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Men urged to appreciate wives
● Pastor Nimako
The Counselling Director of the Southern Ghana Union Conference of the Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church, Pastor Nana Kofi Nimako, has urged men to appreciate and value their wives.
That, he said, would reduce cases of divorce and domestic violence in society.
He said, it would also enable them build strong relationships in their marriages and foster submission and love.
The Pastor who is also the Public Campus and Adventist Chaplaincy Minister said this at the 2023 annual camp meeting of the Effiduase and New Life District of the S.D.A church.
It was on the theme: “I Will Go: Be His Witness.”
He said women go through a lot of pains during child birth with some losing their lives in the process.
Managing the home and supporting the family, he said, was not an easy task for women, hence the need to be appreciated.
He said that women who go through such process must not be humiliated and asked men to seek God’s transformational power to eschew bad attitude towards women.
Ps Nimako noted that divorce was contrary to God’s original purpose in creating marriage.
He said marriage can rest on principles of love, loyalty, exclusiveness, trust and support upheld by both partners in obedience to God.
He attributed the cause of divorce in Ghana to lack of proper communication skills, lack of conflict resolution skills and marriages premised on lies.
Pastor Nimako noted that churches must organise marriage seminars for its members and added that elders, pastors,home and family life committees in the various churches must also be resourced.
He urged the government to create guidance and counselling centres at designated places where people can meet experts like the psychologists and counsellors to talk about their marital or relationship issues.
He advised the youth to change their mindset on their desire for quick money and work hard instead to earn a living.
For his part, the President of the East Ghana Conference of the S.D.A Church, Dr. Ps Samuel Bonya Arlo said the purpose of the camp meeting was to put a lot of energy into the missionary work which is mandatory for every S.D.A member.
By Linda Abrefi Wadie
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National Cathedral: We can’t halt salary payments because project is on hold – Dr. Joyce Aryee
Dr. Joyce Aryee, a member of the National Cathedral’s board of trustees, has dismissed concerns about staff payments, including those of CEO Dr Paul Opoku-Mensah, during the construction halt as “ridiculous.”
Her response follows growing concerns over the project’s stalled progress and its impact on staff salaries.
Speaking on the sidelines of a symposium organized in collaboration with TD Jakes’ divinity school on Monday, October 14, Dr Aryee said, “If a project is on hold, it doesn’t mean that people are not working to keep it going. I’m surprised, I don’t even want to comment on it, as ridiculous as this. No, I won’t comment.
She further challenged the logic behind the concerns, adding, “So you establish an organisation, the organisation should stop because you don’t have money to continue a certain aspect of the organisation. Is that it? Answer it yourself.”
Meanwhile, Dr. Paul Opoku-Mensah, Executive Director of the National Cathedral, has sought to clarify misconceptions surrounding the project, emphasizing that it goes beyond being just a church building.
He highlighted the potential benefits the cathedral could bring, including revenue generation and showcasing Ghana’s rich cultural heritage to the world.
The National Cathedral project has faced strong opposition, with critics questioning the appropriateness of government involvement and raising concerns about a lack of financial transparency.
However, Dr. Opoku-Mensah remains optimistic, particularly following a symposium held in collaboration with TD Jakes’ divinity school. The event aimed to educate the public about the broader functions of the cathedral.
Envisioned as a historic landmark, the cathedral is intended to serve as a sacred space for religious activities. Additionally, it will feature Africa’s first Museum of the Bible, a collaboration with the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C.
“The symposium is just conceived as the National Cathedral’s response to what in Ghana we perceive to be the return initiatives and offer a pathway mediated by faith to connecting Ghana to the African diaspora,” she said.
This collaboration will seek to develop a Pan-African community to collectively work to address historical, racial and contemporary of Africa’s contributions to theology practice.
She said, “We seek to demonstrate the conveying functions of the National Cathedral, the National Cathedral project is often misunderstood, conceived almost entirely as a physical church building. The National Cathedral is more than a church and it includes critical national, continental and global conversations.”He congratulated TD Jakes’ divinity school for taking students across the African continent.
Source: Citinewsroom.com
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NPP-NDC clash at Mamobi: One person arrested
One person has been arrested in Connection with the clash involving members of the New Patriotic Party(NPP) and National Democratic Congress (NDC) at Mamobi in Accra on Sunday.
“The Ghana Police Service wishes to assure the general public that investigation into the disturbances that occurred between supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) at Mamobi in Accra, yesterday, Sunday 13th October 2024, is still ongoing,” the police revealed in a statement today.
They concluded, “So far, one person has been arrested in connection with the incident and the Police are working around the clock to get all identified perpetrators arrested to face justice.”
