Author: Deji Okegbile

SAFEGUARDING THE GOSPEL: PROGRESSION OF THE MINISTRY

SAFEGUARDING THE GOSPEL: PROGRESSION OF THE MINISTRY

Posted by | Feb 9, 2024 | , |

“And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also” 2 Tim 2:1  A new book, Saving Church: Restoring the People of God with Missional Evangelism, co-authored by two experienced ‘giants of missional theology and the Fresh Expressions movement,’ Martyn Atkins and Kenneth H. Carter, warns that the 21st century Church is in a state of distress. As a prophetic voice, the book Saving Church points to people who are ‘disquieted, disenchanted, and dispirited.’ The book does not look at the Church...

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Sister Lanre Jeboda (Mama Wole) @60: ‘Tough Times Never Last.’

Sister Lanre Jeboda (Mama Wole) @60: ‘Tough Times Never Last.’

Posted by | Feb 7, 2024 | |

The book TOUGH TIMES NEVER LAST TOUGH PEOPLE DO by Robert H. Schuller aptly provides a glimpse of Sister Olanrewaju Jeboda nee Olusi’s testimony on her 60th Diamond Jubilee birthday celebration. Sister Jeboda, Mama Wole, at 60, beyond resilience and finding strength in the face of adversity, brings to memory my resumption in 1993 at Methodist Church Nigeria, Wesley House, Marina, Lagos, as acting Conference Editor. I was given an accommodation, precisely the former principal residence at the Methodist Boys’ High School, 11 Broad Street, Lagos. During the same period, Sis Jeboda was a teacher at the school and...

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Cured to Serve: Model for faithful Believers.

Cured to Serve: Model for faithful Believers.

Posted by | Feb 7, 2024 | |

“My chains fell off; my heart was free. I rose, went forth, and followed Thee.” Charles Wesley. The lyric line above from Charles Wesley’s hymn reminds us of God’s immaculate and unwavering love for humanity. In the Gospel of Mark, Jesus was welcomed to the warmth of Peter’s home hospitality and discovered that his mother-in-law was sick in bed with a fever (Mk 1:29-34). The phrase “sick with a fever” is a general descriptor used in Graeco-Roman healing narratives for various illnesses. Many today are even in the church with a range of illnesses – physical and spiritual –...

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Sister Gloria Bamiloye@60: Gloria-shaped Hole in Home Making, Drama Ministry and Gospel Filmmaking.

Sister Gloria Bamiloye@60: Gloria-shaped Hole in Home Making, Drama Ministry and Gospel Filmmaking.

Posted by | Feb 4, 2024 | |

“… Don’t be afraid to step out by faith concerning anything God is asking you to do. Knowing Jesus is standing, He will rescue you. He will not let you sink” – Gloria Bamiloye. [1] Celebrating and thinking of Sister Gloria Olushola Bamiloye nee Obembe at 60 will continually exhort us to take that risk, jump off that cliff, and dare. For all who knew her or had the privilege to watch or work with her, a Gloria-shaped hole in our lives can never be filled with earthly ambitions. Sister Gloria-shaped hole, unquantifiable mission, and skilful impacts in homemaking, drama ministry,...

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CELEBRATING PAPA AKINTADE: A WESLEYAN, AND AN EXMEPLARY TECHNOCRAT.

CELEBRATING PAPA AKINTADE: A WESLEYAN, AND AN EXMEPLARY TECHNOCRAT.

Posted by | Jan 30, 2024 | |

“The thinker dies, but his thoughts are beyond the reach of destruction. Men are mortal, but ideas are immortal” – Richard George Adams. One of the main challenges of our political development and electoral process is the widespread scepticism about our electoral system and personnel. Many civil servants and electoral officers have earned well-deserved name-calling and reputations of corruption and dishonour. Papa Sir Elkanah Adeoye, Owoniyi Akintade, as a catalyst and thinker, was also professionally counter cultural. He lives on as a model of a civil servant with a principled and competent legacy. The trajectory of Papa Akintade’s sojourn...

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