3 MINISTRY LESSONS FROM THE JUST CONCLUDED INTERNATIONAL MINISTERS CONFERENCE
UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF OUR FATHER PAPA DAVID OYEDEPO:
What I learnt may be different from what you learnt.
There is no law that says we should all learn the same thing.
The eye that sees are many, the eye that observes are very few.
TIMELINESS: You can’t find Papa extending the time from what was announced. There are places you go to, you only know when the minister’s conference is starting, you don’t know when it is ending. The convener ministers the word with the mindset that everyone here is a son to him, hence he can extend the closing time with 3 hours additional time without considering the individual program of the audience. You don’t know Papa if you don’t know timeliness. This is a message for me.
CAPACITY TO FATHER EVERYONE: Some people that don’t even relate outside of Cannaan land, you see them greeting and hugging themselves after the meeting. Because the general umbrella is not interested in what each person has to say about the other person. Or interested in taking sides with anyone. A father gets to a point where he has the capacity to father whoever honors him, irrespective of the son or sons who don’t want to see that person around him. So happy when I saw Papa called Prophet Chris Okafor the first night and embrace him. When I heard his name mentioned from the altar, I knew that he had followed very well.
IF YOU HAVE RESULTS IN MINISTRY THERE IS A SPACE FOR YOU AMONG THE GREAT AND THERE IS A SEAT FOR YOU AMONG THE GREAT: You don’t need to be long in the family tree to be accepted and celebrated. Just have results and a space will be created for you. Some people claim to own the father, some don’t argue ownership, they just generate results, and the father celebrates them openly in the presence of those who think they are the owners of the house but lack results. No father will celebrate you without results. I heard the names of some pastors during recognition of sons of the prophet, that we never believe have anything to do with our family tree. You may be born in the house if you have no results, sons who came from outside will take over your place. One of the reasons most fathers don’t have respect for some sons is nothing but the begging spirit of those sons. You come to beg, your brothers come to give. Sometimes try and keep your problem to yourself, so that people will not keep themselves away from you.