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Nne Bishop Nwabueze Jaja Wachuku Nwokolo @70: A Black Role Model in Great Britain and British Methodism.

Posted by Deji Okegbile | Feb 28, 2025 | Methodism, Missions and Evangelism, Nations |

There is an African Proverb that says, ‘You should not lose focus of the gazelle simply because you have seen a dashing squirrel. I relate to this saying as this is the cost of being distracted for the publication of this tribute last year on the 70th birthday celebration of Nne Bishop, Nwabueze Jaja Wachuku Nwokolo. The story about my ministry and the development of the Nigeria Methodist Mission (NMM), UK and Europe, is not complete without the impactful patroonship and leadership influence of Nne Bishop Nwabueze. I call her Nne Bishop, meaning mother of Bishop based on her...

Fishermen to Fishers of Men: Missional Shift in Attitude and Perspective.

Posted by Deji Okegbile | Feb 19, 2025 | Missions and Evangelism |

Since my Sunday school days, a particular song has inspired me. The song is, ‘I will make you fishers of men, fishers of men, fishers of men, I will make you fishers of men if you follow me. If you follow me 2x, I will make you fishers of men, fishers of men, if you follow me’ – 2x. The promise to be made a fisher of men was not without a condition, and the condition is a call to you and me to follow Jesus Christ. Jesus calls us to leave our old sinful way of life and...

EVANGELISE: PREACH AS YOU GO!

Posted by Deji Okegbile | Feb 12, 2025 | Missions and Evangelism |

There is nothing super urgent in all this world than to tell people about Jesus Christ. Evangelise, Preach as You Go is a response to the urgency of evangelism. At a time when man is the centre of all things and politicians are increasingly becoming theologians, Evangelise, Preach as You Go is about God being the centre of all things again. It is a call to church and leadership renewal at a time when the Gospel sounds more and more like foolishness in the ears of the unregenerate. “For the preaching of the cross is foolishness to those who...

LESSONS FROM February 9, 1709: THE JOHN WESLEY MISSION AND LEADERSHIP BRANDING MODULE!

Posted by Deji Okegbile | Feb 11, 2025 | Methodism, Missions and Evangelism |

A BRAND PLUCKED OUT OF THE BURNING: … NOT LEAVING, AFTER HIS DEBTS ARE PAID, TEN POUNDS BEHIND HIM: PRAYING, GOD BE MERCIFUL TO ME, AN UNPROFITABLE SERVANT![1] – John Wesley. What brand are you made of? Spiritually speaking, we are all wearing a brand just as a brand on a sheep denotes who owns it. John Wesley’s epitaph awakes the church and the leadership to an examination to know who we are, what brand we are wearing, and how we fit into the bigger picture as Jesus’ brand. Our mission and spiritual brands denote our owner and who...