{"id":439663,"date":"2011-06-11T22:04:13","date_gmt":"2011-06-11T22:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/06\/11\/christianity-is-losing-influence-on-society-%e2%80%93-moderator\/"},"modified":"2011-06-11T22:04:13","modified_gmt":"2011-06-11T22:04:13","slug":"christianity-is-losing-influence-on-society-moderator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/06\/11\/christianity-is-losing-influence-on-society-moderator\/","title":{"rendered":"Christianity is losing influence on society \u2013 Moderator"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"77.3024035774\">\n<p>You Are Here: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ghanabusinessnews.com\">Home<\/a> \u00bb <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ghanabusinessnews.com\/category\/general-news\/\" title=\"View all posts in General News\" rel=\"category tag\">General News<\/a> \u00bb Christianity is losing influence on society \u2013 Moderator<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span>Page last updated at Saturday, June 11, 2011 22:22 PM \/\/ <\/span><\/div>\n<p>The second synod of the Ashanti\/Brong-Ahafo Presbytery of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Ghana, opened in Kumasi on Friday with an appeal to Christians to uphold the values of Christianity and save its the waning image.<\/p>\n<p>The Reverend Richard Kwame Nimo, acting Moderator of the Presbytery, expressed worry that their core values of compassion for the poor, honesty, truthfulness, and self-discipline were fast giving way to greed and all sorts of disgraceful conduct.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is common in our society today to see some men of God engaged in occultism, hypnotism, deception and all manner of fraudulent deals in their craze for material wealth, fame and power,\u201d he observed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are simply not interested in the salvation of the people,\u201d he complained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are just taking undue advantage of their innocence to dupe them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIntegrity in Mission and Ministry,\u201d is the theme for the three-day conference.<\/p>\n<p>The church is using the event to take stock of its activities in the past and plan new programmes to promote growth and expand its reach.<\/p>\n<p>Rev Nimo said they were implementing a five-year strategic plan targeted at increased income generation to help the church become self-dependent.<\/p>\n<p>The Moderator said Christians should do more to help turn people away from evil and transform the society.<\/p>\n<p>Professor William Otoo Ellis, Vice Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, (KNUST) in a message wished the Church a successful synod and said he was confident that they would use the occasion to renew their faith.<\/p>\n<p>Source: GNA<\/p>\n<h4>Comments<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read the original here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ghanabusinessnews.com\/2011\/06\/11\/christianity-is-losing-influence-on-society-moderator\/\" title=\"Christianity is losing influence on society \u2013 Moderator\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Christianity is losing influence on society \u2013 Moderator<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> You Are Here: Home \u00bb General News \u00bb Christianity is losing influence on society \u2013 Moderator Page last updated at Saturday, June 11, 2011 22:22 PM \/\/ The second synod of the Ashanti\/Brong-Ahafo Presbytery of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Ghana, opened in Kumasi on Friday with an appeal to Christians to uphold the values of Christianity and save its the waning image. 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