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Annals of Leadership

Leadership and the God Factor

By on September 29, 2016

‘Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.’ – Jeremiah 33:3

On the 30th of March, 1863, against the backdrop of a divisive and bloody war that set the United States of America on the brink of collapse. President,…


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Taking Collective Responsibility

By on August 29, 2016

And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works – Hebrews 10:24

The 2013 report of the annual rural economic development conference in Peoria, Illinois threw up some interesting facts. A typical city council meeting in a city of about 115,000 people had been…


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Walking in Victory

It’s A New Order!

By on March 1, 2016

For if by one man’s offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ. Romans 5: 17

Mary Mother Jones, labelled at one time as the most dangerous woman in America, was…


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Annals of Leadership

It Takes a Team

By on February 1, 2016

Look for able men from all the people, men who fear God, who are trustworthy and hate a bribe, and place such men over the people as chiefs of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens (Exodus 18:21)

Few things are as difficult for leadership in the 21st century as assembling…


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Steering Innovation

By on January 18, 2016

And he has filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, with intelligence, with knowledge, and with all craftsmanship, to devise artistic designs, to work in gold and silver and bronze (Exodus 35:31-32)

Modern civilization is the product of man’s continuous striving to meet dire needs and solve problems….


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Walking in Victory

A Year like No Other

By on January 6, 2016

Behold, I and the children the Lord has given me are for signs and wonders in Israel. (Isaiah 8: 18)

In the wake of the New Year, it is not uncommon to find people who have resolved to achieve certain goals or desires. This tradition of New Year resolutions transcends…


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Conviction of a New Beginning

By on January 4, 2016

Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert (Isaiah 43:18-19)

 

Welcome to 2016. One of the reasons people come…


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Youth Demography and the Test of Leadership

By on August 29, 2015

The glory of young men is their strength – Proverbs 20:29

On the 18th of April 2015 a Mozambican, Emmanuel Sithole, put a human face to the recent xenophobic attacks in South Africa. Sithole was innocently walking along the road when he was attacked, beaten and stabbed to half an inch…


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Rekindling the Spirit of Patriotism

By on May 11, 2015

Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. – Romans 13:1

Few things will enable a leader harness the collective creativity and persistence required to grow, develop and weather storms like a…

Taiwo Odukoya
Lagos, Nigeria

Taiwo Odukoya, petroleum engineer, author and senior pastor of The Fountain of Life Church, is an expert on leadership and relationship issues.

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