By Benjamin Adamafio Commey
Accra, Nov. 02, GNA – Elder Professor Ernest Tweneboah-Kodua, the newly inducted Chairman of the Council of the Bible Society of Ghana (BSG), has called for sustained efforts to make the Bible accessible to people across different language groups and communities.
He said the Society’s mandate required collective commitment, resources and influence to ensure that more people encountered God through His Word and experienced the hope and transformation it offered.
“Every person who gains access to the Bible gives the Society’s service meaning,” he said.
Prof Tweneboah-Kodua made the call in Accra on Sunday when he was inducted as Chairman of the Council of the BSG.
Prof. Tweneboah-Kodua is a Professor of Social Marketing and Behaviour Change at the University of Ghana and an Elder of The Church of Pentecost.
Currently, he serves as the Dean of the University of Ghana Business School and a member of the National Council of the Bible Society of Ghana.
He is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Next IT and Computer Engineering Limited (Next Computers) and serves on the councils of the National Banking College and a number of educational and institutional bodies.
With extensive experience in consultancy, training and capacity building, Prof. Tweneboah-Kodua has worked with corporate organisations, public institutions, university units and faith-based organisations.
His areas of expertise include customer care and satisfaction, operational excellence, service delivery, sales and relationship management, personal branding, strategic management and leadership.
At the University of Ghana, he has served in various academic and administrative capacities, including as a coordinator and head of department, and currently chairs the University’s Security and Safety Committee.
He has also contributed to staff development and institutional capacity building through training programmes for management and staff of various university colleges, schools and units.
He has also provided leadership and management training for The Church of Pentecost in areas including service delivery in Christian organisations, feedback, managerial effectiveness and efficiency.
Prof. Tweneboah-Kodua is married to Mrs Benedicta Tweneboah-Kodua and has three children.
He is also actively involved in the leadership and development activities of the Pentecost International Worship Centre, Atomic, where he serves on the district executive committee and chairs the district’s Marriage Committee and Educational Endowment Fund.
Prof Tweneboah-Kodua expressed gratitude to God and members of the Council for the confidence reposed in him, calling on stakeholders for support to enable him to deliver on his mandate.
He said his new role required humility, faith and a strong commitment to service, while acknowledging that he could not effectively lead the Council without the support, prayers, counsel and participation of its members and stakeholders.
“I cannot succeed as chairman without your support. I need your prayers, your counsel, your participation, and your willingness to share the responsibility,” he said.
Prof Tweneboah-Kodua urged members and supporters of the Society to renew their commitment, membership and financial obligations, and encouraged others to join and contribute to the organisation’s work.
He said the Society needed the time, talents, resources and influence of its members to strengthen efforts to make Scripture available to communities and language groups.
Quoting 1 Corinthians 3:6, he said: “One plants, another waters, but God gives the increase,” stressing that every individual had a role to play while depending on God for the results.
Apostle Dr Eric Nyamekye, Chairman of The Church of Pentecost, urged churches to prioritise sound doctrine, biblical teaching and proper interpretation of Scripture to produce spiritually mature Christians capable of defending their faith.
Speaking at the induction, he said churches must serve as equipping centres where Christians were taught to understand, practise and defend the Word of God.
He also cautioned against reducing Christianity to practices centred on items such as oil, water and powders while neglecting biblical teaching, urging ministers to teach sound doctrine.
“Doctrines are not exciting, but they change people,” he said.
He urged churches and Christian organisations to support initiatives that promoted the availability, study and understanding of Scripture to strengthen the Christian faith and contribute to the transformation of individuals and society.
GNA
Edited by Kenneth Odeng Adade