Youth Aflame Conference: Olawande, Oyemade, Other Keynote Speakers Enlighten Young Nigerians
The National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos, came alive yesterday under an atmosphere of spiritual conviviality as thousands of young Christian professionals and worshipers converged to commemorate the 2022 “Youth Aflame Conference”.
The well-attended conference with the theme “Mountain Climbers”, was planned with great emphasis on focus, growth and development strategies for the youth as well as how to stay the course in the face of daunting challenges and distractions.
Not surprisingly the organisers assembled a well-experienced array of speakers to address various topics that would keep the mind on the goals of building a successful future, working for God and enriching humanity with leaders and great talent.
Among the speakers were Pastor Poju Oyemade, Pastor Tunji Adeboyejo, Debola Deji-Kurunmi, Lanre Oyegbola, Pastor Bisi Akande, Laju Iren, Pastor Kola Oyeneyin, Nifemi Olanwande, Onyeka Ogwu, Pastor Yemi Davids and Tomi Arayomi. While declaring the conference open, the convener of the Youth Aflame Conference and RCCG National Youth President and Youth Evangelist, Pastor Daniel Olawande, fondly called PDaniel, explained that the conference was put together for young professionals who would actualize the great vision of the transformative power of breaking barriers and planting success wherever they serve.
“The cycle of revival is not complete until it brings about societal transformation. The time has come to raise young apostles in the marketplace; the time has come to raise kingdom gatekeepers who will represent God with high moral rectitude, high effectiveness, character, excellence with God’s fire in the marketplace. Hence the need for the Youth Aflame Conference.
“Youth Aflame Conference YAC is that training, building and equipping platform for this emerging generation of global kingdom ambassadors”, he said. One of the speakers, Pastor Tunji Adeboyejo, who is also the chairman of the Youth Evangelism Team of the RCCG, spoke on the “DNA of Mountain Climbers”. According to him, people who want to get to the peak of the mountain. (success) must have vision, Drive, resilience, focus, and courage. He noted that no man could climb above his level without courage.
Another speaker who is also the Pastor in charge of RCCG Youth Province 1, Lagos, Pastor Bisi Akande, spoke on ‘The Secrets of Mountain Climbers”. He extolled the youth to have clean hands, pure hearts and Godly conversations if they must know the secrets of mountain climbers. Pastor Yemi Davies challenged the youth to be determined to reach the top of the mountain by carrying their home in the morning so that their evening would be devoid of hardship.
Speaking on the youths in politics Pastor Lanre Oyegbola mentioned “ It is important to know that you are not climbing alone, the fact that we are climbing through different routes doesn’t mean we are not going to the same place. There are no permanent enemies, there are only permanent interests”
Mr Oyegbola gave four keys in the structure of governance that the youths would need in the political space, the keys include People, Prayers, payments (money) youths must pay now so they don’t pay later , and Participation, emphasizing that every youth must be a member of the political party.
Pastor Poju Oyemade speaking on the topic “Responding To Adversity through the power of Joy” told the youths “To be a mountain climber, you must have access to divine intelligence. Who the king are leaning onb, should be you. It is beyond having a dream for a better Nigeria. The question is HOW?
He gave his closing remark to the youths with words of encouragement to take action with the mindset that of knowing ” You can change anything” .
The conference also featured financial literacy sessions where bank representatives explained their products and services to the congregation.
The young professionals were advised to embrace the savings culture as well as plan and employ financial planning to build wealth and prosperity.
