Papers by Olufemi J A C O B Ishola
Integrity and honour are foundational Christian virtues that guide believers in their daily walk ... more Integrity and honour are foundational Christian virtues that guide believers in their daily walk with God. Integrity involves living with honesty, truthfulness, and consistency in both public and private life, while honour reflects a deep respect for God, others, and oneself. These virtues are essential for building trust, maintaining strong relationships, and reflecting the character of Christ in every situation. In the Christian faith, integrity and honour are not just ideals but practical principles that should shape every decision, interaction, and action, promoting a life that glorifies God and positively impacts others. Okereafor contemplates on ''Lessons for Gospel Ministers in Nigeria from Augustine of Hippo: Vessel of Integrity and Honour''. He places the life of the gospel minister side by side that of Augustine of Hippo and stresses the urgency of integrity and honour in contemporary gospel ministry. The past lives they lived should not be swept under the carpet bust should be means through which edifying messages will get to their listeners. Okereafor also notes that gospel ministers are to stand against modern-day heresies, teach the truth of God's word and be held accountable for how they use their free will. He warned ministers to restrain their desires for titles but rather remain humble so that God may lift them up in due time. Abegunde and Ishola consider 'Integrity Measures to the Challenges in an enduring Christian Leadership'. The article is important because the duo observe the lack of integrity among many Christian leaders occupying sensitive leadership positions. These integrity challenges include, though not limited to: poor self-control, disobedience, inconsistent personal devotion, poor use of authority and the likes. The authors posit that these challenges can be combated with integrity factor when leaders balance theories with practical, strive to keep promises and pledges, live uncompromised lives and striving to do the rights always, not minding the cost. 'Integrity and Honour in Human Existence: Indispensable Factors for the Gospel Ministers' is the focus of Akinbobola. She avers that integrity is inherent in human beings by the nature of God in them which made them moral and rational. Thus, a highly moral and principled life is expected from human beings towards fellow human. The fall of man however tampered with the intrinsic nature of God which the redemptive work of Christ on the cross eventually restored. Akinbobola then notes that the work of reconciliation has been committed to the followers of Jesus and gospel ministers are expected to model a Christ-like life that shows forth integrity and honour so that humanity will through them come back to God's original desire of humankind living in obedience to God's commands. Otitoju-Teidi examines 'Maintaining Integrity in Christian Preaching through Originality of Text, Sermon and Character'. He posits that many preachers do not meet up to expectation which is revealed in their lack of reputation before the people and little or no impact of the word of God in the lives of the congregation. This is due to inadequate preparation in exegesis and study of the passage, plagiarism and copying of another person's sermon or from the internet. The author advises that these challenges can be settled when contemporary preachers improve on: maintaining integrity through originality of text, not copying from anyone but allowing the Holy Spirit to be their source; proper preparation and adequate preparation as well as delivery of God's word and most importantly, living a life that is in tandem with the word of God.
International Journal of Family Life and Societal Development, 2024
The paper affirms the reality of various forms of disabilities in society.
Since the church, thr... more The paper affirms the reality of various forms of disabilities in society.
Since the church, through her leadership, has direct responsibility to
the society, to make life habitable for community members and to
make Christ known to every category of people, able or diabled, the
researchers therefore probed into the direct responsibility of Pastoral
Leadership in the local churches to minister self-reliance to people
living with one form of disability or another. To achieve this goal, the
researchers engaged descriptive method of research by clarifying the
concepts of Pastoral Leadership and disability. The researchers
further identified six specific roles of local church pastors in
providing enabling environment for people living with disabilities using P-A-S-T-O-R acronym, and finally identified some factors that
can be responsible for pastors' non-involvement in ministering to the
people living with disabilities. The research discovered that local
church pastors could Preach an inclusive message; Assist in
mobilizing financial and emotional support for people living with
disability; Support individual, and non-governmental organizations,
and foundations that are committed to the ministry; Teach and Reteach the principle of theodicy; Organize enriching programmes for
the people living with disabilities and their family; and Re-orienting
church members on their attitudes to people living with disabilities.
Key Words: Pastoral Leadership, Ministry, Disabilities
Edumania Journal, 2024
The church thrives on the effective engagement of volunteer workers who give their time, money, a... more The church thrives on the effective engagement of volunteer workers who give their time, money, and talents to promote the gospel through cooperative work with the church pastors and other church staff. Upon this assumption, the writers intend to promote relational leadership theory that can help pastors and other church staff engage and maximize their potential. In achieving this singular purpose, the writers explored the relational leadership theory and described who volunteers are in the church context. The research also discusses relational issues among volunteer church workers, while impacts that implementation of this theory could have on church workers were finally explained. The article reveals that relational leadership would help leaders prioritize interest in the church volunteer workers' personal life; encourages formal and informal communication; inspires teamwork; and guides church volunteer workers toward achieving their job descriptions.
