{"id":10075,"date":"2022-02-24T10:21:33","date_gmt":"2022-02-24T10:21:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/missionary-era-is-over"},"modified":"2022-02-24T11:38:42","modified_gmt":"2022-02-24T11:38:42","slug":"missionary-era-is-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/missionary-era-is-over","title":{"rendered":"\u201cMissionary Era Is Over\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Liberia. <\/strong><\/span>Rev. Wellington Bright tells Episcopalians to take ownership of their Church in Liberia and grow as they have elected a new Bishop Coadjutor<\/b><\/p>\n

The Episcopal Church of Liberia has elected the successor to Bishop Jonathan B.B. Hart, but that is only the beginning of the new dispensation that the ECL hopes can help the church be more sustainable and impactful.<\/p>\n

During his sermon at the close of the Special Convention, visiting Liberian-American prelate, Rev. Dr. Wellington Bright, has called on the Church in Liberia to tighten up its belt and grow without further dependence on support from its parent Episcopal Church in America.<\/p>\n

According to Rev. Dr. Wellington Bright, the \u201cmissionary era is over,\u201d and Liberian Episcopalians should put aside their differences and work in teams to achieve success for the Ministry of God.Bright\u2019s message came following the election of the Very Rev. Fr. James B. Sellee, Dean of the Trinity Cathedral of the Episcopal Church in Liberia, as Bishop Coadjutor to outgoing Bishop, the Most Rev. Fr. Jonathan B.B. Hart.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo put it the Liberian way, through crab, crawfish drinks water but there comes a time when crab fish has to find water for its use due to the absence of crab,\u201d he said using the popular Liberian aphorism. \u201cIt\u2019s time we become self-sustaining. In many Dioceses we see growth. That growth needs to be seen here too and I believe we can make it. The missionary era is over,\u201d Bright said as he delivered one of the imperatives in his sermon at the close of the Church\u2019s convention.<\/p>\n

He told the congregation gathered at the Good Shepherd Episcopal Parish in Paynesville that the missionaries came to the Liberian shores long ago and planted the church, using their own money and made lots of sacrifices that should not go down to the earth while the Liberian Episcopal community fails to take lead in ensuring the church grow\u201cThe Episcopacy needs to recognize that the day of a missionary is gone and I believe it may never come back again. You should take ownership of the affairs of the Church in Liberia and move its activities forward. Do not sit and wait for Americans or other nationals to come and make any difference for you here,\u201d Bright reemphasized.<\/p>\n

On the second imperative, he called on the Episcopal congregation to restore the years lost in which the works of the Church were affected and could not be carried out effectively. He outlined the outbreaks of Ebola in 2014 and the Coronavirus that has ravaged the world, even though there are multiple vaccines now available.<\/p>\n

\u201cRise and work hard to restore the fullness of the Church,\u201d Bright said. \u201cTo be a part of the healing, we must realize that one finger can\u2019t pick lice. We must work together as a unit, as a team to achieve our goals.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to him, there must be peace and unity and there must be teamwork to continue the partnership with people from other Dioceses in Africa and elsewhere.<\/p>\n

He said there are great partners right in Africa that the Liberian Episcopal Congregation can work with before thinking about those across the Atlantic Ocean.His call, a unique one, comes from the fact that Liberian organizations, including Churches, have become mostly dependent on external support to progress, ignoring the many potentials they have available at their disposal.<\/p>\n

As the third and final imperative in his message, he admonished the Church to not condemn the foundation laid down by the pioneers and succeeding leaderships before present-day organizational structures.<\/p>\n

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