The university i eventually graduated from had this thing about fellowship services
Students were forced to attend all services
Unless a student is sick in which case he or she will be taken to the clinic with immediate effect, if such are caught avoiding fellowship the verdict
Students were forced to attend all services
Unless a student is sick in which case he or she will be taken to the clinic with immediate effect, if such are caught avoiding fellowship the verdict
is suspension
A repeat offender would get expelled
It was that bad
Student Fellowship leaders at the time didn't have to travail or tarry before the Lord to get members
However, your content must be top-notch to engage unwilling students who were forced to come and sit under your
A repeat offender would get expelled
It was that bad
Student Fellowship leaders at the time didn't have to travail or tarry before the Lord to get members
However, your content must be top-notch to engage unwilling students who were forced to come and sit under your
ministration
I remember speaking to hundreds and sometimes thousands of people as a fellowship leader
I remember the feeling of "thriving" in ministry that overcame many of us
It was convenient to boast that our fellowship was so so number and the feedback was such and such
I remember speaking to hundreds and sometimes thousands of people as a fellowship leader
I remember the feeling of "thriving" in ministry that overcame many of us
It was convenient to boast that our fellowship was so so number and the feedback was such and such
After graduation however, the story was different
I became a pastor and I couldn't get members
I was posted to Agiliti, Mile 12 and I got nine members out of which only one was consistent and the other eight belonged to two families
Once the families were not around, service
I became a pastor and I couldn't get members
I was posted to Agiliti, Mile 12 and I got nine members out of which only one was consistent and the other eight belonged to two families
Once the families were not around, service
will be held by me, myself, and I plus the Father, the son, and the Holy Spirit
I preached some great sermons those years, to myself and I was greatly blessed
When I moved to another church, the number was like sixty, and somehow the numbers kept decreasing
I did follow up, had
I preached some great sermons those years, to myself and I was greatly blessed
When I moved to another church, the number was like sixty, and somehow the numbers kept decreasing
I did follow up, had
evangelism outreaches, morning cry, shared tracts at major crowd hubs close to the church but things didn't improve
I attended seminars, conferences, they even sent a church growth officer to help out
Zero!
Being a pastor wrecked me, I didn't know why I failed at it so woefully
I attended seminars, conferences, they even sent a church growth officer to help out
Zero!
Being a pastor wrecked me, I didn't know why I failed at it so woefully
I fasted and prayed religiously, i attended anointing services
Sincerely, those years were not kind to me
Sometimes I fasted for up to 200 days in a year and I prayed in tongues for thousands upon thousands of hours
Things just didn't add up
I was walking in miracles, signs and
Sincerely, those years were not kind to me
Sometimes I fasted for up to 200 days in a year and I prayed in tongues for thousands upon thousands of hours
Things just didn't add up
I was walking in miracles, signs and
wonders and yet I couldn't get beyond a 40-50 member congregation
I even tried the gimmick of showing champions league in church to attract a crowd
I was desperate and well, it didn't work
I also struggled to pay the church rent or even to cater for my family
Finally, On May 4,
I even tried the gimmick of showing champions league in church to attract a crowd
I was desperate and well, it didn't work
I also struggled to pay the church rent or even to cater for my family
Finally, On May 4,
2016, I threw in the towel
I had to embrace the bitter truth, "Pastoring" was not for me
In 2018, after three years of an intense personal relationship with the Holy Spirit, I started walking in dimensions of grace of Glory
Something changed in my reality
My office was located
I had to embrace the bitter truth, "Pastoring" was not for me
In 2018, after three years of an intense personal relationship with the Holy Spirit, I started walking in dimensions of grace of Glory
Something changed in my reality
My office was located
somewhere in Magodo and without making any announcements or even being a Pastor, people would come there
The first time it happened, I was asleep in my office when the reception came to inform me that someone wanted to see me
I sat across the table from this person and the person
The first time it happened, I was asleep in my office when the reception came to inform me that someone wanted to see me
I sat across the table from this person and the person
got his miracle
Then came a pregant lady, the same thing happened
Somehow, people started trooping in and my office became a Jerusalem of sorts
It got so good that I had to move to the teens church close to my office at a point
The Holy Spirit taught me so much during this season
Then came a pregant lady, the same thing happened
Somehow, people started trooping in and my office became a Jerusalem of sorts
It got so good that I had to move to the teens church close to my office at a point
The Holy Spirit taught me so much during this season
I learnt never to refer to people as a crowd and that even though many men and women may be called to me, I should treat each and every one of them as glories
I developed a good rapport with those who were drawn to me to the extent that when I started a program in my local church
I developed a good rapport with those who were drawn to me to the extent that when I started a program in my local church
people trooped in freely
Those who trooped in felt like family, members of His body, His flesh and His bones just as I am