Effective Communication as an Impetus for Comflict Management in a Multi-Staff Pastoral Ministry
Edumania-An International Multidisciplinary Journal, Dec 31, 2023
Ishola, Olufemi J. and Fatiloro, Olalekan, 2004
The paper titled “Effective Communication as an Impetus for Conflict Management in a Multi-staff ... more The paper titled “Effective Communication as an Impetus for Conflict Management in a Multi-staff Pastoral Setting” is a descriptive research that explore the conflict management models, communication tools in Multi Pastoral setting. Knowing fully well that the work of ministry is enormous, there is therefore the need to engage more than one pastors in a local church to effective facilitate ministerial assignments. Accomplishing this comes with several changes, conflict inclusive. Hence, the researcher interest in engaging meaningful communication to salvage conflict among members of pastoral staff. Thus, the paper clarifies the concepts, multi-pastoral Staff ministry, effective communication, and Conflict management. The work further probes into nature of conflict in Multi-pastoral staff ministry and addresses the issue of managing conflict using effective communication principles. The research discovered that conflict among members of pastoral team can be managed when all pastoral team prepared to communicate well and clearly; they are ready to not only seek to be understood but to also understand, they are mindful of their tones as well as the basic content of the message; they consult with others whenever major decisions are to be taken, among others.
Key Words: Communication, Conflict Management, Multi- Staff, and Pastoral Ministry
Word Count: 188
Edumania-An International Multidisciplinary Journal
The Research paper titled “Academic formation in the theological education and its implication fo... more The Research paper titled “Academic formation in the theological education and its implication for competent ministry” was devoted to explore implications of academic formation on ministerial competency. The Nigerian Baptist Theological Seminary, Ogbomoso and Catholic Theological College in United State of America were used as case study for the paper. The purpose this paper seeks to achieve were to examine nature of academic formation in theological education; to consider curriculum development of the selected theological institutions; to investigate major formations that takes place in theological schools; and to examine the implications of academic formation on ministerial competency. A descriptive research design method was adopted. Information was sourced through primary documents (internet books and library printed books and journals). Curriculum development style of the Nigerian Baptist Theological Seminary, Ogbomoso and Catholic Theological College were used. The findings co...
Edumania-An International Multidisciplinary Journal, 2023
The Research paper titled "Academic formation in the theological education and its implication fo... more The Research paper titled "Academic formation in the theological education and its implication for competent ministry" was devoted to explore implications of academic formation on ministerial competency. The Nigerian Baptist Theological Seminary, Ogbomoso and Catholic Theological College in United State of America were used as case study for the paper. The purpose this paper seeks to achieve were to examine nature of academic formation in theological education; to consider curriculum development of the selected theological institutions; to investigate major formations that takes place in theological schools; and to examine the implications of academic formation on ministerial competency. A descriptive research design method was adopted. Information was sourced through primary documents (internet books and library printed books and journals). Curriculum development style of the Nigerian Baptist Theological Seminary, Ogbomoso and Catholic Theological College were used. The findings confirmed that basically, there are 3 major formations that occur in a standard theological school. The findings further reveal that academic formations help students to meet the demand of the challenging ministerial tasks.
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Papers by Olufemi J A C O B Ishola
Since the church, through her leadership, has direct responsibility to
the society, to make life habitable for community members and to
make Christ known to every category of people, able or diabled, the
researchers therefore probed into the direct responsibility of Pastoral
Leadership in the local churches to minister self-reliance to people
living with one form of disability or another. To achieve this goal, the
researchers engaged descriptive method of research by clarifying the
concepts of Pastoral Leadership and disability. The researchers
further identified six specific roles of local church pastors in
providing enabling environment for people living with disabilities using P-A-S-T-O-R acronym, and finally identified some factors that
can be responsible for pastors' non-involvement in ministering to the
people living with disabilities. The research discovered that local
church pastors could Preach an inclusive message; Assist in
mobilizing financial and emotional support for people living with
disability; Support individual, and non-governmental organizations,
and foundations that are committed to the ministry; Teach and Reteach the principle of theodicy; Organize enriching programmes for
the people living with disabilities and their family; and Re-orienting
church members on their attitudes to people living with disabilities.
Key Words: Pastoral Leadership, Ministry, Disabilities
Key Words: Communication, Conflict Management, Multi- Staff, and Pastoral Ministry
Word Count: 188