What Church Must Do To Win More Souls — Echioda

Christian leaders, General Overseers and others have been encouraged to take advantage of global technologies in spreading the gospel and winning more souls for Christ, youths in particular as targets by adopting new trends to ensure that the gospel reaches the remotest parts of the earth.

Former chairman, Christian Association Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev (Dr.) Matthias Echioda said this in his opening address to the 4th edition of the, Life and Leadership Conference with the theme: ‘Leading the 21st Century Church’, in Minna on Saturday.

He added that church leaders must adopt new trends in mode and channels of preaching, managing churches and as well ready to embrace changes of an all-inclusiveness, “to capture the minds of both present and future generation”.

In order to meet global trends in reaching out to especially the youth, Echioda argued that Christians and Christian leaders must be ready to explore new opportunities and avenues of carrying everybody along towards reaching out to the lost souls.

“The church must be willing to embrace new methods, concepts and technologies to reach a new generation. This includes integrating social media, core values and teachings. To me this is innovation! We must meet the people and targets where they are, 1 Cor 9: 22,”he stressed.

Echoda said leaders and General Overseers must consider, “Relationships, Technology, Inclusiveness, Change, Personality and Contemporaries” to ensure growth and spiritually focused religious activities in the 21st Century for the spread of the gospel and winning souls for Christ.

In his presentation, entitled, ‘Media and the Internet’, the Senior Pastor, House on the Rock, Minna PetRock Sadiq, encouraged churches and Christian leaders generally to explore the internet as most viable platform in spreading the gospel to the youths and future generations.

The interdenominational event which took place at His Mercy Ground, Km 2, off Bida road Nyikangbe, Minna, Niger state capital over the weekend had in attendance church leaders, pastors, business men/women from within and outside the state.
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