectually and practically to impact their churches, communities and the world for Christ.
He charged them to become agents of transformation and instruments of God’s power wherever they found themselves and to remain relevant and beneficial to their churches and communities.
Rev Piddah, however, said inadequate financial resources remained a major challenge affecting the effective running of the institution.
Bishop Professor Innocent Gilbert Okechy of the Word and Spirit Divinity College and Theological Seminary, West Africa, said God had many ways of elevating His people provided they remained obedient to Him.
Speaking on the theme: “The Contemporary Minister: The Challenges and Prospects,” he urged the graduates to remain patient and steadfast in their devotion to God while discharging their ministerial responsibilities.
Bishop Prof Okechy cautioned the graduates against excessive materialism, noting that the pursuit of improperly acquired wealth could divert their focus and compromise their vision.
He observed that theological compromise remained a major challenge confronting Christianity, leading some ministers of the Gospel to neglect the preaching of truth and holiness.
GNA
Edited by Maxwell Awumah/Lydia Kukua Asamoah