I knew everybody by name, I shared with them a common reality
We had a communion and we grew together
There is hardly a state I visit in Nigeria and indeed
Those who trooped in felt like family, members of His body, His flesh and His bones just as I am
I knew everybody by name, I shared with them a common reality
We had a communion and we grew together
There is hardly a state I visit in Nigeria and indeed
some parts of the world where I do not have these glories who are my brothers and sisters
I love them with all my heart
I cherish and treasure them too and I have learnt not to abuse or take advantage of them
Of course there are times when we get on each other's backs and slug it
I love them with all my heart
I cherish and treasure them too and I have learnt not to abuse or take advantage of them
Of course there are times when we get on each other's backs and slug it
out as siblings should but in our disagreements, we are guided by love and the Spirit of Jesus
You cannot compare me in this light with a minister that inherited a crowd he didn't labour for
A crowd with whom he shared no common values and reality
A crowd with whom there is no
You cannot compare me in this light with a minister that inherited a crowd he didn't labour for
A crowd with whom he shared no common values and reality
A crowd with whom there is no
bond
When you see pastors who sleep with their members, know that they see the members as strangers and not as a part of them
When you see ministers who abuse the flock, please note that the flock is to them a pot of soup
There is a big difference between the one to whom a people
When you see pastors who sleep with their members, know that they see the members as strangers and not as a part of them
When you see ministers who abuse the flock, please note that the flock is to them a pot of soup
There is a big difference between the one to whom a people
are drawn to and the one who somehow came to be called their pastor
The difference is always clear!
Apostle Paul in his writing to the church in Galatia wrote "My dear children, for whom I am in the pains of childbirth until Christ is formed in you"
Such a love is unique and real
The difference is always clear!
Apostle Paul in his writing to the church in Galatia wrote "My dear children, for whom I am in the pains of childbirth until Christ is formed in you"
Such a love is unique and real
A hireling cannot love that way
For him it is business first, administration, optics, self preservation, permutations and calculations
His love is feigned, for he loves the flock only for what he or she could get out of them
It is not always money
Sometimes, deep in the heart of
For him it is business first, administration, optics, self preservation, permutations and calculations
His love is feigned, for he loves the flock only for what he or she could get out of them
It is not always money
Sometimes, deep in the heart of
a minister lies certain desires that can only be fulfilled through the use of others
When you see a minister whose idea of ministry is "official", standoffish, snobbish and grammarish
When you see a man or woman who would rather invest in equipment than people
You see the sign of
When you see a minister whose idea of ministry is "official", standoffish, snobbish and grammarish
When you see a man or woman who would rather invest in equipment than people
You see the sign of
a hireling
I worked with a pastor once, while he was the assistant pastor of the church, we found him to be quite humble and prayerful
Everybody loved him
Then the pastor was transferred and he was put in charge of the church
From the moment he became a pastor, we knew we were in
I worked with a pastor once, while he was the assistant pastor of the church, we found him to be quite humble and prayerful
Everybody loved him
Then the pastor was transferred and he was put in charge of the church
From the moment he became a pastor, we knew we were in
soup
His leadership was a total disaster
He addressed himself as a "we" and expected the congregation to bow and worship him
You cannot correct him or ask questions
We had enthroned a tyrant
Church members found their way to other churches quickly and he was thrown out of the
His leadership was a total disaster
He addressed himself as a "we" and expected the congregation to bow and worship him
You cannot correct him or ask questions
We had enthroned a tyrant
Church members found their way to other churches quickly and he was thrown out of the
position within a year but by then the damage had been done
I worked with another pastor, a very indecisive man who would rather play both sides than address issues head-on by taking a position
He called it wisdom but it backfired quickly because the issues festered and bad blood
I worked with another pastor, a very indecisive man who would rather play both sides than address issues head-on by taking a position
He called it wisdom but it backfired quickly because the issues festered and bad blood
took over the flock
The flock of God is not just a group of people that you need to manage
They are much more than that
If you didn't have to pray and fast and tarry in the place of prayer like I did and somehow you got a lot of members in your church, please make sure you are
The flock of God is not just a group of people that you need to manage
They are much more than that
If you didn't have to pray and fast and tarry in the place of prayer like I did and somehow you got a lot of members in your church, please make sure you are
connected to them as a shepherd
Dont be aloof, unconcerned or uncaring
Remember that the chief shepherd is going to ask you to give an account of the flock one day
May you not be found wanting
-GSW-
Dont be aloof, unconcerned or uncaring
Remember that the chief shepherd is going to ask you to give an account of the flock one day
May you not be found wanting
-GSW-
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