LOB NEWS I EVANGELISM & MISSIONS
KOFORIDUA, GHANA — Pastor Mensa Otabil has challenged Christian churches to move beyond evangelising people who already identify as Christians and intensify efforts to reach communities that have never encountered the gospel.
He made the remarks during a question-and-answer session at the Pastors’ Conference held at ICGC Jesus Temple as part of the Koforidua for Christ Crusade 2026, organised by Charismatic Evangelistic Ministry (CEM) – Christ to the Rural World Outreach Mission, in collaboration with the Koforidua Council of Churches.
Responding to an evangelist who questioned reports about Islam’s growth compared with Christianity, Pastor Otabil distinguished between winning nominal Christians and reaching previously unevangelised populations.
“There are two kinds of evangelism that goes on,” he explained, emphasising that many converts already identify as Christians statistically.
“We are not evangelising the African traditional religion again, and we are definitely not doing much with Islam,” he stated.
He urged churches to identify unreached communities across Ghana, particularly in northern areas, while extending missionary attention to neighbouring West African countries.
“We need people to move from nominal faith to active faith, but we also need people who have never heard the gospel at all to hear the gospel,” he stressed.
His message highlighted the need for deliberate missionary engagement.
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