TOPE A. BANJO

tVB 36:2 CHURCH WORK TRAINING: CHURCH WORK & TEAM BUILDING LeadersTalk Now it came to pass in those days that He went out to the mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God. And when it was day, He called His disciples to Himself; and from them He chose. Luke 6:12-13 NKJV The Lord Jesus is our example in teamTbuilding. This was one of the very first things he did in ministry. You must realize that He had quite a large number of followers, but a time came when he hand­picked disciples. In other words, he raised and built a team. Now, building and maintaining effective church workers' teams is a time consuming and sensitive process particularly in ministry where the pressures of the moment are often intense. Most attempts at ministry team building don't work well, simply because leaders and workers fail to appreciate the effort that has to be invested in time and attention to detail. The truth is, when done well, teamwork contribut...

tVB 36 CHURCH WORK TRAINING: EMPOWERED FOR DIVINE APPOINTMENTS “Therefore, brethren seek out from among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business;.." Acts 6:3 [See also Acts 1:4,8; Exo 31:1-3; and 1st Corinthians 14: 4] From these scriptures we see how to achieve more powerful service in God's House. BAPTISM IN THE HOLY SPIRIT The In-filling with the Holy Spirit is prerequisite for effective spiritual service. Jesus said wait until you are endued with the Holy Spirit's power. The in-filling is the door to true, powerful and irresistible ministry. Without divine empowerment, we are left to struggle in the flesh. We will be left at the level of what our natural senses can achieve. Without the Spirit's empowerment, Stephen would have achieved nothing more than merely serve tables. "And they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit..." Acts 6:5 But that w...

TVB 34:1 BUSINESS TRAINING: USE OPPORTUNITY, MAKE IMPACT! One question: “…if you were given the opportunity, what impact would you make?” Life is not about showing presence, but about making impact. There's no use being in the workforce without making the necessary impact. Like a pebble sets of ripples when dropped in a puddle of water, apply you self as is expected this month. The results will be worth your effort! GET TRAINED TO START-UP AND MANAGE BUSINESS PROFITABLY @  Business Training Best Regards TOPE A. BANJO Business Trainer and Author Trains you to  Start-Up and Manage Business profitably! Enjoy Tope’s   Business Training Services   and Business Training Books available for purchase as: i) Epub Version @   Okada Books   OR  ii) PDF Version @   VisionBuilders   Resources Contact: Tel: 0803 3075 969 Instagram:  @topebanjo buildyourvisions@gmail....

tVB 33:3 BUSINESS TRAINING LEADER’S TALK: COMMUNICATION SKILLS & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT A Church Minister once complained about how his workers performed poorly in the publicity drive for a particular programme. I asked if he laid out the vision properly and gave them a strategy to operate with. When he answered that he 'assumed' that they should know what to do, I replied, “The truth is, your workers actually did what they knew to do , but you were not satisfied. You needed to have given them the strategy that God gave you” He held another meeting after our little talk, and you should have seen the sunshine on his face when I asked him how it went. He had spent time clarifying the vision and relevant strategy from God, and made time to share it with his workers. The choices…if the relationship is important, let the other person know you want to understand what they are getting from you.” Develop Your Communication Skills Develop your communication sk...

tVB 33:2 BUSINESS TRAINING: BUILDING STRONG TEAMS: TIPS FOR EFFECTIVE TEAM LEADERSHIP In every Team there needs to be a Leader. It would be impossible to achieve a goal with a group of people all attempting to lead, as if everyone is leading, who is following and doing? No-one! However, the important thing is to understand the difference between 'leading' and 'controlling'. Leading has a positive effect, controlling has a negative effect. Even those of us who naturally tend to take the 'lead' will recognize when we have a team leader or manager who is good. For one thing, they get the job done but for another, they do it without belittling, by not being afraid to hand over responsibility to others, by accepting blame by passing on and giving credit where it is due, by building people up rather than knocking them down. EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP Leadership is all about coordinating, communicating and channeling if you have a team of people ...

tVB 33:1 CHURCH WORK TRAINING: FULFILLING YOUR PASTOR’S VISION some years ago, I was invited to speak at a Church’s Worker's Training Programme. One of the questions during the interactive session was, 'How does a church member help the Pastor fulfill his God-given vision?' I would like to share with you what some simple steps to fulfilling your Pastor's vision. Step 1: Understand the Pastoral Office The pastoral office is one of the leadership ministries appointed in the Body of Christ by the Lord Jesus in Ephesians 4. The Pastor is the chief administrator of the local assembly. According to Pastor Taiwo Odukoya, “He is the one who gets the blame when things go wrong.” God has made him (or her) responsible for the well being of the church community. This responsibility applies to both pioneer and supporting pastors. Step 2: Change 'the' Pastor into ' My Pastor' People go to great extents to personalize their gifts and ...

tVB 30:3 BUSINESS TRAINING: HOW TO BUILD CIENTELE FOR YOUR NEW BUSINESS One thing you have is Ideas. Within them lie inventions and creations. However, to experience any form of financial power, regardless of how viable your Idea is, you must deal a death blow to selfishness. Selfishness is that negative character that holds back what should be given in exchange for a greater thing. Everything in life responds to the Giver. I once heard someone say, “Life gives to Givers and takes from Takers”. So true! So what have you given to life? Or rather, what do you need to give that you're holding on to? George Washington Carver gave over 300 recipes from Peanut, Thomas Edison gave the incandescent light bulb amidst other inventions, Abraham Lincoln gave America leadership, Nigeria's founding fathers secured our national independence. Whenever a change in status is desired there must be a sacrifice. The capacity to get back from life, especially financially, lies in...