The Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) on Saturday installed a new Vice President, Rev. Madubuko Chidi Joseph, and formally retired the immediate past Vice President, Rev. Dr. Stephen Ajise, during a ceremony held at the ECWA Headquarters in Jos, Plateau State, North-Central Nigeria.
Delivering a sermon at the induction ceremony, Professor Benjamin Pokol urged the newly installed Vice President and the newly inaugurated trustee to remain humble and carry out their responsibilities in accordance with biblical principles and ECWA doctrines.
He specifically charged Rev. Madubuko Chidi Joseph, an accountant and church administrator, to embrace servant leadership rather than seek to be served by members of the church.
Professor Pokol lamented that many church leaders today have arrogated excessive powers to themselves instead of emulating Jesus Christ, who exemplified the virtues of a servant leader.
Drawing his message from 1 Corinthians 9:19–27, he noted that leaders who serve diligently attract God’s grace and receive the strength needed to fulfill their responsibilities effectively.
The guest speaker also encouraged members of the congregation to live Christ-like lives. “Whatever we are in life requires service to God. Being a Christian requires humility,” he stressed.
Professor Pokol, who is the Vice President of the Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN), prayed for God’s grace upon spiritual leaders to enable them to lead faithfully and effectively.
Performing the installation, the ECWA President, Rev. Dr. Job Ayuba Bagat, administered the oath of office to the new Vice President, Rev. Madubuko Chidi Joseph, and to the ECWA Trustee for Zone 9, Rev. Dr. Ezekiel Babatunde Omidiji (Rtd.). He charged ECWA members to continue praying for divine grace to enable the church leadership discharge their duties faithfully.
In his acceptance speech, Rev. Madubuko Chidi Joseph pledged to serve ECWA with humility and dedication. The new Vice President emphasized the need for the gospel of Jesus Christ to be preached to all people and called for greater attention to the welfare of pastors across the church.
