Author: Deji Okegbile

Missional Leadership: Beyond Temple Priests or a “Marketplace” Motives.

Missional Leadership: Beyond Temple Priests or a “Marketplace” Motives.

Posted by | Sep 12, 2024 | |

“I have a belief system that when the Good Lord created the world, he created Coke one and Pepsi number two”[1] – Neville Isdell In Jesus’ own day there was no shortage of temple priests with a marketplace self-serving motives. The second and third generation of the church and leadership faced the same problem especially with money and often linked with success, sex, and power. There are some arguments with examples in support of a ‘marketplace’ approach to church growth and leadership. One example is Neville Isdell who rose from a bottle salesman to run the Coca-Cola as the world’s...

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CELEBRATING DEJI’S MINISTRY.

CELEBRATING DEJI’S MINISTRY.

Posted by | Aug 26, 2024 | , |

We welcome all of you who have come today to celebrate Deji’s ministry.    We can assure you that it was not the wish of the Askew Road congregation that he is leaving at this time, nor was it his wish, but this is where we are. Since coming to the Askew Road Church in 2018, Deji has worked in all aspects of church life, from leading Communion Services to sweeping the forecourt and the church 24/7 Evangelism.    It was Deji who landed up in the hospital when he injured himself sweeping this floor (main hall, basement).     We will all...

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BOOK REVIEW 1: ‘Bishop on Horseback’ Towards a Missional Episcopacy – Rt. Rev. Dr Oladapo Babalola.

BOOK REVIEW 1: ‘Bishop on Horseback’ Towards a Missional Episcopacy – Rt. Rev. Dr Oladapo Babalola.

Posted by | Aug 23, 2024 | , |

The title of this book is ‘Bishop on Horseback’ Towards a Missional Episcopacy, written by The Rt. Rev. Dr. Deji Okegbile, a prolific religious writer, missiologist, and evangelist of a higher standard. The genre of this book is partly religious, renewal, revival, and historical.  The book under review was printed in Great Britain and published by Sadlprint, London, in the year 2024.  The book has 19 chapters and 129 pages. This book, ‘Bishop on Horseback’ Towards a Missional Episcopacy, explores how the nature of Christian leadership, most notably the episcopacy, shapes the mission and gospel of salvation.  The book...

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Sir Ogunjuyigbe(KJW) ‘Lawyerization’ by Divine Providence: Congratulations on 40 years at Bar!

Sir Ogunjuyigbe(KJW) ‘Lawyerization’ by Divine Providence: Congratulations on 40 years at Bar!

Posted by | Aug 22, 2024 | , |

Sir Ezekiel Folorunso Ogunjuyigbe’s ‘lawyerization’ by Divine Providence remains a calling to focus and awaken ‘the declining influence of divine providence and punishment as a guarantee of truthfulness and’ spiritual and emotional integrity. Sir Ogunjuyigbe’s 40 years at the Bar brings to the fore law and providence as ‘the most fundamental issues in understanding the world, such as the relationship between spirit and matter, the connection between the laws of nature and divine providence and the openness to the world to the involvement of God and man.’ Sir Ogunjuyigbe’s decision and call to read law and became a lawyer...

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DAME OGUNNAIKE @70: STEWARDSHIP THROUGH DUAL MAJOR, Combining Physiology and Accounting in serving God and humanity.

DAME OGUNNAIKE @70: STEWARDSHIP THROUGH DUAL MAJOR, Combining Physiology and Accounting in serving God and humanity.

Posted by | Jul 31, 2024 | |

Dame Adetutu Oluwatobi Ogunnaike’s dual major in physiology and accounting provides an exciting and potentially beneficial combination of God’s mission, evangelism, and service to humanity. Dame Ogunnaike was born in Lagos on July 31st, 1954, to active Methodist parents attending Tinubu Methodist Church as it was known then. Dame Ogunnaike’s father, Mr Martin Adeoye Adesanya, was a Lay Preacher and Conference Legal Adviser. Her mother, Mrs. Victoria Oluwapamilerin Adesanya, was a Class Leader, Society Steward, Lay Preacher and President of the Women’s Fellowship. She was also the first Captain of the Girls’ Brigade in Tinubu Church. Dame Ogunnaike had...

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