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Apostle Samuel Gyau Obuobi, the General Secretary-Elect and Asamankese Area Head of The Church of Pentecost, has underscored the importance of accountability in effective leadership.

In his presentation on “Leadership and Accountability” today at the Global Elders’ Retreat held at the Pentecost Convention Centre (PCC) in Gomoa Fetteh, Apostle Obuobi explained stated that accountability is a vital characteristic for leaders to be effective.

He highlighted the need for leaders to take responsibility for their actions, inactions, and decisions.

He defined accountability as the state of being answerable for the outcomes resulting from entrusted responsibilities, emphasising that it is synonymous with answerability.

Apostle Obuobi mentioned integrity and transparency as the two factors that significantly influence leadership accountability.

To promote accountability in leadership, Apostle Obuobi offered practical steps such as involving others in the decision-making process, welcoming auditors during visits, and establishing accountability partners who can provide honest feedback and correction.

Apostle Gyau Obuobi underscored the crucial role of wise and accountable leadership in the progress and well-being of any organisation. Within the local church context, he highlighted the significance of Elders as part of the leadership structure. Their responsibility, he emphasised, is to create an environment that nurtures spiritual growth and Christian maturity among the congregation.

Highlighting the weight of leadership, Apostle Obuobi stressed the inherent connection between wise leadership and accountability. He warned that weak leadership could result in complete failure and jeopardise spiritual lives.

He further emphasised the need for leaders to exhibit wisdom, carefulness, and honour in their roles, recognising that leadership is fundamentally about responsibility.

Apostle Obuobi outlined two entities to whom leaders are accountable. Firstly, leaders are responsible to God, who calls them into leadership.

He urged Church leaders to remain answerable to God, knowing that nothing escapes His watchful eye. Secondly, leaders are accountable to their superiors, supervisors, or appointing authorities, following the hierarchical structure established by God.

Apostle Obuobi identified various areas in which church leaders should be held accountable, including their speech, teachings, actions, the spiritual well-being of their congregation, and the resources entrusted to them.

He emphasised that leaders must be accountable for their words, the doctrines they teach, their conduct, and the responsible management of resources such as facilities, gifts, and finances.

He cautioned that leadership should not be pursued for personal gain, social recognition, or exerting control over others. Instead, leaders should focus on serving those under their guidance.

In concluding his presentation, Apostle Gyau Obuobi iterated that responsible and accountable leadership creates an environment conducive to spiritual growth, Christian formation, and the well-being of the church and its members.

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Presiding elders and church leaders have been charged to do everything possible to ignite the fire of God and sustain God’s presence in the local church.

This is to make the local church a centre of prayer where people come to be transformed, reformed and empowered to go all out to be agents of transformation in their spheres of life.

Apostle Isaac Amartey Anim, the Atebubu Area of The Church of Pentecost, said this when speaking at the 2nd Global Elders’ Retreat held at the Pentecost Convention Centre (PCC), Gomoa Fetteh, on Saturday, June 10, 2023.

Speaking on the topic, “His Presence for Maximum Impact in the Local Church,” Psalm 27:4-5; 26:8; Exodus 33:14-22; 2 Chronicles 6:41; 7:1-2, among other scriptures, Apostle Anim said that although King David was a great warrior, a skilful musician, a man who had power, fame and great wealth, he stilled desired the presence of God.

He explained that what made King David always desire the presence of God was to gaze on the beauty and the glory of the Lord.

“We know, according to the scriptures, that the glory of God is the representation of the presence of God, as in the case of Moses and the presence of God in Exodus 33:14-22, also, in the case of Solomon, during the dedication of the temple, in 2 Chronicles 6:41; 7:1-2,” he pointed out.

He revealed that David desired the presence of God more than his gifts, talents, skills and successes, knowing that all these things are temporal and would fade, saying, “But the presence of God is permanent and unfading; it is permanent because it is here and there. Over there, we shall see him face to face.”

However, he was worried that society today seeks things like fame, riches, and power at the expense of the ultimate – the presence of God.

According to Apostle Anim, the local church is the house of the Lord, where God’s presence dwells.

He touched on three key factors in experiencing God’s presence in the local church: leadership, attitude and lifestyle of church members, and its activities.

The Atebubu Area Head mentioned that presiding elders and local presbyters (elders, deacons and deaconesses) of the church and other leaders should always set the fire on the altar burning and never allow it to go out (Leviticus 6:13). He indicated that as long as leaders of the church continue to stoke the fire, the presence of God will manifest in the church (Exodus 30:7-8).

He also entreated officers to ensure that the attitude and lifestyle of the people in the local church do not push out the presence of God in the local church (Ezekiel 8:6).

Apostle Isaac Amartey Anim concluded his presentation by cautioning presiding elders and church leaders not to overcrowd the local church with a series of activities at the expense of prayer.

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