The Reverend Kofi Amfo-Akonnor, Chairperson of the Asante Presbytery, says the church should not sit on the sidelines, but act boldly and speak out against corrupt practices and reckless management of the nation?s resources.
He said ?no faith that is biblical can claim not to be political,? and that the church as an institution has a responsibility to condemn growing evils of corruption, promiscuous sexual conduct and insensitivity of politicians to voters.
The Rev Amfo-Akonnor, who was addressing the 93rd conference of the Presbytery in Kumasi, asked that it provided the necessary leadership to get public officials to do the right thing.
It should be at the forefront of a crusade for total transformation that ?touches the mind, soul and spirit? of political leaders.
The infilling of the Holy Spirit: Transformed for the unfinished mission? was the theme for the five-day meeting.
Rev Amfo-Akonnor said corruption in high political offices had been the bane of Ghana?s socio-economic development.
He criticized the refusal by the government to reduce petroleum prices, despite the significant decline of petroleum prices on the international market, and said that was compounding the economic suffering of the ordinary Ghanaian.
He again expressed discomfort with what he said was ?un-sustained educational policies? by successive governments, and said that was not only affecting the standard of education, but helping to put in place a system which was ?preparing clever devils? in society.
Rev Amfo-Akonnor underlined that the church would continue to play its part in terms of the provision of education, health, water and sanitation to the poor and deprived communities.
He reminded members of the church to worship God in truth by leading honest, pure and noble lives.
GNA
