The Rt. Rev. Andrew Mbeah-Baiden (seated middle), Bishop, Northern Accra Diocese of the Methodist Church Ghana, Very Rev. Solomon T. Nortey (seated 2nd from left), Superintendent Minister, Airport East Circuit and Very Rev. Yaw Addai-Yeboah (seated right), Minister at the KDM, with some members of the Men’s Fellowship and de Graft-Johnson family after the lecture

Embrace technology for God’s work - Methodist Minister to churches

Daily Graphic Jun - 02 - 2026 , 09:57 3 minutes read

The Superintendent Minister of the Airport East Circuit of the Methodist Church, the Very Rev. Solomon T. Nortey, has said the Internet has become the “eighth continent” of the world, and as such the church must brace itself up to adopt it for the purposes of winning souls for Christ, which is the main mission of Christendom.

He said technology or the Internet had brought about vast visual realism, making it possible for millions across the oceans and time to gather and learn about Christ, and that the Church could no longer stand aside in the face this transformation.

Very Rev. Solomon Nortey said this at the 4th Annual Memorial Lecture in honour of the late Prof. Kwame Esiboa de Graft-Johnson which was held at the Kwesi Dickson Memorial Methodist (KDM), Adjiringanor, Accra.

The lecture, an annual event, is an initiative of the Association of Methodist Men’s Fellowship of the Airport East Circuit of the church, as part of the Men’s Week celebration.

It was on the theme: ‘Presence, participation and place: The role of men in recovering the theology and praxis of Church gathering In a digitally dispersed world.’

Prof. de-Graft-Johnson was a founding member and first Chairman of the Immanuel Methodist Men’s Fellowship in the Regimanuel Gray Estate and a former Head of the Sociology Department of the University of Ghana. He died in the year 2022, aged 95.

Great commission

Very Rev. Nortey said with its vast appeal to almost every one and diverse age groups and interest, it was one great opportunity for Christians to take advantage of it to carry out the ‘Great Commission’.

He stressed that technology had come to amplify the voice of the church with its virtual environment but cautioned that care must be taken in the application of technology on social media and other digital platforms in order not to dilute or pollute the word.

The Special Guest at the lecture, Rt. Rev. Andrew Mbeah-Baiden, who is also the Bishop of the Northern Accra Diocese, urged men of the church to let their presence be felt as leaders and head of families as instituted by God.

He explained that men were created by God ‘to lead and set the tone at home, in the society, the nation and at Church, thus it was not enough just to show up, as Christ does not need passive men worshippers.

“Let me gently remind us all that it is the strong presence and participation of men which fixes what is broken and brings peace and development,” Rt. Rev. Mbeah-Baiden said.

The Minister-In-Charge of KDM, who also chaired the function, Very Rev. Yaw Addai-Yeboah, extolled the virtues of Prof. K.E. de-Graft-Johnson, describing him as a dedicated Christian who not only served the Methodist Church, but also the Christian Council of Ghana for several years.

A member of the de-Graft-Johnson family and retired Research Scientist, Kweku Amoako Atta de Graft-Johnson, on behalf the family, expressed gratitude to the initiators of the lecture and the church, for their decision to honour the memory of the late professor.