Metropolitan Henry Paul Kontor's Visit to India


Metropolitan Henry Paul Kontor's Visit: Raising Christian leaders to develop communities
(report by courtesy of Christian Today India )
   

Some directions

Looking to the tasks facing the witness of the Church, he said: "We need to look for people who are committed to do the Lord's work. We need to seek to strengthen fellowship among believer. We need to collect information on the needs of the people and we also seek to impart skills to the people so that such needs could be met. We need to run workshops and international conferences and arrange exchange of visits. We must put efforts into believing prayer and into bringing people to the fold of faith. Preaching and action should go together". He emphasized that the individualistic tendencies should be challenged and transformed.

He concluded: "It is necessary to encourage fellowship and life in the community. The evangelistic emphasis on personal salvation must be matched by the individual's responsibility towards society. Likewise the social Gospel and the spiritual Gospel must go together. The full Gospel must be preached and implemented. Several Christian NGOs are good in action but not effective in the proclamation of the Gospel. We need to be good preachers and men of action, willing to share the blessings of God".



 

 
1. Introduction

2. Convictions

3. Some directions

4. Training resource

 
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