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Olakunle Idowu, Ph.D.Director, Discipleship/House Fellowship
ProgrammeOrita-Mefa Baptist Church,
Total Garden, Ibadan.
#1: The gold mine glitters not...PROVERBS 14:4
• Where there are no oxen, the feeding trough is clean, but an abundant harvest is produced by strong oxen. -Proverbs 14:4
• Much increase requires strong oxen
• Keeping oxen means feeding trough is DIRTY
• Someone will keep the dirty trough clean
• Much increase requires doing some "dirty jobs“
• Will you do that?
#2: Every Master, was once a servant...Luke 16: 10-12
• And if you haven't been trustworthy with someone else's property, who will give you your own? -Luke 16:12
• "I don't want to work for anybody" Really?
• Nobody will work for you too!
• Fastest way to "own your own" is to FAITHFULLY SERVE another.
• How faithful are you where you currently work?
I ain't serving nobody
Pit bull
#3: The prince can become a pauper...Luke 15
• Kill that "sense of entitlement“
• Along with "entitlement" mindset, comes irresponsible behaviour
• The young boy said: • " Father, GIVE ME my share of the property that will come to me.." v 12.
• He squandered the inheritance, because, he did not EARN IT!
• He learnt obedience "...through the things that he suffered..."
Then...
• "...he came to his senses and cried aloud..." v 17
• He disqualified himself from any form of entitlement
• He learnt to trust his Father's judgment
• "Father, I have sinned......MAKE ME, as one of your hired servants..." (v 18 - 19)
Creativity is critical
• Identify your talent
• Nurture your talent
• Be an apprentice to a Master...
• Dare to volunteer - work for free, to gain experience
The Genesis...
• A letter to C.A.C
• Animated discussion
• A 2-man committee
• Training Workshop on Entrepreneurship
• Proposal Writing
• A committee of Experienced Deacons/Leaders - Proposal Assessment
Youth Empowerment Scheme - requirements
• 1. Application Form• 2. Proposal - Follow-up initiative is advantageous
• 3. 2 Guarantors - Quality matters• 4. Monitoring team - Accountability
• 5. Repayment over 24 months (max of 350K)
• 6. 1 year moratorium• 7. Evidence of membership - baptismal certificate/transfer (at least 5 years membership for eligibility)
1st round (2013) - 4 Beneficiaries• 1. (Media Outfit) - Sociology & Anthropology graduate
• 2. Confectioneries/Interior decor - Agric. Econs. graduate
• 3. Farming (Livestock/Piggery) - Geography graduate
• 4. Farming (Livestock / Poultry) - Non-graduate
• (4 out of 8 were funded)
2nd round (2014) - 2 Beneficiaries
• 1. Poultry - Animal Science graduate
• 2. Automobile scanning services - Mechanical Engineering graduate
• (2 out of 6 were funded)
Take Away...• Inspiration: what are you cut out for?
• May be you should stay focused on your job for now
• Gain more experience and skills on the job before launching out on your own ( Risk bearing is high in entrepreneurship)
• You may not be wired for entrepreneurship at all!
• At any rate, your reward is MAXIMAL as you "serve faithfully"