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Leadership, Character & Responsibility

Character → Leadership → Institutions → Society → Nigeria

Leadership considered not as performance, but as responsibility before people, history and God.

A considered path

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Faith, God & Formation

The Only Clue to What Man Can Do

History confronts us with what fallen people and systems can become, while Scripture directs the Church beyond politics and progress to God’s burden for salvation.

25 min · 6 Sept 2026 →

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Leadership, Character & Stewardship

WHEN A NATION LOSES ITS HEART

A nation loses its heart when power, abundance and religion become detached from compassion, justice, repentance and obedient responsibility.

20 min · 24 Aug 2026 →

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Leadership, Character & Stewardship

THE LEADER BEFORE POSTERITY

Leadership must be discerned before history settles its verdict by examining character, context, fruit, order and responsibility.

16 min · 24 Aug 2026 →

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Leadership, Character & Stewardship

YOU CANNOT HIRE ENOUGH POLICE TO COMPENSATE FOR THE ABSENCE OF CHARACTER

No amount of policing can substitute for the moral formation and conscience that families, churches and institutions must cultivate.

18 min · 24 Jul 2026 →

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Leadership, Character & Stewardship

THE GROUND BENEATH OUR FEET

This is one of the most powerful descriptions I have read of a reality many of us prefer not to confront.

6 min · 10 Jul 2026 →

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Faith, God & Formation

UNDER AUTHORITY, UNDER COVERING

When Worship, Honour, Order, and Readiness Meet There is a question the Church must learn to ask with trembling honesty: When God sends growth, will we be ready?

12 min · 29 Jun 2026 →

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Leadership, Character & Stewardship

LEADERSHIP, NARRATIVE, CHARISMA & STEWARDSHIP

Leadership is not sustained by visibility or charisma alone; narrative power must remain accountable to character, service and stewardship.

8 min · 9 Jun 2026 →

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Faith, God & Formation

What the Dutch Can Teach Parents, Churches, and Youth Leaders About Preparing Young People for Life

Madojemu Recently, I came across an article describing how the Netherlands has become one of the most successful countries in Europe at helping young people move from school into productive […].

5 min · 8 Jun 2026 →

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Work, Enterprise & Human Flourishing

📌 POWER BY ALL MEANS NECESSARY

Why Nigeria’s Electricity Sector Must Rethink Its Business Model By Francis E.

9 min · 6 Jun 2026 →

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Leadership, Character & Stewardship

Decision Making!

In my 40 years of service and ministry, explaining decision-making has been a challenge.

1 min · 21 Feb 2024 →

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Leadership, Character & Stewardship

Banking is Trust by Francis Madojemu

I was reminded of this by a sermon today by Dr Tunde Adegbola at our Church The Bridge Network City Church, Ibadan Nigeria but before I give you an overview and application of the sermon principles to our country today, I must tel.

8 min · 12 Mar 2023 →

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Leadership, Character & Stewardship

Vision & Values

Kingdom vision is sustained when shared values reproduce the King’s character and will in everyday practice.

3 min · 18 Nov 2022 →

Cover of Ray Dalio’s Changing World Order – Great Presentation

Leadership, Character & Stewardship

Ray Dalio’s Changing World Order – Great Presentation

A thought – don’t let the new world of social media information and connectedness make you feel what we are going through is unique – Ray Dalio makes a particularly good presentation reminding us that scripture is true – Ecclesias.

1 min · 3 Apr 2022 →

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Leadership, Character & Stewardship

Joseph: Prisoner of Hope – May 7th, 2017

Think Win-Win isn’t about being nice, nor is it a quick-fix technique.

3 min · 10 May 2017 →

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Leadership, Character & Stewardship

A Thought For Today

In our Real Success Seminar, we looked at Habit 3: Putting First Things First through a video of rocks and sand that we watched.

1 min · 11 Apr 2017 →

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Leadership, Character & Stewardship

Leadership That Pray!

National leadership needs people whose prayer produces truth, humility, dependence on God and wiser public decisions.

1 min · 17 Dec 2015 →

Cover of The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of the Nation’s Leadership and Government.

Leadership, Character & Stewardship

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of the Nation’s Leadership and Government.

Photo courtesy of emailinsider.co.uk Proverbs 29:2 (NKJV) 2 When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan.

5 min · 11 Dec 2015 →

Cover of Don’t Leave Nigeria’s Leadership Alone!

Leadership, Character & Stewardship

Don’t Leave Nigeria’s Leadership Alone!

Photo courtesy of HBR.org At home here in Nigeria and even around the world with the increasing issues of dwindling resources, increased poverty and joblessness as well as a new breed of terrorism.

2 min · 10 Dec 2015 →

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Work, Enterprise & Human Flourishing

THE FRAME BEFORE THE PICTURE

A sound idea can remain unseen when its relevance, proof, messenger or medium fails to create the context in which people can recognise its value.

14 min · 21 Sept 2026 →

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Work, Enterprise & Human Flourishing

THE PROBLEM BEFORE THE PROMISE

Communication creates value when it begins with the real problem people are trying to solve and makes the transformation clearer than the product, programme or storyteller.

18 min · 21 Sept 2026 →

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Faith, God & Formation

WHEN GOOD NEWS LOSES THE BAD NEWS

The Gospel must neither manufacture fear nor minimise humanity’s real condition, but truthfully name sin, alienation and death before making Christ and grace unmistakably greater.

22 min · 21 Sept 2026 →

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Work, Enterprise & Human Flourishing

DESIGNED FOR DIFFICULTY

Difficulty is not always evidence of wrong placement; God may form people of conviction, wisdom, excellence and practical skill within hard environments so that His life becomes visible through the answers they build and the people they serve.

18 min · 26 Sept 2026 →