Mr Joseph Amenowode, the Volta Regional Minister, has appealed to the church to be outspoken on issues of national interest to save the country from moral degeneration.
Speaking at the opening session of the 68th synod of the Global Evangelical, Mr Amenowode said the church could not afford to be silent about the rising cases of prostitution, raping of children, dealing in hard drugs, cyber fraud, armed robbery and looting of public funds.
"The church, which has a commanding right on issues regarding morality and righteous living, must not remain quiet in the face of these challenges facing our society. The church must be seen and heard to be rising up to the challenge of publicly denouncing this menace," he said.
Mr Amenowode said since the church and government had a common responsibility of protecting members of society from becoming victims of these vices, it was important that the two institutions collaborated to flush out such evil characters from society.
He said the government would continue its open door policy to enhance a flourishing and vibrant state/church partnership with the common purpose of evolving appropriate policy options that addressed national concerns and rid the country of such bad behaviour.
Mr Amenowode said government was committed to fulfilling its promises of ensuring better standard of living for all Ghanaians as well as to ensure the provision of the basic social and infrastructural needs of the people.
Development programmes and projects would continue to be fairly and equitably distributed to ensure that each community gets its fair share, the Minister said.
He expressed the hope that churches would continue to assist government in its development agenda by initiating good programmes for the people, especially those that would provide the youth with essential skills for better employment and prevent them from engaging in delinquent behaviour.
The Minister lauded the Global Evangelical Church for its socio-economic projects, including the provision of clinics, hospitals and farms and asked that the proposed university to be established would be used to promote the studies in agriculture in very ingenious ways to harness available bio-technologies.
Right Rev Dr Emmanuel Gbordzoe, Moderator of the Global Evangelical Church, asked all Ghanaians to be faithful stewards of the country's growing democracy.
He urged government officials, civil and public service workers to ensure careful management of the resources entrusted to them and not to use their offices as avenues by which to make money.
Rev Dr Gbordzoe stressed the need for responsible management of the country's natural and cultural resources for the benefit of present and future generations and called on the Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology, the Environmental Protection Agency and non-governmental organizations to offer firm and strict leadership of the environment.
Rev Dr Gbordzoe called for effective policy implementation to address irresponsible environmental actions including careless disposal of waste in water bodies, indiscriminate felling of trees, building in waterways, illegal electrical and water connections.
He urged the youth to live responsible in view of the heavy investment being made in them by their parents.
This year's synod is being held on the theme: "Faithful Stewardship: The Key to Divine Blessing".