Ghana: Let Us Be Mentors to the Youth - - Pres Mahama Challenges Church Leaders At Global Congress

What the report says

President John Dramani Mahama has called on church leaders to do more to mentor young people by giving them room to ask difficult questions, receive guidance and take on real responsibility. He said the church’s future will depend in part on how well it responds to a generation growing up in circumstances very different from those of their parents.

According to Ghanaian Times, Mahama made the appeal on October 15, 2026, while addressing the 10th Triennial Congress of the World Assemblies of God Fellowship at the Accra International Conference Centre in Accra. The gathering is being held in Ghana and Africa for the first time and has drawn more than 10,000 delegates from around the world.

The congress is a two-day event ending today and is taking place under the theme “Commissioned, One Mandate, Every Nation.” Delegates and church leaders are meeting to discuss the fellowship’s mission and its work across countries. Mahama’s remarks also highlighted the pressures facing young people, including constant comparison and misinformation in a highly connected digital world.

More broadly, his comments reflect a wider debate in many faith communities about how to engage younger generations while preserving institutional relevance, though that broader context was not detailed in the source material.