PASTOR CHISHIBA CALLS FOR REINSTATEMENT OF MINISTRY OF NATIONAL GUIDANCE AND RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS

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PASTOR CHISHIBA CALLS FOR REINSTATEMENT OF MINISTRY OF NATIONAL GUIDANCE AND RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS



By: Thomas Afroman Mwale

Lamb Of God Ministries overseer Pastor Maybin Chishiba has called for the re-instatement of the Ministry of National Guidance and Religious Affairs stating that President Hakainde Hichilema’s proposed institutionalization of the day together with the Declaration of Zambia as a Christian Nation best suits the Ministry’s mandate.



President Hichilema at the 10th anniversary of the National Day of Prayer, Fasting, Repentance, and Reconciliation announced plans to institutionalize the day of Prayer by forming a joint team of government and church leaders to create a structured, impactful event which would allow for resource allocation through the national budget.



Reacting to the Announcement Pastor Chishiba confirmed that since time the Ministry was abolished and taken to the Office of the Vice President even funding reduced asserting that reinstating it would improve its funding avenues through the National Budget.


He said day the of Prayer despite been seen as a political tool in the Past is significant to Zambia as a Christian Nation retaliating his call for Governement to resume construction works at the stalled house of Prayer.


Pastor Chishiba expressed happiness at President Hichilema’s stance but cautioned Men of God against compromising their integrity for Political inclination maintaining that Politics should not be part of the Process as affirmed by the Head of State.

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8 COMMENTS

  1. This is our downfall in Africa…. religion. Learn from all developed countries what’s made them successful. It’s productivity, education and innovation. None of them have succeeded with a bible in their armpits. I will repeat, the colonial master brought the bible to us for his selfish interests our land and minerals. But as gullible as we are, we have taken religion so seriously to bring miracles and development. The same colonial folks religion is not even on their agenda . Many people will not believe what I’m saying because we’re very quick to defend ourselves but think deeply and you’ll see logic here. It’s what we call the painful truth. These ministries serve no purpose at all and to pronounce Zambia as a Christian nation is a kick under a belt.

  2. I’m still of the view that national day of prayer and declaration of zambia as a Christian nation are political gimmicks. What is it that the ‘church’ would want to do on national day of prayer which it cannot do during it’s regular weekly meetings or indeed on any day in there respective congregations? For as long as you want government to organize or fund prayers then you are also asking for political influence on those prayers.

  3. Common sense is the problem.We need money for development and sponsoring student bursaries.We need to pay teachers as well.We have so many churches is that not enough for you?

  4. Pastor Maybin Chishiba is more concerned about funding than the impact of the ministry on the spiritual wellbeing of the country. When we had this Ministry under Ms. Godfridah Sumaili, we witnessed some the most base human behaviour especially by PF cadres. This is the time that insuits became a currency and Ms. Sumaili was quiet as the cadres run riot. Women were undressed and assaulted and she never raised a word in protest.

    The Ministry of Religious Affiars was one of the most useless ministries ever and its scrapping was good riddance. What impact did it have on the moral standing of the nation?

    Pastors are probably already jostling to be on the committee to institutionalise the day of prayer “to make it more impactful”. In what way? This is a waste of resources.

    The Church of Jesus Christ doesnot need political backing to have an impact on the nation. One who is a genuine Christian is a new creation and undergoing the renewal process to make him more and more like Jesus. Galatians 5:21 says, “the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control”. A christian will possess these qualities in increasing measure as they grow in their christianity. No political intervention will impart these values. It is the work of the Holy Spirit.

    So ba President, direct those resources elsewhere where they are most needed and will have more impact like bursaries for students from poor families or social cash transfer for the vulnerable.

    The Church’s mandate is to preach Jesus Christ and the forgiveness of sin through faith in Him. Politicians must focus on the affairs of the State. We have unrestrained freedom of worship in Zambia. That is all that the church needs from the State.

  5. Another hungry mouth looking for a means to an end.
    So much has been said and done it push ones relevance. Do you need a ministry to preach? Do we need a ministry to worship? No.
    So what would change in the manner we preach and worship if we had a Ministry of religon? Would this ministry not be a cost driver? Given the bankrupt status we are struggling to emerge from the loadshedding we are going through. Would it be a wise move to create a ministry of religon?
    One has to wonder how naive and self serving this call is. The man needs prayer that God gives this preacher wisdom. Clearly he is not a prayerful preacher.

  6. Keep your lane ba Bishop, demanding for a Ministry of Religious Affairs is going into politics. Just in the Region here, how many countries have such a Ministry? Is it not only Zambia who had it? And only Christian’s for L**** benefited from it and not the country.

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