{"id":674756,"date":"2019-08-07T14:03:48","date_gmt":"2019-08-07T14:03:48","guid":{"rendered":"<br><div>\n\t\t\n<p><strong>A cross section of the graduating pastors<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\nChancellor of Immanuel Bible Institute and Seminary (IBIS), Dr. Fred\nOpoku-Gyimah has cautioned pastors not to allow party politics and tribalism to\ndivide Ghanaians "},"modified":"2019-08-07T14:03:48","modified_gmt":"2019-08-07T14:03:48","slug":"pastors-cautioned-against-tribalism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/08\/07\/pastors-cautioned-against-tribalism\/","title":{"rendered":"Pastors Cautioned Against Tribalism &#8211;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>A cross section of the graduating pastors<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The<br \/>\nChancellor of Immanuel Bible Institute and Seminary (IBIS), Dr. Fred<br \/>\nOpoku-Gyimah has cautioned pastors not to allow party politics and tribalism to<br \/>\ndivide Ghanaians as \u201cwe are all one people and one nation\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>According<br \/>\nto him, it is disheartening to see how some \u2018men of God\u2019 have allowed<br \/>\nethnocentrism to creep into to the Church thereby dividing it.<\/p>\n<p>Dr.<br \/>\nOpoku-Gyimah gave the caution at the 6th graduation ceremony of Immanuel Bible<br \/>\nInstitute and Seminary in Accra.<\/p>\n<p>A total<br \/>\nof 145 pastors who offered a two-year Bachelor Degree, Masters and PhD<br \/>\nprogrammes graduated this year.<\/p>\n<p>Dr.<br \/>\nOpoku-Gyimah speaking at the ceremony decried tribalism and party politics<br \/>\nwhich he said is dividing the church and the nation and cautioned the graduates<br \/>\nto be mindful of their acts.<\/p>\n<p>He said<br \/>\nthe greatest display of leadership is to provide the grounds for others to find<br \/>\nand fulfill their God-given purpose and urged them to go and make a difference<br \/>\nin their churches and communities.<\/p>\n<p>National<br \/>\nDirector of IBIS, Dr. Agyemang Boateng in his report stated that the school has<br \/>\nbeen able to add two new satellite campuses at Tamale in the Northern Region<br \/>\nand Asamankese in the Eastern Region.<\/p>\n<p>He added<br \/>\nthat they have also acquired a piece of land at New Bortianor in Accra and the<br \/>\npreparatory work on a lecture theatre and administration block has also<br \/>\ncommenced.<\/p>\n<p>He<br \/>\ncongratulated the graduates and also tanked the faculty members for their tremendous<br \/>\nefforts in grooming the students.<\/p>\n<p>Mayor of<br \/>\nAccra, Mohammed Adjei Sowahin, in a message delivered on his behalf urged<br \/>\nchurches to help achieve the President\u2019s vision of making Accra the cleanest<br \/>\ncity in Africa.<\/p>\n<p>The<br \/>\nGhana Campus of IBIS is affiliated to the Immanuel Bible Institute and Seminary<br \/>\nat Brooklyn, New York, USA.<\/p>\n<p>The<br \/>\nInstitute\u2019s faculty members are made up of experienced, highly trained and<br \/>\nspirit-filled local and foreign lecturers and professors.<\/p>\n<p>Currently,<br \/>\nIBIS runs three programmes, namely, the Bachelor of Theology Degree, Master of<br \/>\nTheology Degree, and Doctor of Theology Degree.<\/p>\n<p>Besides<br \/>\nthe Accra Campus, the Institute has seven other campuses at Odumase-Krobo,<br \/>\nNsawam, Suhum, Tema, Kumasi, Sunyani, and Takoradi.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BY Gibril Abdul Razak<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A cross section of the graduating pastors The Chancellor of Immanuel Bible Institute and Seminary (IBIS), Dr. Fred Opoku-Gyimah has cautioned pastors not to allow party politics and tribalism to divide Ghanaians as \u201cwe are all one people and one nation\u201d. 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