Ghana (MNN) ― The Oasis Training Center in Prampram, Ghana is having an impact on cooperation and unity. Ambrose Brennan of Oasis International says many of their students are pastors of different churches, now networking throughout the region.
The impetus: a community health clinic. It's exciting to see the church leaders beginning to take ownership of the project. "We had partnered with Rotarian International before and were able to get an ambulance for the clinic, but it was always 'outside' help. We thought it'd be better if we could rally support amongst the community and the churches here, and that way we could foster a real spirit of unity and cooperation." Pastors are committed to cooperative fund-raising projects which foster harmony amongst the church bodies. Churches scheduled a cleanup date on September 8 to prepare the grounds for the clinic.
What's significant about this cooperation, notes Brennan, is that if the churches work together, they can pool resources and finances and see much more accomplished. He says history shows that when the different denominations came together to pray and focus on a central project, revival happened.
A Christmas parade also came as the result of the networking. This is the second year it will be held. Brennan explains that this year, they're trying to include more churches to present a unified body of Christ to the community and increase evangelism. All proceeds during the event will go toward finishing the recovery ward of the Prampram health clinic.
Brennan says their example paved the way for evangelism later. "Jesus can bring people together of all different types of backgrounds, all different kinds of nationalities, and illustrate the fact that there really is one church and one body of Christ working together."
