The Church of Brethren in Nigeria popularly known as EYN Church has ordain 112 pastors at its 2018 Annual Conference in Kwarhi, Hong Local Government Area of Adamawa.
Speaking at the ceremony, the National President of the church, Rev. Joel Billi tasked the pastors as field ministers to always engage in broadening their knowledge to cope with the current challenges of evangelism.
“All contemporary pastors need to be up and doing. We are are in a sophisticated world that requires the fear of God and diligent study of the Bible at all times.
“It is our solemn responsibility to update our libraries with modern and relevant books and not to depend on obsolete ones.
“Let us resist the temptation of allowing the pews to grow above the pulpits. And if we keep repeating the same sermon time without number, eventually some members will move out to look for a greener pastures..” Billi said.
He also tasked the new pastors on the need to persevere and shun inciting preachiness.
“We must love as Christ loves us, and forgive as Christ forgive us. Unity should be our watchword in all situations.”
The president urged members to participate actively in ongoing continuous voter registration and national identity card registration, adding that Christians need to exercise their civic responsibility as good citizens.
“Let us also correct a wrong impression, the church or rather Christians do not have a political party.
“it is gross misleading to say, this party belong to Christians. Let us diversity our affiliation to as many parties as we could; our solemn responsibility is to vote into power credible people irrespective of their political parties…,” Billi said .
Some of the newly ordained pastors, Rev. Ezekiel Iliya and Rev. Nasara Albert expressed happiness development and promised to preach the gospel inline with the teaching of Jesus Christ.
On insurgency, Billi said many of his members were under siege in Madagali, Gulak and villages around Chibok and Hyembula.
“Every now and then we hear of killings and abduction of innocent women and children . We call on federal goverment to speed up cracking down on Boko haram members to enable the poor people go back to their respective communities.”
On farmers and herdsmen clash, Billi said its unfair to for the media to be calling it a clash as in most occasions it was the herdsmen that attack the farmers.
“We call on FG to bring an end to this barbaric act immediately,” the president appealed.
