SEVEN UNCTIONED TO FUNCTION

As it had been the religious practice of old for those that responded to the biding of God were anointed, a sacred ritual before the official commencement of duty, Mid-Central and Green View Ghana Conferences advanced six and one gospel ministers respectively for ordination. On Saturday 24th October, 2020, Pastor Albert Mensah,  the District Pastor of Barekese, Pastor Isaac Afriyie, the District Pastor of Kodie, Pastor Fred Opoku Agyemang, the District Pastor of  Namong, Pastor Frank Amponsah Boateng, the District Pastor of Maakro, Pastor Ebenezer Owusu Banahene, the District Pastor of Abofour and Pastor Stephenson Yaw Baafi, the District Pastor of Achiase, all six ordinants were presented from the Mid-Central Ghana Conference whilst Pastor Stephen Osei was also presented from the Green View Ghana Conference. This Ordination Service which was organized at the premise of the Nkontwima Seventh-day Adventist Church, under the auspices of the Mid-Central Ghana Conference administration was the second of its kind in the history of the above mentioned Conference since its inception. In this Spiritual convocation, Pastor AP Mensah, a retired minister of the gospel delivered the sermon for the service. In his sermon, he admonished the ordinants that whosoever professes to have the responsibility of God’s calling needs to beware, for Satan in his numerous deceptive schemes seeks to destroy the Church of God. In expounding and reiterating his point by quoting the Apostle Paul from the book of 2 Timothy, Chapter 2, verses 14 on, he urged all Church leaders, especially the newly ordained ministers to be careful of the Evil One and do their best to always present themselves to God as leaders approved, workers who do not need to be ashamed, that shun profanity and ungodliness in order not to overthrow their faith. After this admonition, the ordinants were laid hands on by officials and other ordained ministers for ordination prayer. Next, the newly ordained ministers were commissioned to their duties after they had been charged to office by Pastor Dr. Kwame Kwanin Boakye, the President of Northern Ghana Union Mission. It was a very grandeur an occasion since it brought all the officers of the two Unions and all the Conferences together.