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Yimyu Baptist Church choir sing during the opening night of the 20th OATT conference at Yimyu Baptist Church in Mokokchung on Thursday, March 2.[/caption]
Mokokchung, March 3: The 20th conference of the Ongpangkong Arogo Tenzuker Telongjem (OATT, Ongpangkong church leaders’ association) was held at Yimyu Baptist Church in Mokokchung town during March 2-3. The theme for the event was ‘Bible and church working system’.
A new team of office bearers was also chosen to lead the OATT for next three years. The OATT for the tenure 2017-2019 will be led by Dr R Zulu Jamir, associate pastor of Kumlong Baptist Church, as president. 183 delegates from 27 churches attended the two-day conference.
On the second day, Rev Lanuyanger, pastor of Darogapathar Baptist Church, was the main speaker for the morning session. He spoke on the theme of the conference.
After the business hour, the evening session started at 5:00 Pm during which the new team was formally given charge, dedicated by Dr Chuba, former church and mission secretary of the ABAM.
Rev Bendangmeren, associate pastor of Kohima Baptist Church, delivered the sermon based on the Book of Nehemiah. He said that as leaders, they should be able to take on the burdens, ask for burdens, and carry out the burdens with the grace and strength derived from God.
Lamenting that the people today dwell too much on the past, Rev Bendangmeren strongly asserted that a nation that thinks and speaks only about the past never moves forward ‘because they don’t have plans for tomorrow.’
In this regard, he urged the church leaders and village’s council members, to be ‘forward-looking and think about tomorrow so that our society can march with hope towards a brighter tomorrow.’
On the first night, the pastor of Ungma Baptist Church, Rev Dr Noklen Longkumer, was the main speaker. He spoke on topics relating to clean elections.