Author: Obayomi Abiola Benjamin

I just want to teach us very briefly from the Word of God on something that I believe is a message for you and I at such a time as this. But beyond you and I, it is a message for the body of Christ globally. And I believe that if you know in your heart that you are part of that body of Christ, you are going to receive this message with an open heart. The message has been titled Preaching Christ, Beyond the Four Walls of The Church. And I want us to begin like this. The very…

want to share with us something that we could call a sequel to last week’s message, although in another light. Last week, we examined Developing Godly Character In A Crooked And Perverse World. And we must understand that if we are not going to be part and parcel of the crookedness and perversion that is in the world, it is important that we understand the simplicity that is in Christ Jesus. So, we will be examining in this short piece what has been titled: Understanding the Simplicity that is in Christ. I want us to begin our meditation from the…

The whole world is growing in a geometrical progression when it comes to crookedness and perversion. If you listen to the news or take a tab on happenings around the world, you will discover that the level of wickedness, corruption and evil being perpetrated in high places is growing unabated. As a matter of fact, being referred to as a believer is no longer fashionable in some quarters because crookedness and perversion is fast eroding Christian values that certain people have been known with and are used to. I want us to start our observation by opening our Bibles to…

Organizational growth does not happen through mere wishful thinking. Organizational growth takes place through strategic thinking and leaders are usually the drivers of these strategic thoughts. To see that organizations, grow as they ought to grow; the leaders are usually deliberate about their plans and actions, coupled with a great zeal. Growth is something every organization desire, irrespective of their size. It is the dream of every small organization to grow big, and it is also the dream of big organizations to get bigger. As a matter of fact, there is a saying that the only thing that is constant…

There is a general misconception about leadership that has pervade our world today. Not many leaders see leadership as an avenue to serve. Many see leadership as an avenue to amass wealth, others see leadership as an avenue to amass great power; others see leadership as a means to building a name for themselves. But the truth is: Leadership is more than all these that I have mentioned. I want us to start our observation from the book of Acts 13:36 (NIV). The Bible says: “Now when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep; he…

One of the very key things that we must understand as leaders is that leadership has so much to do with choice. As a matter of fact, what we do every day in leadership is borne out of the choices that we daily make. Anyone who is not willing or who is reluctant to make choices would be less effective when placed in a position of leadership. You see, we must understand as leaders that the choices we make is as important as the position of leadership itself. That’s why the choices that the leader daily makes cannot be outsourced,…

Let me begin this piece by examining the words of Jesus concerning marriage written in Matthew 19:4-8. I believe it is a familiar passage of the Bible that we have read and heard people quote a lot of times. It says: “And He answered and said to them, “Have you not read that He who made them at the beginning ‘made them male and female,’ 5 and said, ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’? 6 So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore, what God has joined together, let…

In the last three weeks, we had examined a few things on leadership and pattern. We began by examining Leadership According to Pattern, The Dangers of Adopting Wrong Leadership Patterns and The Weakness of Cosmetic Leadership Pattern on Organizational Effectiveness. In this piece, we will be looking at what has been titled: The Leadership Interface for Effective Organizational Growth and I want us to examine a story in the Bible to help us understand what we are about to share with ourselves. 1 Kings chapter 19, I am going to read a few verses to us beginning from verse 1-4.…

The concept of cosmetic leadership is rooted in leadership without vision, without principles and with little or no direction for the organization. Cosmetic leaders are there only for the glory, the fame, the popularity, the power, that leadership positions have to offer them, and do not really have a sense of fulfilling the organization’s mandate or have a sense of vision direction for the organization. Cosmetic leadership looks beautiful on the outside, it is glamorous; it is expensive, but within is emptiness and lack of organizational progress. Cosmetic leaders can hardly point to anything they have done or achieve since…

The pattern of leadership adopted by a leader, has a direct cause and effect relationship upon organizations and their success or failure. As a matter of fact, most organizations success or failure is a direct indication and response to a leader’s pattern of leadership, either positively or negatively. We should never forget the saying that “everything rises and fall on leadership” – so, that means if there is progress in the organization, it is leadership; and if there is failure as well, nobody would be blame for the failure other than leadership. So, that tells us that the success and…