Assemblies of God Professionals Network re-launched
Assemblies of God, Ghana, has re-launched its Professionals Network with a call on Christian professionals not to be content with only excelling in their respective fields of endeavour, but to also commit themselves to using their skills, influence, and resources to advance the Kingdom of God.
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Former Chief Justice, Georgina Theodora Wood who made the call in Accra, equally entreated Christian professionals to rise up and fulfil their calling.
AGPN
Formed in 2004, the Assemblies of God Professionals Network (AGPN), is the central platform within the church for connecting the wealth of professional experiences for the work of the Kingdom of God.
The Network established Prime Insurance Company Ltd however, challenges along the way could not enable the network to fulfil its objectives of fully mobilising professionals from various backgrounds for church work.
The former chief justice further advised that “the successes and achievements of Christian professionals, whether in the field of medicine, law, engineering, entrepreneurship, or any other domain, are not meant to be mere feathers in their caps, rather, they are divine instruments, entrusted by the Almighty, to be wielded for the advancement of God’s kingdom on earth.”
Missionaries
The Chairman of the Governing Council of the AGPN, Kwabena Adu-Boahene, traced the history of the work of Christian missionaries who gave impetus to the establishment of Assemblies of God in Ghana at a time when the missionaries were confronted with huge socio-economic challenges among the populace, in their quest to spread the Gospel.
He said, “to give practical meaning to the Biblical teaching of caring for the needy and alleviating the suffering of the people, …Christian professionals organised literacy classes for the indigenous people and taught them various arts of block-making, door and window frame fabrication, roof trusses construction and enhanced agriculture”.
Mr Adu-Boahene, recalled how the missionaries, in 1948, built the first Assemblies of God Clinic in Saboba in the Northern Region with a second clinic built in 1950 in Nakpanduri also in the Northern Region, and later a third one, a Maternity Clinic established in Walewale.
Appreciation
The General Superintendent of Assemblies of God, Ghana, Rev. Stephen Wengam, expressed his appreciation to all those who worked hard to revive the AGPN.
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He said “Assemblies of God recognises the presence of professionals and the absolute need to mobilise them for missions, while providing the platform for their networking to create a pool for accessing such expertise and talents for effective administration of the church”.
Induction
As part of the event, Rev Stephen Wengam inducted into office, members of the AGPN Governing Council. They are the Director-General of the National Signals Bureau as Chairman for the network, Mr Adu-Boahene; Consultant and Petroleum Economist, Isaac Abanga as its Secretary; High Court Judge, Justice Priscilla Dapaah Mireku, member;Managing Director, E-volution International, Fred Darko, member and International Human Capital Development Consultant, George Smith Graham, member.
Event, panel discussion
The re-launch was attended by professionals from diverse backgrounds within the church. It attracted politicians from all sides of the political divide.
A panel discussion was held on how Christian professionals can use their God-given talents and material resources to excellently serve the Lord in church administration, and in mentoring the next generation of Christian professionals.
The AGPN later donated a brand new vehicle, Nissan X-TERRA to the national office of the Youth Ministry Department of Assemblies of God, Ghana as its commitment towards the work of the church.
An ultra-modern office space was also dedicated for the AGPN. Similar offices are expected to be opened in the regions of the church.
Purpose
The re-launch was to enable the AGPN to achieve its objective of building a network of professionals in the church by mobilising members to contribute skills, funding and other resources for missions and ministry, and to coordinate church and humanitarian projects that uplift underserved communities.
It was also to create a pool of resource persons in career guidance and counselling, contribute technical and financial resources for investment to revamp existing projects and to offer advisory services to the Executive Presbytery on issues and interventions that may require specialised competences.