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A traditional ruler in the Ashanti Region has applauded the brotherliness and friendship among Muslim and Christian fraternities, which has ensured peaceful and harmonious co-existence in communities. Nana Nkansah Boadu Ayeboafo, Chief of Agric-Nzema, a suburb of Kumasi, says the mutual respect for both faiths exhibited by leaders and adherents was what true religion was about. Nana Ayeboafo was speaking at a thanksgiving service organized by the Sekyere Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana to climax its 15th Session at the Faith Congregation, at Agona in the Sekyere South District. The thanksgiving service was attended by prominent Muslim Clerics and Nana Ayeboafo said it was ‘joy to see the two religions together, serving the same God’. He urged the youth to eschew

Poor Africans have to sacrifice to get fake pastors riding in expensive cars When Jesus Christ foretold the major trends that would precede His return to earth, the first sign He mentioned was religious imposters who would come in His name. How seriously do people take that warning? Africa at the moment is experiencing a chain of mushroom pastors. Small churches are springing up everywhere, including classrooms, small sheds or someone’s veranda. Poverty and lack of education have forced a lot of people to become pastors in Africa, going after money and neglecting the duties of a true pastor. To be a pastor one needs to study at a religious institution, learn the scriptures thoroughly, follow the theological training and complete seminary courses. After studying, he is then ordained as a

The founder and leader of Worldwide Miracle Outreach, Dr Canon Lawrence Tetteh, has said that he has no regrets over the contents of the message he preached at the burial service of late Dancehall artiste, Ebony Reigns. The renowned Evangelist who has come under severe criticisms on social media for being overly ‘harsh’ on unbelievers said, he spoke the unadulterated word of God. “I did not mince words at Ebony’s funeral, I preached for 42 minutes and I meant every word that I said…,” he replied the social media critics. The commentators had opined that the Dr Tetteh was unfair to his audience with the use of words such as “foolish”, “your mother”, “your father”, “shut up” and “keep quiet”. Some of the commentators

Koforidua, March 26, GNA- Nine persons including Ministers of the Gospel and a retired Chief Director of the civil service, have graduated from Clinical Pastoral Education to provide ministry to people in crisis situation. The participants were trained in palliative care, which is a multi-disciplinary approach to specialised nursing care for people with terminal illnesses, Managing stress, breaking of bad news, HIV and AIDS counselling and Will writing to deal with the social issues of their congregants. The CPE was started by Monsignor Alex Benson, Founder and Director of the Mathew 25, an HIV and AIDS care centre, at Akwatia in 1999 to equip chaplains and ministers of the gospel with skills to manage the vulnerabilities of people in society especially HIV and AIDS. Monsignor Benson explained