The La Area of The Church of Pentecost, under the leadership of Apostle Dr Dieudonne Komla Nuekpe, on Sunday, March 16, 2025, unleashed 47 youth who have undergone training, assigning them to various assemblies in the area to preach.
They spoke on the topic, ‘Living Your Faith in the Public Square,’ one of the areas of their training.
The 47 youth, drawn from each of the 23 districts in the area, received a 2-day training held on March 1 and 6, 2025, on the rationale of the 2025 theme of the church and other topics such as: ‘Living for Eternal Rewards,’ ‘Living Your Faith in the Public Square,’ ‘The Practice of Waiting on God Through Fasting and Prayers,’ ‘Revitalising Worship and Fellowship,’ ‘Serving God With Your Possessions,’ and ‘The Value of the Never-Dying Soul.’
Explaining the rationale of the novel project during the training, Apostle Dr Nuekpe, who is an Executive Council member of the church, took inspiration from Acts 18:24-28 and stated that, ‘Apollos was trained at the Oxford of his day. He spoke boldly and eloquently, which is typical of the youth, but lacked understanding of the scriptures.’
He continued that, ‘Priscilla and Aquila did not expose Apollos publicly but rather corrected his theology in private.’
Apostle Dr Nuekpe underscored the importance of pastors and their wives in shaping the theology of the youth, saying, ‘There is a need for the youth to also admit the need to be taught and humble themselves to be taught.’
He concluded by saying, ‘Pastors alone cannot accomplish the task of discipleship in all the locals, hence the need to reproduce themselves in the youth to carry out the mandate. Titles are not needed as Apollos didn’t have the title of Apostle, Pastor, or Elder.’
The Apollos Project is an initiative that seeks to sharpen the youth theologically and unleash them to be a blessing to the local church.
Report by La Area Media Committee
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