Category: News & Events

GOODWILL MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE PRESIDENT OF THE GHANA BAPTIST CONVENTION (REV. ENOCH NII NARH THOMPSON)
TO THE NINETEENTH NABA ANNUAL RENEWAL CONVENTION (2025)

Dear Brothers and Sisters in the North America Baptist Association of the Ghana Baptist Convention (NABA), I bring you heartfelt greetings in the matchless Name of our dear Redeemer and Lord Jesus Christ.

So soon another year for your annual gathering has come, and what blessing to come together to take account of the faithfulness of God, celebrate what God has done, and to tune yourselves together to serve His purposes in the years ahead.

As you come together, my spirit is with you, on behalf of all your brethren here in Ghana.
Your theme, “Cheerful Generosity- the Heart of Missions” (2 Corinthians 9:5-15) is relevant for a meeting of this nature. It is a reminder of the fact that our core duty as God’s Church on earth is worshipful missions, to worship Him and to make Him known to others so that they may also come to worship Him. Individually and corporately the missionary consciousness of the Church must not be lost on us at any time.

The theme also stresses the necessary duty of raising resources (financial, human and material) to facilitate the work of Kingdom proclamation, in our immediate setting of North America, as in the church planting agenda of NABA, or in support of evangelism, church planting and shelter for worship efforts back home in Ghana, and elsewhere. As the Apostle Paul puts it in Romans 10:14-15, “14 How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? 15 And how can they preach unless they are sent?” NIV

As you celebrate, as you deliberate, may God fill your hearts with the joy of our salvation, and may your spirits be overwhelmed with a willingness of cheerful generosity to raise the resources needed for the continued work of the ministry.

The Lord bless and keep you all, now and always.

There shall be showers of blessing!

Shalom!!

Brethren in the Lord, on behalf of the North American Baptist Association of the Ghana Baptist Convention(NABA), and on my own behalf, I wish you all a very Happy New Year.

The year 2024, has run so fast to the extent that January 2024 seems like yesterday. However, through it all we can expressly and gladly say that the Lord has been good to us; as individuals and as a Convention.

In retrospect, we have a lot to be thankful for as we usher in and celebrate the New Year. We have successfully gone through elections in both Ghana and the USA, electing in both instances, past presidents into office, something historic and eventful. May the Lord grant both presidents the requisite knowledge and ability to bring success and prosperity to their people.

The year 2025, will surely be more challenging and eventful, but our hope in Christ is our sure foundation. My candid advice is that we do not not push for a social Jesus, nor a political Jesus, but a saving Jesus who has saved us through His precious blood shed on the Calvary Cross.

May the peace of God which surpasses all understanding be with you and your families as we are ushered into the year 2025.  May the new year be loaded with great benefits– good health, wealth, and endless blessings. May our wildest dreams manifest this New Year in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and may our hearts be filled with gratitude and appreciation for our families and our ministries.

May the good Lord shower His anointing on all our churches, their Shepherds, and all the ministers of God in our Convention.

Once again I wish you a Happy New Year. May the Lord crown the new year with goodness and mercies, holding and protecting us through the power of His Resurrection. May the good Lord bless you all. Amen.

Your Servant
Rev. John Bio Asante
President, NABA.

The Christian Journal , Fairfield, New Jersey – The Women’s Missionary Union (WMU) of North American Baptist Association (NABA) donated US$2000 towards the Ghana Baptist Convention SHELTER FOR WORSHIP initiative led by the President and US$500 to the GBC National WMU.

The donations was presented to Rev. Enoch Thompson, Executive President of the Ghana Baptist Convention by Pastor Patience Asomaning, President of WMU during this year’s Annual NABA Convention.

The Ghana Baptist Convention seeks to mobilize 1000 people to Donate at least GHS100 every month to help provide a decent place of worship for all Baptist Churches in need of a church building.

This is a seed of faith to help spread the gospel across all the 16 regions of Ghana. Donations are highly needed to achieve this priceless goal.
WMU is encouraging others to continue to support this vision and inspire others to do the same.

