Spend time to raise children in godly manner – Pastor tells parents    

Many parents no longer spend time with their children to pray and read the Bible because of the econom­ic situation and societal pressure

Many of such busy parents have found a safe haven in the church where they leave their children with Sunday School teach­ers to train them on their behalf.

However, the Great­er Accra East Children’s Ministry Director of the Assemblies of God Church, Pastor Mrs Susanna Atisu has cautioned parents to desist from such behaviour as raising godly children was first of all the respon­sibility of parents before all others.

Speaking with The Spec­tator she said although Sunday School teachers were committed to teach­ing children to be the best they could be, holistic grooming and nurturing must start from the home. “Do not leave the train­ing of your children to Sunday School teachers.

Be responsible as parents,” she advised. Pastor Mrs. Atisu said it was critical for parents to instil godly principles in their children so they will be God-fearing and have a personal relationship with Him even at a young age.

She said although some children who had good Christian training from home drifted, they were more likely to repent by the Holy Spirit compared with those who did not have it.

She encouraged parents to lead exemplary lives at home and make time for family devotions to raise godly children. Pastor Mrs Atisu said raising children in the fear of God, is key to produc­ing better leaders which would benefit the soci­ety immensely. The quiz, brought together 15 partici­pating churches.

The Holy Spirit Assem­blies of God took the first position followed by New Life and the Central Assemblies of God who took the third posi­tion. They re­ceived cash prizes, tro­phy and certificates with some of the contestants being selected to repre­sent the Tema District at the Regional level of the quiz.

The Captain of the Holy Spirit Assemblies of God Church team, Miss Nyamedzi Anderson, said they worked hard to pre­pare for the quiz and was happy it had paid off.

She said it was a great experience as it was their first time of participating and promised to work harder so that they could win at the Regional level and beyond.

The quiz was aimed at testing the knowledge of the children in scriptures, history of the Assemblies of God Church and the 16 fundamental truths of the Church to improve their knowl­edge and also train them to love the church.    

From Dzifa Tetteh Tay, Tema