As we wrapped up our conversation, her words were, “Pastor, I wish I had been listening to you way earlier. My life would have been better than this”. Seated in front of me was a brilliant load of potentials that poor and low-quality decisions had severely damaged. Her life would have turned out better if she had a strong voice […]
I kept encouraging her for a while to be stable in church. She was finding it hard. She would take trips at random times. She would rarely show up for midweek services. She would be married soon. I counselled her to get serious about the church as her home. One afternoon, she came into my office and began to cry […]
Irewamiri said her brother would call her after every service when she first got to Eruwa, asking how church went. She kept complaining about the church she was attending. After praise and worship, she sleeps throughout the sermon time. She was willing to learn. The challenge was that right after the sermon title, there was nothing to note again. It […]
In the early days of serving in full-time ministry (and even just before then), I thought ministry was about holding the microphone and preaching. It was really exciting getting invitations and, if possible, gracing billboards. Truth be told, somewhere within me, I followed fathers in the faith and networked with some others so that when my gift is seen, I […]
When my phone rang that evening, he only asked me, “Pastor, why do you still keep in touch with me? Why have you not given up on me? Why do you believe in me this much? Is there something you know that I do not know?” I sincerely did not know how to answer. I was just interested in ensuring […]
She hinted to us that a young man who had been “on her case” (wanting to marry her) would be coming to visit her on a Sunday and would love us to interact with him. She had made mention of him earlier. We obliged. It is always a joy as a pastor to meet anyone who wants to marry a […]
At a season in my journey, I was unsure whether I was growing or just floating spiritually. I was getting carried away with the excitement of trending names and teachers. Yes! I was learning, but I knew there was a longing that I had was not yet met. I kept wondering what was wrong. Until one day when it struck […]
When asked about my vision as a minister of the gospel and a called one to the land of Eruwa, I was quick to respond that I desire to control the city’s spiritual and financial climate. I still remember how Grandpa Bishop laughed. It rings in my head to date. He looked at me and said, “Son, choose one”. He […]
For many years as a pastor, I was doing all I could. But one day, a dear father in the faith counselled me: “Pastor Temi, we pastor in similar terrains. One of the factors in both terrains is that people transition very fast. Let me tell you the mistake I made for the first sixteen years of ministry”. At another […]
We were in a meeting discussing when some of the pastors shared a story with me about what happened in church. It gladdened my heart. They had cause to take some pictures after service. One of the teenagers was handling the camera. Some young man approached him and said, “Can I have the camera. Let me help out”. The teenager […]
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