The Christian Journal , Fairfield, New Jersey – Celebrated gospel music group, Daughters of Glorious Jesus performed live at this year’s North American Baptist Association (NABA) annual convention with a musical concert, ‘Glorious Praise’ at the Double Tree by Hilton in Fairfield New Jersey.

The convention, which was under the theme: “Oneness, Our Masters will” and was hosted by the Association’s branch in New York , Abundant Life Baptist Church located in the Bronx.
The trio have etched their name into the minds and hearts of Ghanaians for three decades with soul-lifting songs that have transformed lives over the years.

The atmosphere of the venue was filled with joy as the congregants gave a rousing respond to the group. With lifted hands and a heart of worship, Daughters of Glorious Jesus led the gathering in a powerful worship.

Daughters of Glorious Jesus treated the audience to an intimate worship and praise. They brought an ultimate worship experience to the convention.
The congregants, with their arms stretched above their heads, with faces turned upward; worshiped God in Awe. It was a high spirited night of dancing, thanksgiving, praise and worship.

The Christian Journal , Fairfield, New Jersey – The North American Baptist Association’s (NABA)Annual Renewal Convention ended successfully on Sunday, July 31, 2023 at the Double Tree by Hilton in Fairfield New Jersey.

The convention, which was under the theme: “Righteousness and Holiness, the Challenge of our time” and hosted by the church’s branch in New York – Abundant Life Baptist Church located in the Bronx, brought together, sixteen branches of the church in North America.

In his sermon on Sunday, the guest speaker for the convention, Rev. Dr. Nii Amoo Darku, said the theme for the occasion was prayerfully chosen to draw attention to the perversion, immorality and injustice confronting our world today. He admonished the redeemed to walk on the path of righteousness, which is the hallmark of every true Christian.

Dwelling on Isaiah 35:8-10, Dr. Amoo Darko cautioned pretenders to re-examine their lives and change for the better or risk making it to paradise – the intermediate resting place of believers who depart before the second coming of our Savior and Master Jesus Christ. He stressed that Salvation can be found only in Christ and those who reject Him will suffer the wrath of God on the day of reckoning.

In his welcome address, the President of the association, Reverend John Bio Asante said in line with the vision of his administration to “Make NABA Bigger, he would focus on improving the dynamics of change, intimating, “it was imperative that we innovate and venture into newer ways of doing ministry, ensuring that we accelerate growth by a firm resolve to maximize our own resources, prioritize our goals, and work assiduously towards our set goals. A goal without a plan they say is a dream.”

Reverend Asante said the church has lots of talents in her youth as evidenced in the convention of the North American Baptist Association of Youth and Young Adults (NABAYA) held in Atlanta, Georgia and urged NABA to endeavor to put in every effort to tap, nurture and build these young men and women to reach their highest potential. “There is the need to grow and nurture the youth into responsible adults, mentoring and coaching them, to facilitate their involvement in ministry,” he said.

Touching on accountability, Reverend Asante intimated that the association cannot thrive without a strong and efficient Ministers Fellowship and entreated church leaders to hold their pastors accountable and provide the necessary resources to enable them to participate efficiently in the fellowship.

“Our present situation should challenge our churches to make a firm commitment to the vision to “Make NABA Bigger” for the benefit of all. Synergy, cooperation and unity, will wake us up, but arguments and divisions will polarize us to the point where we will miss our dreams, and render ourselves open to the enemy who is duty bound to divide us,” he advised.

Reverend Asante prayed for the direction and guidance of the Holy Spirit to be able to implement the vision of the fellowship. He said the sad reality of the church is that many Ministers and their congregations feel disillusioned, wounded, and exhausted and this is the time to wake up. “There is a horizon of hope for NABA if we keep our focus, tackle our challenges, innovate, reorient, re-order, and relocate our priorities in the years ahead. Our ministry must be holistic, relevant and effective,” he opined.

The Baptist Church envisages the planting of 15 new churches by the year 2025.