Believers Church Of Christ.

28/06/2026

TOPIC: 12 WISDOM TIPS FOR STARTING BRANCHES IN MINISTRY

A pastor reached out to me recently and told me that he had the prompting in his heart to start branches but did not know how to go about it, so he asked me to guide him.

By the grace of God I have planted churches in Calabar, Eket, Uyo, Abuja and Port Harcourt.

From my little experience, I shared the following tips with that pastor:

1. Build capacity for sound administration and management:
If you are weak in administration and management, you will not run branches successfully. Mfon.
You must formulate policies that will guide the running of the branches.
If you cannot manage the branches, the branches will damage the headquarters.

2. Train leaders that will be sent to start the branch(es):
The first thing in establishing branches is not money but the human resources.
If you send the wrong set of people to handle branches, you will spend so much money but you will not see the churches at the end of the day. Mfon.
Don't make the mistake of just picking pastors from anywhere to start branches for you.
If you don't have a trained and trusted person to send, don't start a branch.
Have a systematic and systemic approach to raise pastors, else your adventure into having branches will be an exercise in futility.

3. Take time to share and teach the vision for expansion and creating of branches:
Let your people know why you are starting branches. Mfon.
Pastor Enoch Adeboye, Bishop David Oyedepo, Bishop Edir Macedo and Bishop Dag Heward Mills, constantly talk about why they are planting churches across the world.
If your people must catch your vision, you must take time to share the vision.
An unshared vision will end up as an unproductive venture.

4. Raise money or partners or both for the new branch:
Another name for Church planting is cash planting.
It takes money to start branches.
A lot of branches die in the first 3 years for lack of money.

5. Set up a Missions or Church Planting Unit:
To be effective in

04/05/2026

WHY SATAN KEEPS ON FIGHTING YOU.

The resistance you feel is evidence that purpose is unfolding and destiny is in motion.

1. Your future is making noise in the spirit (Jeremiah 29:11)
Even when your life feels quiet, slow, and unnoticed, your destiny is loud in the spirit realm. The enemy is not responding to what you see now, but to what God has already planned ahead of you. What is coming carries weight, influence, and impact, and hell is trying to interrupt it early.

2. Your waiting season is a warfare zone (Daniel 10:12–13)
Waiting is not wasted time and it is never empty. It is often the stage where spiritual resistance intensifies because answers are already in motion. Satan fights hardest during waiting seasons because once the process is complete, his access to your life begins to close.

3. You are becoming stronger under pressure (James 1:2–4)
Pressure is shaping endurance, maturity, and spiritual depth inside you. Even though you feel worn down, something resilient is forming within. The enemy attacks this phase because once strength is established, intimidation will no longer work.

4.. A shift is closer than your emotions can detect (1 Kings 18:41–44)
Feelings often lag behind spiritual reality. You may feel confused, discouraged, or unsure, but resistance increases when change is already underway. The intensity of the battle is often proof that movement has started.

5. Your survival alone is a threat (Revelation 12:11)
You don’t need a platform yet to be dangerous. The fact that you are still standing, still believing, and still trying is already a weapon. Your survival is shaping a testimony that will give others strength to endure.

6. You carry discernment others don’t (Luke 10:19)
You notice things others ignore and sense shifts others miss. Even when you doubt yourself, your awareness disrupts hidden strategies. Satan targets discernment because it exposes his plans before they mature.

7. You refuse to quit even when it hurt

30/04/2026

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THREE KINDS OF SPIRITUAL FATHERS YOU SHOULD AVOID AS A MINISTER

Not every person who calls himself a spiritual father is sent by God to shape your destiny. In ministry, fatherhood is powerful because fathers influence doctrine, character, spiritual direction, and destiny patterns. A wrong spiritual covering can corrupt your assignment, delay your growth, or even destroy your relevance in God’s kingdom.
Paul said, “For though ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers…” (1 Corinthians 4:15)
"For though ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel."
This means spiritual fathers are not merely title holders—they are destiny custodians. However, discernment is necessary.

1. A CONTROLLING SPIRITUAL FATHER
This is a leader who replaces the voice of God in your life with his own voice. He wants total control over your decisions, relationships, ministry direction, finances, and personal life without allowing you mature spiritual discernment.
Such fathers raise dependent sons instead of responsible leaders. They make you feel guilty for hearing God for yourself.
True fathers guide; they do not enslave.
When Saul noticed David was rising, he became threatened and attempted to destroy him rather than mentor him properly (1 Samuel 18:8-11)
"And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him... and Saul eyed David from that day and forward... And Saul cast the javelin; for he said, I will smite David even to the wall..."
Any father who is threatened by your growth is insecure. Genuine fathers celebrate your advancement.
John the Baptist displayed true fatherly leadership when he said:
"He must increase, but I must decrease." (John 3:30)
A real father prepares you for God’s purpose—not permanent dependence on him.

