Calling for the Leadership that....

Take a look around you and you'll observe that there is a scarcity of leadership. I'm talking about leaders whose personal values are enough to make them pillars that provide the essential support for the structures they support, whether that's a company  a local government or even a family. To make things even worse, the ones that occupy the visible positions behave as they like, not caring that there is a generation that is watching them, learning from them.

Content That Sells!

I'd like to share a few tips to creating content that is engaging and as promised, I'll be focusing on songwriters.
1. Use The bible! (stories) Put yourself in the scenarios. What would have been your response? How would the character have acted/reacted if he/she were living in another timeframe? That's why the animated movie, The Prince Of Egypt sold so much.
2. Use fresh camera angles. By viewing an issue from fresh angles, you present it in a new light. Tell the story from another person's point of view e.g. a third party, an onlooker, etc imagine you were a servant in Potiphar's house, how would you report what happened to Joseph?
3. Real life stories or situations work well too. Focus on the values you'd like to teach & use the experience to project it.
4. Perfect the art of story telling & make your story believable. Hollywood sells make-believe like its true life.
Well that's some tips for now. More tips coming soon.

Arise o compatriots!

Yesterday a few minutes to nine in the morning, somewhere around Airport road, Ajao Estate, a girl on a commercial motorcycle, popularly called okada in Nigeria, was hit by a car.
Very soon a crowd gathered and cries of "she don die" (she is dead) rang out as the girl lay there on the cold asphalt. Across the road was this group of individuals on their way to the second service of their church. They sent a prayer to this girl, asking God to preserve her life and were about to be on their way when one of them noticed the girl was still moving. This was God's answer to the prayer they made.

The Platform 10.1 & 10.2

We all cry and hope for change in our country but the truth is positive change doesn't just happen. It is premeditated and that's why I love the initiative of pastor Poju Oyemade of Covenant Christian Centre. As is their annual custom, Covenant Christian Centre is bringing another edition of The Platform to Nigeria's youth again. This time the focus is on National transformation with specific emphasis on positioning Nigeria to affect the global market, while at the same time, teaching how to build structures that will ensure lasting change.

Nigeria, as we are well aware, is a country with great potential. In fact there is a prophetic word over this nation and you may have heard one about Africa being a gun and Nigeria being the trigger. At the rate we are going, we'll probably just end up with nothing to show, even with all the prophetic words. Beyond these words is a need for some work. Prophecies don't just happen, they are birthed. Someone must take ownership and deliver them. Part of this delivery process is the need to be equipped with the right knowledge and understanding (in other words - wisdom) to know what to do, when to do it and how to do it.

The Platform is poised at empowering the Christian youth to own the national transformation process and create a new Nigeria from the chaos of the present. It goes beyond lamenting the whole issue to creating solutions that are long-lasting and far-reaching because prayer alone will not change a man's outcomes. There is need for spiritual intelligence. For more info check the website  for this year's Platform at www.theplatformnigeria.com

Naked is the new fashion statement.

All around me I hear people complaining about the way younger people dress today. Its interesting to observe that its not just one gender guilty of bad/immoral dressing. From young men that display their underwear by sagging their trousers to beautiful young ladies that expose places that should be kept hidden, our minds are assaulted with all kinds of sights on a daily. A question that comes to my mind is who's responsible for the state of immoral dressing? Secondly what can we do about it, apart from complaining all the time?

First off I'd like us to understand that because its the last days, immorality is on the increase because demonic activity has multiplied too. However despite this I also strongly believe these influences are supported by the transfer of wrong values. What I mean by this is simple. We dress the way we do because of the values transferred to us from our communities (which include movies, families, peer groups and so on).
All you need to change is a person's values and his dressing changes. It's also interesting to observe that even those who have fundamentally changed natures (i.e believers) are caught up in this fray.

But what's the big deal about what I wear (or don't wear by the way)?

Dressing is a fundamental expression of identity. Even though some may argue that a person's convictions is internal and unseen, dressing is one way to reveal it. More important is the fact dressing, being a form of art, is an expression of values, beliefs and personal disposition. This is why dressing right is vital. Well I'm not here to give a fashion lecture. My focus is to show you, reading this post, what can be done to salvage the existing situation.

1. One way is to flood the market with clothes that push good values. Have you noticed that you can't get a pair of jeans in the stores now that aren't tight-fitting? Is it a coincidence? What if people had more options to choose from? The devil's strategy is to corner us into making the wrong decision.
   
2. The second thing you can do is to encourage people to dress better and educate them on how important dressing right is. Maybe we could just have a more sane environment right? These are just my thoughts.

Has this post sparked off some things in you? Do you have any suggestions? Write a comment or just send me an email (eyitope.lala@gmail.com) or an sms (08170686445).