The Reverend Kwabena Opuni-Frimpong, Chairperson of the Asante Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, has tasked church leaders to strive to adhere to Christian values, norms and principles in their endeavours. He said it was unfortunate that, in spite of the proliferation of churches, the impact of conversion has not been felt in the country, noting that, the incidence of corruption, bribery, armed-robbery and other social vices, which were on the increase, could have been reduced to the barest minimum, if church leaders exhibited more vibrancy in their faith. Reverend Opuni-Frimpong was speaking at the induction of Mr Akwasi Afranie, as the Asante Presbytery Lay Representative, on the General Assembly Council of the church, at a ceremony in Kumasi, on Sunday. He replaces Professor Charity Atuahene, whose three-year term of office ended recently. The Chairperson indicated that it was high time Christians renewed their commitment to the word of God, to enable them “to lead a blameless life”. Christianity, he said, should not be viewed as mere association but an institution of high repute, whose members, were expected to demonstrate a high sense of discipline, to encourage non-Christians to embrace the religion with dignity. Reverend Opuni-Frimpong charged Christian to shun discrimination in all its forms, explaining that, since nobody was above the saving grace of God, the church should open its doors wide to all manner of persons, as Christ taught his followers, for the growth of the religion. He advised the new lay representative to be duty conscious and work harder to effectively articulate the concerns of the Presbytery at the assembly, during its deliberations. Mr Afranie lauded the Presbytery for the confidence reposed in him and said he would collaborate with his predecessor in the interest and development of the church.Source: GNA