STEE 1 ENDS SUCCESSFULLY - READ PARTICIPANTS' IMPRESSION

The maiden edition of the School of Theological Education by Extension (STEE) under the auspices of the Pentecost University College (PUC) in Ghana ended successfully on Friday, March 27 2009.

In all there were fourteen (14) participants made up of one apostle, two area heads, five pastors and six overseers in attendance in addition to seven others made up of pastors and overseers for the Training of Trainers program. Of-course, there was also one elder, in the person of Elder Mac Obiri-Mainoo of the Worcester PIWC who participated in the Training of Trainers sessions also.

The National Head, Apostle Albert Amoah and two of the lecturers, Rev. Dr. Samuel Asante and Rev. Joshua Yirenkyi-Smart were still in residence to end this session with the participants.

Please, read the comments of participants below.

STEE- WEEK 2 Ends Amidst a Special Happy Birthday

Week 2 of the STEE program ended last Friday with the departure of all the seven participants of the Training of Trainers Course back to their respective districts.

Also leaving for New York was Rev. Dr. Emmanuel Anim, the Dean of the Faculty of Theology at PUC and leader of the team of lecturers who is due to fly back to Ghana on Tuesday. The climax of the week's activities was a special birthday song sang on behalf of a special person. The whole program, which lasted for about five minutes was captured by our cameraman in the pictures below. To find out whose birthday it was, and why it was special, find out who was the center of the attraction in the pictures below. God bless you!


The Two Groups Together with the National Head, Apostle Albert Amoah and the three lecturers from PUC

Train the Trainers Group of Pastors also includes Elder Obiri-Mainoo, the cameraman.




Happy Birthday Pictures!






Week 2

Reference Books, CDs/DVDs and Other Software

Hello,

The following are good sources of reference books, CDs/DVDs and other materials and sites that have been mentioned in the ongoing course. Simply click on the links below or just copy and paste the addresses into your web browser one at a time:
Amazon http://www.amazon.com/ There are several used books and other materials here at Amazon and the others below:
Barnes and Noble http://www.barnesandnoble.com
Christian Book http://www.christianbook.com
Several materials are being sold at a discount at Christian Book
Borders at www.borders.com
Associated Content http://www.associatedcontent.com/
Alibris Books: http://www.alibris.com
Wikipedia, the Online Encyclopedia
www.wikipedia.org
Ebay The global auction center: www.ebay.com
Online Banking at PayPal: www.paypal.com
Online Banking at INGDirect www.ingdirect.com
Free Computer/Internet www.gcflearnfree.org

Please, add your recommendations!

Obiri-Mainoo

Training of Trainers Program is from March 16-20

Participants of the training of trainers course have started arriving at the PLTRC in Leominster.
The program is due to start in full swing tomorrow, March 17, 2009.

This is Day 2 of the training and the eight participants, made up of seven pastors and one elder are having a really good time with the lecturers- Rev. Drs. Emmanuel Anim and Samuel Asante. Tomorrow Thursday would be with Rev. Joshua Yirenkyi Smart.

It is hoped that the training of trainers' program would be concluded on Friday by noon to enable the pastors to return to their states and districts.

Week 1 Ends With a Trip to Boston

The first week of the STEE program at the Leadership Training and Retreat Center ended with a section of the pastors in residence joining the three visiting lecturers from PUC and the Training Administrator to visit Boston, the administrative and commercial capital of the state of Massachusetts.

The trip, which started at about 11:30 am in Leominster was on Route 2 East to Cambridge, a suburb of Boston where the two prestigious universities of Harvard and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are located.

After about forty-five minutes at M.I.T, we drove to Harvard, where like M.I.T, we had the chance to take several pictures. On our way back, our driver, Deacon Francis Adjei of the Leominster Assembly drove by Beacon Hill, to give our guests the opportunity to have a glimpse of the building that houses the state government.

The accompanying pictures above are some of the shots taken on the way to and from Boston. We are thankful to Deacon Francis for abandoning his program for the day for our cause!

STEE in Progress!

The following are some of the class scenes at the ongoing School of Theological Education by Extension (STEE) at the Pentecost Leadership Training Center!

STEE Finally Takes Off !

Last Sunday evening at the 450-seat Leominster Church of Pentecost auditorium, the much-publicized STEE program took off under the auspices of the National Head of the Church in the USA, Apostle Albert Amoah.

Present were Apostle Sampson Ofori-Yiadom, the Western Regional Area Head and Rev. Samuel Kwesi Arthur of the New York Region, both of them participants in the program, Elder Robert Nyarko, a national executive member, and the three guest lecturers from the Pentecost University College in Ghana. They are the Rev Dr. Emmanuel Anim, Dean of the Faculty of Theology and leader of the team, Rev. Dr. Samuel Asante and Rev. Joshua Yirenkyi Smart, Dean of Students. Several of the pastors enrolling in the maiden edition of the STEE in the U.S. were also present.

Some faithful members from the Worcester Central, PIWC and Leominster Assemblies were there, as usual to grace the occasion.

These pictures were some of the scenes captured during the inauguration.

Arrival and Picking-Up At The Airport Modified!

Please Sirs,

The arrangements on arrival and picking up at the airports have been modified due to circumstances beyond our control at the PLTRC. Please, read the new arrangement below. We greatly regret any inconveniences this may cause you.

1. That upon arrival at the airports, it is easier to rent a car and come to the Pentecost Leadership Training and Retreat Center (PLTRC) in Leominster. These days most of these cars are equipped with GPS, so you only need to enter your destination address of 800 Union Street, Leominster, Massachusetts and you would arrive safely without a problem. However, it may be better for those who already have their own GPS to come with them so that it would still be easier to drive if the rental car doesn't have one. Rental cars are normally left at the town or city of destination for the companies to pick up by their branch offices or sister companies if you are not returning with it.

2. Alternatively, those who may not feel comfortable driving could also get into airport limousines that run from the airports to the outlying towns/cities 24X7 to come to Leominster. This may cost around $40 or $50 because it cost $40 from Boston to Worcester. All that is required would be to give the drivers the address of where you are going- 800 Union Street, Leominster, MA 01453 and they would bring you safely there.

3. If you decide to rent a car at the airport, then it may be better to call them ahead of time through the same airline booking so that on arrival at anytime of the day or night at the airport, you could get into it and drive to Leominster. We would appreciate your support if these suggestions could be kindly considered against the one of picking up from the airports.

The numbers to reach me at the center and at home are 978-534-4767 and 508-949-3222 respectively. I am yet to have a cell phone but the cell phone for the presiding elder of the Leominster Assembly, Elder Emmanuel Painstil is 508-579-5157. You could also send me email to kwaaku@yahoo.com or pentecostleadership@yahoo.com. Thank you and hope to see you soon.