John Dramani Mahama, a former president, has urged Christians to become involved in politics.
He advised them to run for office, attend Parliament, make an argument, and become involved in order to give the nation a sense of direction toward development and prosperity.
He stated that "there is nothing in the Bible that prevents us from doing it," citing himself as someone who ran for the nation's highest office.
He emphasized, "If you have the capacity to engage in leadership, please don't be reluctant to do so."
Induction
At the induction ceremony for Rev. Stephen Wengam, the Lead Pastor of the Cedar Mountain Chapel, as the General Superintendent of the Assemblies of God, Ghana, on Saturday, the previous president made this statement.
Also, it was done to welcome the church's new executive presbytery officers.
They are Rev. Dr. Simon Abu Baba, General Treasurer; Rev. Dr. Ernest Birikorang, General Secretary; and Rev. Dr. Godwin Tito Agyei, Deputy General Superintendent.
The three individuals were chosen on August 5 of last year, together with Rev. Wengam, to manage church business.
Several notable people, including the former Chief Justice and church member Georgina Wood, attended the ceremony.
Churches exist
According to Mr. Mahama, the church exists to give advice and counsel to leaders in addition to praying for them.
He held that the church was a part of society, not something that hung in the sky, and that it was impacted by what happened in society.
Mr. Mahama pointed out, for instance, that church congregations all around Ghana were impacted by the current economic crisis that Ghanaians were going through.
He emphasized the importance of the church continuing to speak out whenever it felt that something was wrong and praised the Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council (GPCC) for its recent letter to the government outlining some recommendations for what to do in the midst of the nation's economic crisis.
Regardless of the current administration, he asked church members to speak with balance.
He advised them not to speak up when one administration was in charge and to remain quiet when a different one was.
"We need to be perceived as impartial and apolitical." We can't cry "nyansa fuo wo hen ooo" in one place and then be silent in another. He continued, saying that since it had an impact on the lives of his congregation, "we must constantly proclaim the truth to whoever is in authority."
Change
Mr. Mahama referred to transformation as a lasting phenomena that God wrought.
According to him, change is what advances society because it signals that something has been raised to a new level, which is what he believes has been occurring in the Assemblies of God Church.
He noted, among other things, that Rev. Wengam was succeeding Rev. Prof. Paul Frimpong-Manso, who had done wonderful work and promised to support one of Rev. Wengam's proposals, the building of a Centennial Village for the Assemblies of God Church.
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