Date of Topic Delivery: 23rd May, 2015
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Monday, 6 July 2015
LACK OF TRAINED/EMPOWERED APOLOGETIC LEADERS - BY MONYE AMAKA
Date of Topic Delivery: 22nd May, 2015
CHALLENGES
FACING YOUTHS: LACK OF TRAINED EMPOWERED AND APOLOGETIC LEADERS. By Amaka Monye
22/05/2015
There are so many challenges facing the youths in this modern age of technology. Parental Neglect, Quest for materialism, Impatient, lack of respect for elders, Drug addiction, Westernisation amongst others. These challenges are faced by youths in the various segments of the society: schools, homes, and the church of course. One of the challenges facing the youths in the church is our topic for discussion Untrained, un-empowered and unapologetic leaders in the church are not an exemption.
Let’s define the various words : Untrainedmeans not disciplined. Un-empowered means lack of qualities and abilities. Apologetic means speaking in defence, the act of defending a position. Apologetic leaders are Christians Apologetic which is a field of Christian’s theology that presents reasoned bases for the Christians
Apologetic is the new form of evangelism
and church leaders must be trained to
provide answers to the various questions
brought by earnest seekers. Peter himself said in Peter3:14-16 “but even if you
should suffer for doing what is right, how happy you are! Do not be afraid of
anyone, and do not worry. But have reverence for Christ in your heart, and
honour him as Lord. Be ready at all times to answer any one who asks you to
explain the hope you have in you, but do it with gentleness and respect.
In the good old days, young minds adhere
strictly to almost all instructions given by their parents whom they see as
their first leader or guardian as the case maybe. This obedience continues
towards their teachers in school and certainly elders and leaders in the
church. These days the reverse is the case owing to so many factors which the
new media is one of them.
This present age want to know why certain
things if not everything should be done. I mean days are gone when people
especially the Youths swallow every information hook line and sinker regardless
of who the originator or disseminator of the information is. Inability to
proffer answers to their questions leaves them with no option than theirs. Now
the question is : what is theirs? And this is where the challenge comes in.
The Catholic Church is one of those guilty
of this; or do I say the leaders in the Catholic Church? In a Mass of over one
thousand Parishioners for instance, if you throw questions like
1. Why do
we make the sign of cross before starting the holy Mass?
2. Why do
we use incense for Mass?
3. Why do
we make the sign of cross on our forehead, lips and chest before the Priest
reads the Gospel?
4. Why go
for confession rather than confess to God directly? And so many other questions I can bet you
only a few parishioners will answer. All others do because they were born into
it or because they saw others doing it and feelit’s right. I am not an
exemption.
SYNCRETISM, DANGERS OF BLENDING MULTIPLE RELIGOUS TEACHING - BY DENNIS DANIEL LAAR
Date of Topic Delivery: 21st May, 2015
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ANTI INTELLECTUALISM, REJECTION OF LEARNING DEEPER BIBLICAL TRUTH - BY OSITA MALCOM
Date of Topic Delivery: 20th May, 2015
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