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Godman Akinlabi is the Global Lead Pastor of The Elevation Church, Lagos, a non-denominational church founded in 2010 with a God-given mandate to ‘make greatness common’. A pastor with over 20 years of experience, he is a seasoned and highly sought-after speaker, trainer and consultant who has taught and inspired people in conferences and churches around the world. He is an ardent scholar who holds a bachelor’s degree in Mining Engineering from the Federal University of Technology Akure; a master’s degree in International Law and Diplomacy from the University of Lagos; an MBA from Manchester Business School; and was part of the 2018 Class of Strategic Perspectives in Non-profit Management program of the Harvard University (SPNM18). Godman is the visionary behind several initiatives, interventions and community outreaches such as the Pistis Foundation, a non-profit organisation established to be a model provider of empowerment opportunities for the economically challenged with its focus areas on education, health and shelter, Elevate 200 churches, a weekly outreach that began in 2010, which focuses on feeding, training and empowering the less privileged, as well as several large scale Soup Kitchens and free medical outreaches for the less privileged that have held all over Lagos state. He is the convener of several events and conferences targeted at empowering different people groups in Christian ministry, business and the polity. Some of those events include the Exponential Conference for Pastors and Church Leaders; Vantage Forum, an annual business & economic outlook event; the Hangout which is a conference for singles, a mentorship program for young men called “Man Up”; Better Half Media, a ministry that is positioned to positively influence marriages and relationships; and Business Roundtable which is an initiative that helps to empower persons in business, the workforce and in government. He is an author with several acclaimed books such as Sexuality: Get a Grip for Singles & Couples, the 7 Commandments of Foolishness; Don’t Waste your Pain, Moving from Fear to Faith, I am Possible, and his latest release, “Burning Questions, Flaming Answers”, a book that answers some of the common questions for couples and singles about relationships. A recognized social media influencer, he holds a special social media event every Friday that is focused on sharing practical tips about building godly relationships for both singles and married couples. He is happily married to Bolarinwa, a teacher and minister of the gospel and they both have two beautiful children.
Episodes
Thursday Dec 07, 2017
Monday Dec 04, 2017
Monday Dec 04, 2017
The world approaches the concept of diversity and views it as a separator – a factor that brings division and often leads to misunderstanding, conflict and avoidable tension.
In keeping with Nigeria's Independence Day, bearing in mind her cultural diversity, we will look at how God views diversity and how we as Christians should view and respond to diversity, in our marriages and relationships, within and without.
The world's view of diversity tends to create bias in the minds of the interacting parties, many times hindering the flow of conversations and transactions, but with God it is totally different – He blesses and loves diversity. As children of God and citizens of His kingdom, we are part of God's family, a large family rich in diverse language, culture and mannerisms.
Thursday Nov 30, 2017
Thursday Nov 30, 2017
A married couple having crucial conversations for the good of their marriage further preserves it and boosts it chances of success. Having crucial conversations is about clearly communicating with each other – no relationship can survive without communication, as marriage is 85% communication. Bear in mind that the fastest way to flood a house is to simply block the drains which convey water out of the house; that is what lack of communication with your spouse does – it blocks the drain and floods your home with all sorts of debris.
The tragic incident in Eden can be likened to a man who lost an excellent job, loaded with juicy official perks. Some men would have traced the beginning of their troubles to the moment Eve walked into their lives, and would have accused her of making them ‘stray’ out of their prosperity. But what happened after God gave Adam and Eve quit notice out of the Garden of Eden? They started life afresh without Adam taking it personal with Eve (Genesis 3:20). Just as pointing fingers will not help, you do not do your relationship any good by keeping quiet about issues. Any time there is an absence of conversation, conflict becomes inevitable! Keeping quiet, especially for an extended period, can lead to an eruption; such is the material for conflict.
Thursday Nov 23, 2017
Thursday Nov 23, 2017
This series is applicable to both singles and married couples. You are on God’s mind. God is looking out for single parents, widows and widowers as well. For instance, Ruth the Moabite, who later got married to Boaz and got into the lineage of Jesus Christ.
God has a plan for divorcees, for instance, the Samaritan woman Jesus met at the well. Despite her marital situation, Jesus created time for her and turned her into an Evangelist.
Principles do not change. We simply need to align ourselves with them. Wherever you are (martially), God has something for you in this series.
A lady who required marital counselling once came to see Pastor Godman. The lady narrated how her husband suddenly disappeared a day before their 10th wedding anniversary. The lady couldn’t even reach her husband to wish him a ‘Happy Anniversary’, as he remained incommunicado. Her husband later returned two days after the anniversary date. After listening to the lady’s ordeal, Pastor Godman (still single then) started having second thoughts about getting married.
However, someone’s experience in marriage, should not form the basis of our own expectation. The basis of our expectation should be what God has said concerning marriage.
Today’s big question to both singles and married people is: what is God’s standard for marriage?
Monday Nov 20, 2017
Thursday Nov 16, 2017
Monday Nov 13, 2017
Thursday Nov 09, 2017
Thursday Nov 09, 2017
The 7 commandments of foolishness teaching series is borne out of a desire to push people more towards wisdom principle, with the thinking that if we are aware and turn our hearts against foolishness, perhaps we can move in the direction of wisdom.
This brings us to the question, What does it take to be foolish? Proverbs 9:1-12 emphasizes the importance of wisdom in our daily living, telling us about wisdom’s invitation to everyone to eat of her food, drink of her wine, and receive life in the process.
“11Wisdom will multiply your days and add years to your life. 12If you will become wise, you will be the one to benefit. If you scorn wisdom, you will be the one to suffer.”
Let us look at some perspectives of wisdom, thereafter we will go onto discussing the first commandment of foolishness.
Proverbs chapter 4 and verse 7 says that getting wisdom is the most important thing. There is a premium placed on wisdom throughout the bible and its importance in our lives cannot be over-emphasized, considering that there is the foolish and the wise way of doing everything; there is the foolish way of handling a marriage and there is the wise way of handling it; there is the foolish way of working on an official task and there is the wise way; there is the foolish way of approaching your academics and there is the wise way… The list is endless
Wednesday Nov 01, 2017
Monday Oct 30, 2017