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MENCHUM PRESBYTERY: PCC PASTORS' ATTENTION ON CHAPLAINCY BROUGHT TO BOOK.


The PCC National Training Chaplain, Rev. Dr. Mih Clement Kum has begun training Pastors of the Menchum Presbytery on the important role of chaplaincy, given that in Menchum Presbytery, chaplaincy programs are very timid.


Cross section of Pastors at the refresher course.


This is the focus of a four-day refresher course which started on Wednesday March 30th 2022 at the Women's hall of PC Naikom in Menchum Presbytery.

It will end on Saturday April 2nd 2022. The interest, the National Training Chaplain says, is to enable PCC Pastors in Menchum Presbytery to revamp chaplaincy programs that have gone comatose.

                              


So, this refresher course is aimed at bringing back the attention of Pastors to what they often neglect after they are given their charge. It should be recalled that in the seminary, focus is more on the general evangelization whereas there are specific things to do when it comes to chaplaincy.

The National Training Chaplain, Rev. Dr. Mih Clement Kum has challenged Pastors to pick up chaplaincy more serious than ever before.

" After this refresher course, I expect them to change their style of approach when it comes to evangelization. They need to take care of the flock that has been given to them. They need to commit themselves in visiting the sick, the needy, the poor and the afflicted."

Rev. Dr. MIH Clement Kum, PCC National Training Chaplain



This was further corroborated by Rev. Avo Martin Abiki, Presbyterial Secretary for Menchum Presbytery, and also Parish Pastor of PC Naikom.

"Given the situation in which we find ourselves, there is urgent need for Pastors to multiply chaplaincy programs so as to meet the spiritual and psycho-social needs of the youths, women and men, the sick and the afflicted."


Rev. AVO Martin Abiki, Presbyterial Secretary for Menchum Presbytery


Chaplains are people appointed by the Church to work in all kinds of places outside the normal life of the congregation. There are chaplains in hospitals, workplaces, prisons, the armed forces, shopping centres, rural areas, colleges, universities and schools.


Knowledge of chaplaincy roles are often complex, undifferentiated and display risk factors for social isolation and loneliness. These are frequently associated with loss of well-being and spiritual issues. The National Chaplaincy of the PCC provides holistic approach by constantly manuring the minds of its clergy to keep them afloat with what it entails. 


Several approaches are taken in the PCC to facilitate spiritual direction. Identifying signs of hope and moments of pleasure are used to promote positive direction. Compassionate presence and listening with generosity allow time and space for questions regarding suffering and meaning. 









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