Imbibe Managerial skills for development-Moderator

Accra, Ghana- The slow pace of development within the society and the church in particular could largely be attributed to the lack of appropriate management skills, Right Rev Dr Yaw Frimpong-Manso, Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana said on Tuesday.
"The situation calls for the need to review theological courses and blend it with management to make the training of our ministers complete".
Rev Dr Frimpong-Manso made the call at the opening of this years May School of Church Management organised by the PCG to expose ministers of the church to modern dynamics of management to enable them meet the challenges of the century.
He noted that qualitative growth of any church depended on strategic planning and management of resources as well as leadership, adding, "It is therefore not surprising that the church continues to face management oriented problems such as poor project planning.
Rev Dr Frimpong-Manso added that, "the church must re-orient its thinking and avail itself for such management training and practices to be able to catch up with modern trends".
He lauded the initiators of the May school and called for classification of participants as well as decentralization of the cent res of the programme to enable PCG ministers across the country to benefit.
Mr Seth Terkper, Deputy Minister of Finance said it was a laudable initiative which sought to bring ministers abreast with the principles and practice of management in the various forms.
"Indeed the course is very relevant especially in this era of national austerity as well as the global financial and economic crisis", he added.