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Pastor
E. A. Adeboye
Fondly known as G.O or Daddy G.O, Pastor Adeboye became the General
Overseer (G.O) of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) in 1981.
Sheer curiosity and the search for a solution to a personal
problem led Pastor Adeboye to worship at RCCG – Ebute-Metta in 1973.
It was a most unlikely place of worship for a professor of Mathematics
as the church had very few educated people and it lacked the comfort
and grandeur of the Orthodox churches.
God
took RCCG to greater glory with the birth of the Holy Ghost Services,
which started in the late 80s. It is a service of intense worship and
manifestation of signs and wonders. 1998 saw the birth of the annual
Holy Ghost Festival. Billed Lekki ’98, an estimated 4 million people gathered to fellowship,
praise and pray during an all night service. It is conceivably the
largest gathering of Christians in the world.
As
Pastor Adeboye frequently testifies, the Lord has just started with
RCCG.
In his own words, “We are believing the Almighty God that
very soon, in every town, in every village all over the world, there
would be a parish of The Redeemed Christian Church of God established
where people could be saved, discipled and trained in the fear of the
Lord. So that on the last day, we would have people of all races, from
all tribes, from all tongues, praising the Almighty God who had been
brought in the Kingdom of God on the Platform of The Redeemed
Christian Church of God.”
His
desire to reach the ends of the earth is captured in this statement,
“I would love to have a breakthrough to such a height that I can
lend to nations and preach on every television and radio station at
least one hour per day.” |
Other
Speakers
Pastor
(Mrs.) Folu Adeboye
Pastor
Ira V. Hillard
Dr.
Myles Munroe
Bishop George G. Bloomer
Michelle Mckinney
Hammond
Pastor Felix Ohiwerei
Pastor Obi Ezekwesili
Pastor Leke Sanusi
Pastor Mike Hayes
Pastor Nicky Gumbel
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Pastor
(Mrs.) Folu Adeboye
Daddy
G.O is ably supported by his wife.
Fondly called Mummy G.O, she labors
tirelessly by her husband’s side. With her heart for women and
children, she founded Africa Missions, a program where RCCG parishes
in the western world support missions in developing countries
financially, spiritually and by volunteering time to travel to train
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Ira
V. Hilliard, a
native Houstonian, was
called at the age of
nine to preach God's
Word. He received a
Bachelor of Arts in
Biblical Studies, a
Master of Divinity and
was awarded an Honorary
Doctorate Degree in
Humane Letters and
Doctor of Philosophy
from Friends
International Christian
University.
Ira Hilliard married the
beautiful Bridget E.
Harrison on October 4,
1975.
Dr. Hilliard founded New
Light Church World
Outreach and Worship
Centers, Inc. in 1984,
with only 23 members and
now New Light Christian
Center Church, "One
Church in Multiple
Locations" has over
28,000 members. Dr.
Hilliard is committed to
take God's Word to a
hurting and lost
generation as he builds
people of PURPOSE, POWER
and PRAISE.
New Light Christian
Center Church currently
has two Houston
locations, and is
currently expanding with
the opening of New Light
Church Tabernacles in
surrounding locations in
the greater Houston
area. Dr. Hilliard also
has established
extension locations in
Austin and Beaumont,
Texas. New Light
Christian Center Church
has a nationwide
television ministry, a
drug rehabilitation
center, it's own
satellite network, an
Aviation Division,
Daycare, and Elementary
school. The ministry
employs over 260
employees.
The Hilliards are the
proud parents of Tina
Hilliard-Egans, husband
Terry Egans, Irishea
Hilliard-Lewis, husband
Jeffery Lewis, and
Preashea Hilliard. The
Hilliards also have 4
grand-children, Ira
Emanuel, Briona Janae,
Ivan Harrison, and
Jonathan Sean-Michael. |
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Dr. Myles Munroe is
the Founder, President,
and Senior Pastor of
Bahamas Faith Ministries
International, an
all-encompassing network
of ministries
headquartered in Nassau,
Bahamas. He is a
multi-gifted
international
motivational speaker,
best selling author and
business consultant
addressing critical
issues affecting every
aspect of human, social
and spiritual
development.
Pastor Myles believes in
reaching the world using
every aspect of the
media including
television, radio, the
web, email, and printed
materials. He also
believes we should
strive to reach the
nations in the context
of their own environment
and, instead of telling
them to come to us, we
must go to the nations.
His method is teaching
rather than preaching
because many have been
preached to, and it is
now time to be taught.
Pastor Myles employs an
intelligent and simple
technique that is
practical and can be
applied to our daily
lives. Barriers have
been broken between
denominations and
different religions
through Pastor Myles'
teachings because his
approach is not to
become an antagonist but
a peacemaker. He
believes people cannot
grow unless they are
able to sit and listen
to each other and not
perceive each other as
enemies. His warm
personality and love for
all humans attracts him
to people of diverse
backgrounds and he is
always invited to return
many times to address
the same audiences.
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Bishop George G.
Bloomer is a native
of Brooklyn, New York.
After serving as an
evangelist for fourteen
years, Bishop Bloomer
began pastoring in 1996.
