Juba, 28 August, 2023 / 11:49 am (ACI Africa).
A Catholic Missionary Priest serving in South Sudan’s Catholic Archdiocese of Juba has challenged youth leaders in the South Sudanese only Metropolitan See not to view their respective positions “as power but as service” to the Church.
Speaking to the ACI Africa Wednesday, August 23 on the sidelines of a two-day training workshop that the Catholic Archdiocese of Juba Youth Association (CAJYA) Office organized, Fr. Linus Kang said that leadership among the youth was considered “a problem” in South Sudan.
“We thought it wise to organize this workshop so that they can start learning something about leadership and lead in their parishes as they grow higher to attain higher positions,” Fr. Kang said in reference to the August 23-24 workshop held under the theme, “A successful leader is influence and not authority.”
Youth leaders in Juba Archdiocese in South Sudan during the August 23-24 training workshop. Credit: Kerbino Kuel Deng/ACI Africa
The member of the Mill Hill Missionaries (MHM) explained, “To be a leader does not mean to use power, no; you use your influence (to) be a good example; you influence people to the right direction and in that case, our young people should look at leadership not as power but as service that you have come to serve.”
Youth leaders in Juba Archdiocese in South Sudan during the August 23-24 training workshop. Credit: Kerbino Kuel Deng/ACI Africa
