The Chairman of The Church of Pentecost and President of the Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council (GPCC), Apostle Eric Nyamekye, has challenged Christian leaders to build the Church in a way that makes a tangible impact and addresses societal challenges, particularly on the African continent.
Delivering the keynote sermon at the opening session of the 2025 All Ministers’ Conference (AMC) at the Pentecost Convention Centre (PCC), Gomoa Fetteh, Apostle Nyamekye said the question of “Where is the Church when Africa is overwhelmed with societal challenges amid a growing Christian population?” must be taken seriously and responded to by the Body of Christ.
He explained that the question arises because Christians claim to be the light of the world and the salt of the earth, and also profess to serve an Almighty God.
Citing history, he noted that Christianity has, at critical points, reversed negative trends in societies, and therefore the Church today must take up Africa’s challenges as a project.
Quoting theologian John Mbiti, who described the African as “notoriously religious,” Apostle Nyamekye said the proliferation of prophets on the continent reflects the frustrations of society and its expectation that the Church has the answers.
“We need a vision and strategy that will positively affect the Church itself and society at large,” he stressed, adding that to make impact is to influence, to alter, and to have a lasting effect.
He noted that the energies of church members are released in two key moments—when God arises and when leaders take charge. For this reason, he urged Christian leaders to reset their priorities and decisively address the question of “who is troubling the land.”
Drawing from Gavin Ashenden, he reminded participants that “every generation of Christians must determine what kind of culture rules their world.” He therefore called on the clergy to raise believers who will transform society for the glory of God.
According to him, such believers must recognise their ministry as shaping and transforming cultures; change the atmosphere of communities, towns, cities, regions, and nations; and also make their faith count in the public sphere.
He also said that Christian leaders must focus on raising believers who live faithfully as Christians and see their involvement in institutions, industries, and workplaces as kingdom assignments, becoming channels through whom God’s grace flows to humanity.
The three-day conference, which runs from September 8 to 10, 2025, has brought together over 2,000 ministers from 449 denominations across the country under the theme “Building the Church for Impact.”
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