Assemblies of God relaunches network for professionals

Rev Wegham in a group members of the AG professionals Network

Former Chief Justice, Georgi­na Theodora Wood, has asked Christian professionals not to be content with merely excelling in their respective fields of endeavour, but commit themselves to using their skills, influence, and resources in or­der to advance the Kingdom of God.

According to her, “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.

Justice Theodora Wood was speaking in Accra at the re-launch of the As­semblies of God Professionals Network (AGPN).

The AGPN is the central platform within the church for connecting the wealth of professional experiences for the work of the Kingdom of God.

Formed in 2004, the AG Professionals Network established Prime Insurance Company Limited.

Challenges along the way could not enable the Network to fulfil its objec­tives of fully mobilising professionals from various backgrounds for the work of the Kingdom of God.

The re-launch of the Network is to enable it to achieve its objective of building a network of professionals in the church, mobilise members to contribute skills, funding and other resources for missions and ministry, and coordinate church and humanitar­ian projects that uplift underserved communities.

It is 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 service to the Executive Pres­bytery on issues and interventions that may require specialised competences.

The former Chief Justice spoke extensively on mentorship and disci­pleship, kingdom-minded investments, ethical leadership, economic empow­erment and development, community outreach and evangelism as key areas the Christian Professional should focus their attention on. She entreated Christian professionals to rise up and fulfil their calling.

The Chairman of the Governing Council of the Assemblies of God Professionals Network, Mr 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 Christian missionaries were faced 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.”

He stressed that these professionals did not only preach the message, but also backed it with the work of their hand, adding that the contribution of Christian professionals to the spread of the gospel therefore cannot be underestimated.

Mr. Kwabena Adu-Boahene paid tribute to the Executive Presbytery of Assemblies of God Ghana led by the General Superintendent Rev. Stephen Wengam for reviving the professionals’ network to identify and unify the pool of gifted individuals to serve, using the skills and expertise God has given them.

The General Superintendent of As­semblies of God, Ghana, Rev. Stephen Wengam, expressed his appreciation to all those who worked hard to revive the Network.

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.”

He said leadership of the church was poised to bring professionals on board to provide expertise in its administra­tion.

The group donated a brand new Nissan X-TERRA to the national office of the Youth Ministry Department of the church.

Also an ultra-modern office space was dedicated for the Assemblies of God Professionals Network. Similar offices are expected to be opened in the regions of the church.

By Anita Nyarko Yirenkyi