Poor TSCF convention

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The National, Friday 27th 2012
THE highlands regional Tertiary Students Christian Fellowship (TSCF) convention held in Minj, Jiwaka, over the Easter weekend was an eye-opener.
I observed several annoying and frustrating things:
l    The service programmes and sessions were not properly conducted;
l    There was no time management as breaks were too short and sessions ran past meal breaks;
l    The attention span of the participants aged between 15 and 30 were not considered, as they needed a more relaxed schedule;
l    Some of the speakers during night worship services spoke with no order or logical structure in their sermons. One even rambled for more than two hours;
l    Some preachers merely preached about themselves, instead of focusing on God; and
l    A few speakers even made bad remarks about different denominations, putting one down while promoting another.
The focus of TSCF should not be to promote a particular denomination or a certain style of worship.
We should be mindful that we all come from different backgrounds, have different personalities, traditions, beliefs and practices.
We should all be encouraged to worship God in ways we are comfortable with, instead of being driven by emotions.
For those who desire to be a preacher, I suggest you enroll in a theological college to study biblical interpretations and properly and homiletically skilled.
As the Bible says: "Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth."
The pulpit is not for just anybody, but it is a sacred place preserved only for those who can handle the work correctly and should be left to professionally trained ministers.
What we present to people shows who we are.
So, in future conventions, please show professionalism and your students will learn from your examples.
TSCF participant
Jiwaka