He is the founder and
senior pastor of Bethel
Family Worship Center in
Durham, North Carolina.
He continues to travel
extensively, however,
sharing his testimony
with others of how the
Lord delivered and set
him free from a life of
poverty, drug abuse,
sexual abuse at the
hands of a 30-year-old
woman, and mental
anguish.
Today he not only
pastors, but he is the
founder of Young
Witnesses for Christ, a
youth evangelistic
outreach ministry with
several chapters on
college campuses
throughout the United
States; Bishop of
C.L.U.R.T. (Come Let Us
Reason Together)
International
Assemblies, comprised of
over 83 churches
nationwide and abroad;
and founder and
publisher of Blooming
House Publishers, a
Christian publishing
company for new authors
who find it difficult to
get published, yet have
a seasoned word from the
Lord.
Bishop Bloomer holds to
his credit a degree of
Doctor of Religious Arts
in Christian Psychology.
His
is a message of
deliverance, a message
of hope, which far
exceeds the desperation
accompanied by the
oppression of many
silent sufferers. A
husband, a father, a
minister of the Gospel,
and an inspiration to
thousands who've found
themselves at the brink
of despair, Bishop
George G. Bloomer's
message is pure and
simple: Reach the heart
and save the soul.
Jesus Christ has the
answer and is the answer
to fulfill your every
need. In Him all things
are possible if you
don't die during your
valley experience!
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Mike
Hayes is the
founder and Senior
Pastor of Covenant
Church based in
Carrollton, Texas, and
celebrating a membership
of more than 12,000. For
30 years, Covenant
Church has been
strengthening families,
communities and the
world by encouraging
relationship with Jesus
Christ in a diverse,
multicultural atmosphere
filled with vibrant
Worship and relevant
Word.
For Mike Hayes, his
commitment to the Lord
came at an early age as
he quickly recognized
the ministry call upon
his life. Completing
college, he proceeded to
establish a wide-spread
evangelistic ministry
that took him across the
United States as well as
the world. In 1973, Mike
Hayes married the love
of his life, Kathy
Parker. Being a key
member of a very popular
music ministry herself,
Kathy’s call to ministry
had also been firmly
established.
In 1976, after the
birth of their first
child, Mike and Kathy
moved to the Dallas,
Texas, area to create
their dream, Covenant
Church. Beginning with
only a vision, Mike &
Kathy founded Covenant
Church in Carrollton,
Texas, in October 1976.
Since then, Covenant
Church, combined with
Covenant Church’s
Spanish-speaking
congregation, Mundo de
Fe, has grown to more
than 12,000 members
across 12 locations in
the North Texas area.
Through their apostolic
leadership, Covenant
Church and Mundo de Fe
generously support
missionaries, churches,
schools and orphanages
throughout the world.
Mike Hayes continues
to “follow the cloud”
with intensity and
vision as a pastor,
author and radio and
television host. His
recently released book,
“God’s Law of First
Things,” has been widely
acclaimed for its
revelation and insight
into the necessity of
putting God first in our
lives—and realizing the
blessing that awaits
those who do. His
Bible-based teachings
are heard daily on
“Covenant Life,” a
popular radio program
broadcast throughout the
North Texas area. He is
also a frequent host on
the Trinity Broadcasting
Network’s national
program, “Praise the
Lord.”
Mike Hayes is respected
around the world for his
insight into the Word of
God. Through his vision
and leadership, he is
actively preparing a
generation of leaders
who are destined to be
world changers for the
Kingdom of God.
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Being
an accomplished author
of over 30 books should
be an indication to
anyone that Michelle
McKinney Hammond has got
stories to tell.
Selling over one million
copies, her writings
pinpoint the root causes
of relational issues
while sharing life
changing insights on
“living, loving and
overcoming” with
countless faithful
readers. Michelle has
also been a television
co-host of TLN’s
Emmy-nominated “Aspiring
Women,” a talk show that
ran for nine years in
over 100 markets to the
U.S. and abroad. A
combination of grace,
truth, transparency, and
humor that has placed
Michelle in numerous
media outlets such as
Essence Magazine, The
Chicago Tribune, NBC’s
“The Other Half,”
“Politically Incorrect”
with Bill Maher, BET’s
“Oh Drama”, E’s “Soaptalk”
and “The 700 Club”, and
The New York Times,
which called Michelle
“the most visible face
of the evangelical
advice industry for men
and women.”
As best selling author,
speaker, singer, and
inspiration to audiences
all over the world,
Michelle tells her own
story as a part of her
realistic approach.
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Nicky Gumbel is Vicar of
Holy Trinity Brompton, a
Church of England church
in central London. He
has been married to
Pippa for over twenty
years and has three
children.
Nicky practiced as a
barrister for six years,
from 1977 to 1983,
before training for
ordination at Wycliffe
Hall, Oxford. He joined
Holy Trinity Brompton as
curate to Sandy Millar
in 1986 and took over
the running of their
Alpha course in 1990. In
1996 the Bishop of
London appointed him as
an Alpha Chaplain.
He speaks regularly at
national and
international Alpha
conferences and is the
author of several books
including Questions of
Life, which has sold
over one million copies
around the world.
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