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'Every leader must pass the baton': AICOCIM plenary challenges Indian Church to end centralized power, equip future pastors

'Every leader must pass the baton': AICOCIM plenary challenges Indian Church to end centralized power, equip future pastors

Asia Church & Missions

Speaking at the All India Congress on Church in Mission (AICOCIM), Rev. Dr. A. K. Lama, Chair of the Asia Pacific Baptist Federation, issued a call for the Indian Church to cultivate leadership that endures beyond personalities, offices, and titles. In a wide-ranging plenary address on the second day of the Congress, Lama emphasized that leadership “that lasts” is rooted in integrity, sustainability, and spiritual authority.

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