Thread by @RevYinkaAdeleke

KKM: A TRAINING GROUND
Finally securing admission to the university did not in any way interrupt my work of ministry in KKM Inc., to which I so completely dedicated myself that many wondered if I was truly going to school at all.
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One of the things I will forever remain grateful to God for concerning my sojourn in KKM was the opportunity I got to do several things, thereby building a multivarious degree of competence in several aspects of Christian ministry.
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Because I joined the church at a time when it was still finding its feet and there was a great need for workers, I got to work in different departments of the church. My availability and eagerness to learn often trumping my lack of experience in those areas.
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I pioneered the media department, at one point being a virtual one-man "media team". I eventually recruited some hands to serve there, trained them and oversaw the ministry. A lot of the skills I use in diverse areas of my life today were learnt, honed and polished there.
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That was where I first learned how to operate a soundboard and mix audio for a service because we were shorthanded in that area. I learnt how to record messages and music productions, mix them and publish them. I learnt how to livestream services and events.
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I learnt computer networking and built my first LAN (Local Area Network) there because the church needed one. I built my first website ever for the church using Microsoft Frontpage, and later Adobe Dreamweaver...
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...because the church needed a website and we could not afford to hire a professional to do it! I learnt about lighting, video production, and too many other things to count.
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I started the tape ministry of the church (yes, we started with cassette tapes before switching to CDs and DVDs); and also started the publishing arm of the ministry, ghost-writing the founding pastor's first book.
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Where did I learn all these things?
I was autodidactic!
Our Pastor would mention that he wanted the church to do a particular thing and I would then sit down and figure out how to do it, which often involved learning new skills, usually online.
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I also served in the music ministry under the able leadership of Pastor Joshua Ariyo (popularly called BabaNaBaba), a fellow alum of the UCH Christian Fellowship. He was the one who first taught me the rudiments of music.
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He taught me to play the keyboard because he often had to play it himself while leading praise and worship - so I became his student and took that burden off him. He taught me to play the bass guitar, the saxophone, and a little bit of the lead guitar.
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I was eventually made the Resident Pastor of the Royal Worship Centre in UCH, and God prospered the work - the church grew in number and impact until we started doing a second service, and eventually a third service every Sunday.
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Afterwards, I was sent to plant the Royal Worship Centres in Oluyole and also in Agodi GRA. I also pastored the centre in Bodija before becoming the State Pastor overseeing Oyo and Ogun States, with my ministry base in Abeokuta.
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I also got the privilege of becoming the Dean of the ministry's bible school, Kingdom Academy where I had the honour of training many people who are now pastors, pastor's wives and strong, committed Believers in different churches and ministries around the world.
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Tomorrow, I will talk about the circumstances around my exit from the church and how I ended up questioning why God would lead me there.
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But with the benefit of hindsight, I can see clearly that my 11 years spent in KKM was a veritable ministry training ground for me where, like David in the backside of the wilderness, I got to hone the skills that would one day bring me before the king.
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Most importantly, I got to build some highly valuable relationships in my 11 years in that church that I would never trade for the whole world - church members and fellow ministers who eventually became my family.
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So, today being Day 18 of #40DaysOfGratitude towards my 40th birthday, I want to thank God for the training and proving ground that KKM was for me, for the lives I got to touch in my years there...
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...and for the valuable relationships I built with my church members, co-workers and fellow ministers.
Father, I am grateful!

#JourneyTo40

© Adeyinka J. Adeleke
27/04/2024
Ibadan Nigeria

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