Churches open Schools they can’t send their wards to
A University Lecturer
Mr. Santos A. Larab charged youths to be entrepreneurial as this is the only
way that can guarantee their financial security in the future. He said this
during a seminar organized by the youths of LCCN St Peters Jos as part of the
youth week programme. The Speaker explained that the church has a great role in
building the youths and society financially through training and support. He
observed that instead of the church to focus on the things Jesus was known for
(teaching and healing people for free) people are setting up personal business as
in the name of church. He said the Church should be a model of honesty and
sincerity where Christians will be taught virtues that will be reflected in the
world. He wondered why the church would own a school that majority of the
members of that church could afford to send their wards to. “Yet people open
schools they can’t send their wards to. Pastors are spending Billions of naira
on private jets. Very few have the calling they are all businessmen. The church
must play role in making sure that our educational system works. And only the
youths can bring that positive change.” He said schools are not profit making
ventures but a service to humanity.
Mr Larab Charged the
youths to respond positively to their challenges first by conquering their
environment. “What is called responsibility is simply your Response Ability.
How you respond positively to a problem.” He stated that the situation of
unemployment will only get worst in the future considering the number of
graduate universities is turning out every year and the number of the
unschooled youths that are jobless. “Government cannot employ everyone. That
why you must learn a trade do something with your hands and be useful to
yourself and the society.” Said Mr. Larab
