A massive conference involving over 50 Bishops and 1,000 Pastors will Kick-off on Friday, 2nd June 2023 at the Cathedral of the Christos International Worship Centre in the Apo Area of Abuja.

The three-day conference, from June 2 to 4, with the theme, “Building The Man Behind The Pulpit, a Time of Refreshing For Ministers/Leaders,” is part of the Christos yearly “God of June 11” Celebration.

A statement endorsed by the Head of Media Affairs, Christos International Worship Centre, Apo Area, Abuja, Rev. Esther Chibuikem, explained that the celebration is a period when the Head Pastor and General Overseer of Christos, Bishop David Nwachukwu Ogudu, received his call from the Almighty into the ministry.

Rev. Esther Chibuikem, stated further that Bishop Ogudu wants to use the conference to “re-equip, refresh, rearm, rebuild the Pastors for the work they do.”

“Many people do not know that a Pastor’s life could be lonely despite the teeming crowd he shepherds,” Rev. Chibuikem quoted the Christos General Overseer as saying, adding that he explained that “many Pastors were struggling against different problems but find little empathy even from the persons close, and that many Pastors also experience burn-out because of the round-the-clock work they do and the burden they bear without complaining and with little or no time for relaxation.

“Sometimes what could save a burnt-out pastor from a major health challenge such as a stroke or heart attack is just to know when and how to relax.”

According to Bishop, “every person, including Pastors, should be quick to know the state of their health by embracing the needed medical checkups and Christians must do all in their power to take advantage of the benefits of the tremendous progress mankind has made in medical science and general academic pursuit.”

Rev. Chibuikem disclosed that the Rotary Club of Nigeria, Maitama District, would partner with Christos during the Conference, to provide different free vital tests such as sugar level and blood pressure checkups.

In 2015, Bishop Ogudu produced audio bibles in 19 Nigerian languages; Igbo, Hausa, Yoruba, Efik, Ibibio, Gbagi, Gwari, Fulani, Igala, Idoma, Tiv, Bini, Ijaw, Urhobo, Itsekiri, Igbira, Ogoni, Okrika and Pidgin English, now the most downloaded Christian phone app in Nigeria.

Five main Ministers who will drive the summit are Dr. David Anderson, Bishop Daniel Pinero, Bishop Angel Nunez from USA and Nigeria’s Archbishop

Sylvanus Ofili, as well as Ogudu himself.

The American Ministers, as well as dozens of Nigerian Bishops and hundreds of Pastors from all over Nigeria, have arrived Abuja.

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