Shanghai CC&TSPM held an investiture ceremony for newly appointed clergymen.
Rev. Geng Weizhong, president of Shanghai Christian Council, gave exhortations in combination with the Measures for the Administration of Religious Personnel on March 22 on three aspects, including social public governance, church self-construction, and staff member’s improvement, reported Shanghai CC&TSPM.
He said that church staff had to have basic skills in four areas in order to be qualified. First, they should preach the perfect gospel and satisfy believers’ needs at the proper time. Second, they were required to seek peace, knit together with any other believer, and build themselves up in love. Third, they were urged to study hard, make continuous progress, and be rich in knowledge and depth of insight. Fourth, they should respond to the needs of society, take responsibility, and be a good witness as the light and salt of the earth.
Rev. Zhang Aili, secretary general of the municipal CC&TSPM, presided over the investiture ceremony. Representatives of newly ordained staff members made speeches, respectively.
- Translated by Stephen Huang