2. AN IMMORAL SPIRITUAL FATHER
Never submit your destiny to a leader who lacks personal discipline.
A minister may be powerful publicly yet corrupt privately. If a spiritual father lives in habitual sexual immorality, financial corruption, manipulation, or secret sin without repentance, that pattern can eventually influence spiritual sons.
The sons of Eli became corrupt because Eli failed to restrain wickedness within his priesthood system (1 Samuel 2:12)
"Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the Lord."
Also, God rebuked Eli for tolerating their corruption (1 Samuel 2:29)
"Wherefore kick ye at my sacrifice and at mine offering... and honourest thy sons above me..."
What you consistently tolerate in a father can eventually become normalized in you.
Paul instructed:
"Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ." (1 Corinthians 11:1)
True leadership must mirror Christ.
Anointing without character is dangerous.

3. A DESTINY-SUPPRESSING SPIRITUAL FATHER
Some leaders keep gifted ministers around only to serve their personal empire while intentionally suppressing their growth.
They refuse to recommend you, expose you, mentor your uniqueness, or release you into divine assignment because they fear losing relevance.
King Saul tried to suppress David’s destiny because David’s rising threatened his throne (1 Samuel 18:9)
"And Saul eyed David from that day and forward."
A true father does not compete with his sons.
Moses raised Joshua (Deuteronomy 34:9). Elijah empowered Elisha (2 Kings 2:9-15). Jesus raised the disciples and released them (Matthew 10:1-8).
Healthy fathers build successors.
"And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also." (2 Timothy 2:2, KJV)
True fatherhood multiplies impact.

Honor spiritual authority, but never abandon discernment.
Not every senior minister is your father. Some are mentors, some are teachers, and some are simply examples from afar.

Pray for divine alignment because the wrong father can drain your calling, while the right father can accelerate your assignment.
"Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God..." (1 John 4:1)
Choose spiritual fathers based on truth, character, and divine confirmation—not popularity, charisma, or public influence.

Prophet Collins Udubra

27/04/2026

There's a lot more to it than just buying a nice car.

27/04/2026

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BEING A PASTOR IS NEVER AN ENTITLEMENT TO PEOPLE’S MONEY.

The call to ministry is a call to serve souls — not a license to exploit them financially. Spiritual authority was given for edification, not manipulation (2 Corinthians 10:8). Sadly, many believers have been emotionally, financially, and spiritually drained by leaders who mistake honor for entitlement.
Some pastors have turned their members into personal financial systems. They constantly collect goods from members’ businesses on credit with no intention of paying back — taking food items, clothes, services, and other valuables simply because “I am your pastor.” When those businesses begin to struggle, instead of taking responsibility, they blame witches, ancestral powers, or spiritual attacks.
This is not ministry; it is oppression disguised as spirituality.

Scripture clearly warns against shepherds who feed themselves while neglecting the flock:
“Woe be to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the flocks?” — (Ezekiel 34:2)
Some leaders employ church members in their personal businesses, ministries, or projects and deliberately refuse to pay them adequately—or at all—because they assume members should serve them endlessly in the name of loyalty. This is unjust.
“The labourer is worthy of his hire.” — (Luke 10:7)
“Masters, give unto your servants that which is just and equal...” — Colossians 4:1

Even more dangerous is the manipulation of offerings and sacrificial giving. Some leaders pressure members into giving beyond their capacity through fear, false prophecies, guilt, or promises God never spoke. Giving must be an act of faith and love—not coercion.
“Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.” — 2 Corinthians 9:7
When a pastor uses curses, threats, or spiritual intimidation to silence members who question financial abuse, that is spiritual witchcraft. Leadership in God’s kingdom is built on integrity, accountability, and genuine care for people.
The Apostle Paul, despite his apostolic authority, was careful not to become a burden to believers:
“Neither did we eat any man's bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day...” — (2 Thessalonians 3:8)

True pastors protect their members. They pray for their growth, celebrate their progress, and ensure their flock is strengthened—not financially crippled.
Honor your pastor, yes (1 Timothy 5:17)—but pastors must also honor God by handling His people with integrity.
Ministry is stewardship, not exploitation.
The flock belongs to God — not to any man.
A pastor should raise people, not ruin them.

Prophet Collins Udubra