{"id":1249738,"date":"2022-11-13T10:16:36","date_gmt":"2022-11-13T10:16:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/13\/northern-presbytery-gets-new-chairperson\/"},"modified":"2022-11-13T10:16:36","modified_gmt":"2022-11-13T10:16:36","slug":"northern-presbytery-gets-new-chairperson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/13\/northern-presbytery-gets-new-chairperson\/","title":{"rendered":"Northern Presbytery gets new Chairperson"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nNorthern Presbytery gets new Chairperson <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Rev. Simon Kofi <\/span><\/span>Yeboah<\/span><\/span> has been inducted into office as the new Presbytery Chairperson for the Northern Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana.<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

The <\/span><\/span>well-attended<\/span><\/span> service was held on Sunday October 9, 2022 at the Unity Congregation at <\/span><\/span>Sakasaka<\/span><\/span>, a suburb of the Tamale Metropolis, the capital of the Northern Region.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Rev. Kofi <\/span><\/span>Yeboah will\u00a0<\/span><\/span>serve for the next five years.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Rt. Rev. Prof. Joseph <\/span><\/span>Obiri<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span>Yeboah<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span>Mante<\/span><\/span>, who officiated the service, asked people in leadership positions to be humble and eschew arrogance, greed<\/span><\/span>,<\/span><\/span> and power-drunkenness.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Rt. Rev. Prof. <\/span><\/span>Mante<\/span><\/span> urged the new Chairperson to ensure that during his tenure of office, more people will come to know Christ than ever before and cautioned him against anything that could bring the name of Jesus Christ and Christianity in general into disrepute.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

He advised the new Presbytery Chairperson to sow seeds of evangelism and love among the congregation. He also urged him to be mindful of the Vision 1.5 agenda of the Church.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The new Chairperson, Rev. Kofi <\/span><\/span>Yeboah<\/span><\/span>, in a brief address after the induction, thanked the leadership of the Presbytery for the confidence reposed in him and pledged to discharge the duty to help win more souls for Christ.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Rev. Kofi <\/span><\/span>Yeboah<\/span><\/span> said the Presbytery had contributed a lot to <\/span><\/span>educating<\/span><\/span> people and would continue to do so to facilitate the development of the area.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

He commended former Chairpersons of the Presbytery for their dedication and exemplary leadership which had made the Presbytery one of the best in the church in terms of church growth.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

He promised to implement the mission, vision, strategy<\/span><\/span>,<\/span><\/span> and development plans of the Presbytery, and to promote evangelism to win more souls for Christ.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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