As a child growing up in multiple Pentecostal churches, nothing was more important to us than the “winning of souls” via evangelism. I can recall so many sermons where we were guilt-tripped with repeated questions of how many souls we had won for Christ that year. We were criticized for our lack of care for […]
It has been a long time coming, and finally, it has arrived in the general public. Reports of abuse of pastors and former bishops of Lighthouse Church have surfaced on TheFourthEstate, and Ghanaian Christendom has been divided on whether to castigate or to defend the church. Many Ghanaian Christians fail to do the hard work […]
It baffles many people, both Christians, and skeptics alike. A “pastor” is in the news for having acted in a way that would normally have brought disgrace to them or their church. And most of the time, this pastor is male. It might be accusations of sexual escapades with many women in the church, they […]
Many have died, and until a solution is found on a global scale to deal with this pandemic, many more deaths are bound to be recorded. There is uncertainty. Jobs have been lost; incomes devastated; money is harder to come by. Families are going hungry, and a passenger sitting next to you in trotro who […]
In SimplyChrist we say that we are a Jesus-centered movement. Let us be upfront by saying that we are not the only Jesus-centered movement, church or organization in Ghana. But saying that we are “Jesus-centered” can seem redundant, as many Ghanaian Christians assume that they are centred on Jesus. In addition, when we say […]
The first 2 cases were reported on a Thursday, with the Ghanaian Health Minister delivering the news via a Facebook live address to Ghanaians. Three days later, the President of Ghana declared the borders closed and invoked constitutional powers that gave him the right to restrict people’s freedoms. A week later, he called for schools […]
Over a number of posts, I will be exploring the wider dimensions of the Gospel as articulated by the New Testament, helping us fill in gaps that Ghanaian Christianity tends to ignore, so we can work towards better discipleship. This is part 1. Stick around. And they sang a new song, saying: “You are worthy […]
We at SimplyChrist get asked very often this question in one form or the other. “How do you know that this teacher/theologian’s teaching is to be trusted? Why should I listen to these people you recommend over (or in addition to) my pastor?” And so, this post sets out to answer that question. But before […]
We live in an age of a deluge of information. Blogs, news sites, propaganda outlets, and internet professors abound in the billions. Social media now enables the spread of information at a speed previously unimaginable, and the ability to sift falsehood from truth has become critical now more than ever. This was brought home to […]
One of the typically abused texts that Ghanaian Christians are quick to quote when their favourite pastor/prophet/bishop etc is under criticism is Ps 105:15 “Do not touch my anointed ones, do my prophets no harm” (Ps 105:15). But are we sure we understand this verse? What Ghanaian Christianity Means By This Phrase This has become […]
