Abstract
Kumasi is saturated with preachers preaching all manner of messages. The media space, along major streets, the church space, as well as the market centres have all witnessed an insurgence of many different preachers. The preaching of the Gospel occupies a major place in the Christian church. Both Jesus and the Apostles as revealed in scripture made preaching and teaching an important part of their ministries. This paper examines the nature of Christian preaching in contemporary times in the city of Kumasi, Ghana. The nature of contemporary preaching is compared to that of preaching in the Book of Acts. Qualitative data was gathered through the preacher’s visits to six churches; sixty listeners and 22 preachers were interviewed in Kumasi. One of the major findings was that some preachers in the city of Kumasi today have turned the preaching of the gospel into a business venture. This study advocates the urgent need to guide preaching in the world today with a biblical motif. Sound biblical preaching is significant for the advancement of the Christian faith. It recommends that preaching must result in societal transformation so contemporary preachers must prioritize relating sermons that shoot down the growing ills in the Ghanaian society. The study adds to knowledge in biblical preaching and brings to bear how useful the guiding mirror of scripture could protect contemporary Christian ministry from destructive messages. Keywords: Contemporary Preaching, Book of Acts, Christian Ministry.
Highlights
Ghanaian hospitality extends to preachers passionately to the point that society accommodates all kinds of preachers and their messages
This paper examines the nature of Christian preaching in contemporary times in the city of Kumasi, Ghana
They turned down all requests to get involved in other forms of service, in order to be devoted to the ministry of Baffour-Awuah G., Kuwornu-Adjaottor J.E.T & Yankyera P. /E-Journal of Religious and Theological Studies Vol
Summary
Ghanaian hospitality extends to preachers passionately to the point that society accommodates all kinds of preachers and their messages. This has necessitated the proliferation and patronage of preachers and the multidimensional facet of preaching messages in Kumasi, Ashanti Region, Ghana. It can be noted that the apostles after the day of Pentecost gave priority to the ministry of preaching as indicated in Acts 6. They turned down all requests to get involved in other forms of service, in order to be devoted to the ministry of Baffour-Awuah G., Kuwornu-Adjaottor J.E.T & Yankyera P. They turned down all requests to get involved in other forms of service, in order to be devoted to the ministry of Baffour-Awuah G., Kuwornu-Adjaottor J.E.T & Yankyera P. /E-Journal of Religious and Theological Studies Vol. No.1(2022) pp. prayer and the preaching of the word (v.4). Jesus commands all and sundry in the Christian fraternity to go into the whole world and preach the Good News to every creature (Mk 16:15-17)
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