{"id":8899,"date":"2019-11-06T07:07:46","date_gmt":"2019-11-06T12:07:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/?p=8899"},"modified":"2019-11-05T13:11:58","modified_gmt":"2019-11-05T18:11:58","slug":"ghanas-christian-chiefs-world-news-briefs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/?p=8899","title":{"rendered":"Ghana\u2019s Christian chiefs | World News Briefs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-4515\" src=\"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Missions-Catalyst-no-tagline_large.png\" alt=\"Missions-Catalyst-no-tagline_large\" width=\"620\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Missions-Catalyst-no-tagline_large.png 620w, https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Missions-Catalyst-no-tagline_large-300x100.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-large wp-image-8900\" src=\"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMB-Ghana-pic-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"IMB Ghana pic\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMB-Ghana-pic-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMB-Ghana-pic-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMB-Ghana-pic-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMB-Ghana-pic.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/>In Ghana, where chiefs make blood sacrifices and employ soothsayers, some traditions are giving way as Christians become chiefs and elders (International Mission Board). This edition of Missions Catalyst includes several articles about how God is equipping and using local Christian leaders in Africa and beyond.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>GHANA: The Christian Chiefs<\/li>\n<li>MOZAMBIQUE: Graduates Ready to Serve<\/li>\n<li>WEST AFRICA: Celebrating the Scriptures<\/li>\n<li>EAST AFRICA: From Islamic Scholar to Follower of Jesus<\/li>\n<li>CHINA: A Testimony<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Ghana, where chiefs make blood sacrifices and employ soothsayers, some traditions are giving way as Christians become chiefs and elders (International Mission Board). This edition of Missions Catalyst includes several articles about how God is equipping and using local Christian leaders in Africa and beyond. GHANA: The Christian Chiefs MOZAMBIQUE: Graduates Ready to Serve &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/?p=8899\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Ghana\u2019s Christian chiefs | World News Briefs<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8899","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-briefs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8899","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8899"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8899\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8901,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8899\/revisions\/8901"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8899"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8899"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8899"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}