UPDATE ON DR. PIPIM’S RESIGNATION:
Dr. Pipim resigned from the Michigan Conference on May 23, 2011 and made the news public on May 29 via the CAMPUS website (www.campushope.com/resignation) and subsequently on this DRPIPIM.ORG site. The following update on his resignation consists of :
1. His June 12, 2011 letter to key African leaders (some of his colleagues in ministry on the continent and abroad), mentioning, among other things, why he chose to make his confession and resignation public.2. His June 16, 2011 email to his former CAMPUS Team (and later to his local church family), explaining to them why he personally requested and submitted to church discipline.
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LETTER TO AFRICAN LEADERS:Update on ResignationFrom: Samuel Koranteng-PipimDate: June 12, 2011 1:34:54 PM EDTTo: My African Colleagues in MinistrySubject: Thank You & UpdateMy Dear African Leaders[Ministry Colleagues on the Continent and Abroad],I thought I should give you a quick update. Exactly two weeks ago...
Counsel from A Wounded Soldier
By Samuel Koranteng-Pipim, PhD
By Samuel Koranteng-Pipim, PhD
From the several mails, emails, and phone calls I have received, it seems that the following lines in my resignation letter have caught the attention of many people: "I am deeply wounded for having let down so many who have looked up to me for spiritual leadership. . . . Only our God can heal and renew the strength of the wounded eagle. He alone, in His great love, can bring anything good out of our personal failures” (emphasis mine).
Apparently, the idea of being wounded has touched a responsive chord in the heart of people who may be acquainted with the pain of wounds—whether self-inflicted or inflicted by others. One such individual is a soldier based in Africa.
When this soldier heard about my resignation (www.campushope.com/resignation), he thought he should send me some words of encouragement. His one-paragraph email to me has since become an “eureka” moment in my present experience.
(The word “eureka” comes from...
Dr. PIPIM’S RESIGNATION
On May 23, 2011, Dr. Pipim resigned as Director of Public Campus Ministries and from the employment of the Michigan Conference. This was followed by his public announcement to his colleagues in ministry and his CAMPUS Staff (http://campushope.com/resignation/).
Though resigning from his present work, his ministry to students and young people, as well as his ministry of the Word by voice and pen, are far from finished. Pray that God will speedily renew his strength and reveal where He would have him minister. Visit the Drpipim.org website for updates.
The material below carries:
(i) Dr. Pipim’s public announcement to his colleagues in ministry,
(ii) his letter of resignation,
(iii) the Michigan Conference President’s letter to his colleagues in ministry, and
(iv) some final thoughts from Dr. Pipim to his CAMPUS Team.
Thanks again for your prayers and continued support.
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