Students in a New Testament church class at the Oasis Training Institute in Prampram.
Ghana (MNN) ― Bible students are taking their lessons to heart and finding ways to change their communities, one person at a time.
The Oasis International Training Center in Prampram, Ghana provides both Biblical and vocational training at the secondary and post secondary level.
All classes are taught in English by instructors with extensive experience. Courses offered are Bible Theology, Church Organization and Administration, Pastoral Studies, Church Structure, Basic Computer Applications, Word Processing, Financial Management, English and Basic Accounting.
Ambrose Brennan with Oasis says they're excited about things happening through their Bible and leadership classes. "Some of our students have initiated a prayer meeting here in Prampram. They've started some intercessory groups there, and they're having a really good effect, a good turnout, and it's kind of grown, and now they're starting another one in the local village."
Several became Christians and are being discipled. Some of the students shared the Gospel with family members who became believers and eventually joined the ministry. When asked if the new ministries could translate into new church plants in and around Ghana, Brennan said, "We're thinking maybe there will be some churches developed, or if not that, then there will definitely be some strengthening of the existing local churches."
Brennan says they've been sharing the Scripture with their students "Righteousness exalts a nation." He says the region recently had a festival that many of their student body refused to participate in because the activities were not pleasing to God.
He says actions like theirs don't go unnoticed. For example, the United States offers the 'Millenium Challenge Account.' Brennan says, "They look for countries that can govern justly. If the students apply the biblical principles they're taught at the Oasis Training Center, it's also having an effect nationwide."
The team at Oasis believes that the leadership principles they teach can translate into a financial investment in the country because the people who are in leadership (i.e. some of the Oasis students) are governing justly.
"The more we can instill these principles into our students, the more they take to their communities. It's going to have an effect that will help spread the Gospel and help the economy," says Brennan. Click here for more information.
