My guest on the BiVo Podcast this month Tobi Omotayo is another Project Manager. When I first met him in Kingston Ontario, as a Masters Student at the Queens University, I was impressed by his love for God and for the things of God. Since then

BiVo Or Market Place Ministry Discussion with Cynthia Egbunonu.

Jun 17th, 2020 49m 51s

My guest on the BiVo Podcast this month Cynthia Egbunonu is a busy Project Manager at her place of work. She shares how God has helped her work full-time at work, pastor with her husband, be a mom to three children and a wife to her husband. Li

BiVo Or Market Place Ministry Discussion with Dr. Osayuki Osazuwa

May 20th, 2020 32m 59s

My guest today on the BiVo Podcast is a good friend. I have known him since 2010. Over the past 10 years he has completed his PhD and started his own company. His testimony would bless you.

How do you measure success as a BiVo Pastor?

Jul 12th, 2019 19m 17s

Have you ever felt like a failure in ministry even when you are doing well at your workplace? On this episode of the BiVo podcast, I share my thoughts and experience with this.

The Cost of Ministry – And The Joy

Jun 27th, 2019 20m 15s

What does it really cost to follow Jesus and serve as a pastor? On this episode of the BiVo Podcast, I share some personal experiences of the cost and benefits of being a pastor!!!

Good Leaders Ask Great Questions – John Maxwell

Jun 20th, 2019 20m 15s

I picked this book from the public library in Cornwall, Ontario. I thought I would take a look at it and read it sometime later. As soon as I started reading it, I knew that I would have to suspend the other books I was reading to finish this o

Having a Great Vision is Fantastic but it’s not enough!

May 30th, 2019 20m 15s

When I first learned about the importance of having a God-inspired vision, I thought I had discovered something quite powerful. And yes it has really made a big impact on my life. What I did not learn at that time is that it is even more import

God-Inspired Vision or Ambition?

May 21st, 2019 20m 15s

When I wake up in the morning and begin to run around doing what I have to do, I am often reminded that I need to be running the vision that is inspired by God not the one inspired by my ambition. I am amazed at the amount of impact (positive o

How I Captured my God-Given Vision

May 8th, 2019 20m 15s

I came to Canada in December 2000 to get a Masters of Engineering in Electrical and Computer Engineering. How did I end up as a pastor? How did I decided to leave all that training to pursue Ministry? How then did I decide to continue to earn m

BiVo 034: We Recieve Vision – Not Create it!

May 2nd, 2019 20m 20s

Vision is your conviction of what the future looks like! It is a glimpse of what your future or that of your team looks like. Here are a few thoughts about vision for a BiVo Minister We don’t create our vision, we receive it from God. – We find

BiVo033: Vision (People do what people see)

Apr 24th, 2019 20m 22s

One of the chapters in the book “Developing the Leader Within you 2.0” by John Maxwell is titled “The Indispensable Quality of Leadership: Vision”. In today’s episode of the BiVo Podcast, I share a few of the lessons I learnt from this chapter.

BiVo 032: How to increase your level of Leadership as a BiVo Pastor.

Apr 16th, 2019 20m 23s

Pastoring is leadership! In pastoring, your goal is to encourage people to be all that God created them to be. You are called to encourage them, inspire them and influence them to accept the gift of salvation and become salt and light of the ea

BiVo 031: 5 Levels of Leadership – John Maxwell

Apr 10th, 2019 19m 56s

The BiVo Pastor or Minister must be a very good leader because ministry is “influence”. Dr Maxwell defines leadership primarily as “influence” in his book titled “Developing the Leader within you 2.0”. In todays episode of the BiVo Podcast, I s

BiVo030: Leading as an Example to the Flock of God

Mar 13th, 2019 19m 56s

In this episode I share more advantages of the BiVo Pastor. I also share some of what I took away from reading the book “Developing the Leader Within you 2.0” by John Maxwell.

BiVo029: BiVo Advantage – Paid to share the gospel 40hrs a week!!

Mar 7th, 2019 19m 56s

In this episode, I draw your attention to the fact that as BiVo Pastors we are paid to share the gospel 40hrs a week. I also share some tips on how to do this more effectively. 1) Pray for a move of God in your ministry everydays as you pray fo

BiVo 028: Before the 1857 Prayer Revival

Feb 28th, 2019 20m 5s

In this episode, I share about the prelude to the 1857-1859 Prayer Revival. What did Jeremiah Lanphire a businessman do to make his noon time prayer meeting spread all over America in such a short time? How can a BiVo minister have a move of Go

BiVo 027: The Move Of God is a must for the BiVo Minister

Feb 19th, 2019 20m 5s

In this episode of the BiVo podcast, I share some of the advantages of being BiVo Ministers. One of which is a greater dependence on the move of God. I also shared the laymen’s prayer revival of 1857. Read more about this revival from the book.

BiVo026: More Sermon Tips

Dec 11th, 2018 17m 26s

Sermon Preparation Tips Study scriptures regularly to have a clear understanding of the bigger picture Preach Jesus always even when teaching from the Old Testament Keep to your own personal style – Chuck Smith Preach or teach whole books if po

How to Prepare a Great Sermon as a BiVo Pastor – (2)

Nov 28th, 2018 22m 46s

Sermon Preparation is a major part of our duties as pastors. On this episode of the BiVo podcast, I share a few tips on how I prepare a sermon even when I don’t have a lot of time all at once. Resources Blue Letter Bible

How to Prepare a Great Sermon as a BiVo Pastor – (1)

Nov 21st, 2018 20m 13s

Sermon Preparation is a major part of our duties as pastors. On this episode of the BiVo podcast, I share a few tips about sermon preparation in general. What is the foundational thought behind a very good sermon?

BiVo023 – Best Lessons (part 2)

Nov 6th, 2018 22m 55s

I have read a good number of books since I started reading around the age of 6. The lessons I learned from these books have contributed greatly to the person I am today. I am a product of many lessons, distilled from great disciples of Christ w

BiVo022: My Top 5 lessons distilled from other Leaders

Oct 16th, 2018 23m 5s

On this episode of the BiVo podcast, I share some of the lessons I have learned from resources made available by older spiritual leaders. I have learned a lot more than these over the years, but these are the top 5 that came to mind as I prepar

BiVo021:Why I Decided To Study Leadership

Oct 9th, 2018 18m 52s

I have been pastoring now for over 13yrs. Last year I began to realize that I was not as effective as I should be. I have read leadership books from time to time but never really done a consistent study on Leadership. On this episode of the BiV

BiVo020: 2 Things I will Do Differently If I Were To Start Over

Sep 25th, 2018 21m 22s

[Episode 20 Yay!!!] If I were to start over as a pastor, I will focus more on two things! 1) Fellowship with the Holy Spirit and 2) Leadership training! There are 3 other things that I will do in addition to these. I recommend that you give muc

BiVo019: How to make disciples as a BiVo Pastor

Aug 28th, 2018 24m 23s

We do not make disciple to follow us. We make disciples who follow Jesus! We call others, show them who Jesus is to us and help them along as they follow our Lord Jesus Christ. We expect that they, in turn, will share the good news and help oth