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For over 2 years now, Daystar Senior Pastor Sam Adeyemi has not been physically present at the Daystar church headquartered in Oregun, Lagos, he has been operating from his new base which is Atlanta Georgia, USA. He now shuttles between the U.S. and Nigeria.
It might not be known to many people especially if you are not a member but the members and some few people close to the church know about it. Though his absence is not too obvious because he has built men of God who will run the church even if he is not around. He has over 30 pastors who have passed through his leadership academy school and while some have gone to set up their respective churches, some are still with him controlling all the aspects of the church.
Daystar is a huge church and give it to Pastor Sam, he has invested and sowed seeds of leadership in people. He pastors a vibrant congregation that is always glued to his sermon. Despite his absence in church, during some Sunday services, members listen to his online sermons, the church is always filled to the brim. The church is simply running in his absence though he is on top of all that is going on in the church.
Many would wonder what he has gone to the U.S. to do all these few years but we gathered, firstly all his 3 children school abroad, he has also expanded his ministry that he now runs a global leadership consultancy, GLC firm as the principal consultant which is for C-suites executives founded strictly to raise high impact leaders and transform organizations.
He is well sought after by many top conglomerates abroad, he has been seen rubbing shoulders with boardroom gurus, top CEOs, senior executives and government leaders. He is so brilliant in raising leaders and no wonder his expertise is being sought after by all these big coys.
His strategic leadership workshop has really paid off for him as many top speakers also join him for the roundtable workshops. He is very versatile online and mostly on his Instagram pages, he is always busy with one workshop session or the other.
He became an official member of the Forbes coaches council in 2020 where he writes articles for publications, this is another cash cow for pastor Adeyemi.
He comes to Nigeria to lead the Daystar church when he is available. His wife, Pastor Nike Adeyemi has also been with him in the running of the church.
Have you ever come across the senior pastor of Daystar Church, Samuel Adeyemi? The first thing that will strike you is his humble nature. He wears no airs around him and if you actually don’t know him, he can as well pass as a passer-by beside you because he does not move around with a loud entourage.
Born on February 3, 1967, from Yagba, Kogi State, The 55-year-old man pastors one of the largest congregations in Nigeria which is mostly dominated by the youth grooming to be leaders of tomorrow”. He is also the President of Success Power International, an NGO that among others things specializes in organizing financial, leadership and motivational seminars and is President of Daystar Leadership Academy, a leadership school for business owners and ministers of the Gospel.
The dynamic pastor, teacher, author and life coach is the Senior Pastor of Daystar Christian Centre in Lagos, a church committed to raising men and women who would become role models in society. His vision to realize the evolution of a New Nigeria motivated him to establish a leadership school called the Daystar Leadership Academy (DLA) where leadership principles are taught to develop a new generation of leadership for Nigeria and the world in its entirety. He believes that when you build a man, you can change the world.
His presence in the media spans over a decade; he started out with the popular ‘SUCCESS POWER’, a motivational and inspirational programme on radio, teaching life and success principles. Success Power now broadcasts on radio and television locally and internationally. His dream is to take the word to every home on every continent across the world. He is married to Nike Adeyemi who co-Pastors with him and Ministers healing to women and children through the Real Woman Foundation. Not only is his wife a co-pastor, she is also a leading motivational leader and teacher at the Daystar Leadership Academy, together with over 30 other pastors who have passed through Day Star Church. After spending many years under the tutelage of Pastor Sam Adeyemi, some have moved ahead to float their own churches.
It was gathered that what shot the ministry into the limelight was Success Power which has a followership of an average of five million. There are three categories of partners. The Royal Class are partners who make a minimum contribution of N200 monthly. The Gold Class make a monthly contribution of N2,000. The Corporate Class is for organizations and they contribute N20,000 monthly. The Success Power Ministry brings in an average of N10 million every month. The church also has Daystar Academy which has about 24 pastors that runs it. It is another cash cow for the church as it nets in millions of naira for every level. It has many students in all its 5 levels and has churned out brilliant role models in leadership positions. This is the resource development school of the church. The school has five levels and each addresses different issues. The Real Women Foundation is another investment of the church which is run by his wife, pastor Adenike Adeyemi. She also sits atop Pneuma Publishing Limited which is an information resource management company duly registered by the ministry in 1995. The business was established just for the passion for books and information. Pneuma Publishing House became the sole publisher of Adeyemi’s books which rakes in a monthly income of N10 million. Pastor Sam has authored several books including the best selling – Parable of Dollars and Success Is Who You Are. Others include Ideas Rule The World, Start With What You Have, Second Revolution, Multiply Your Success: LEAD and his latest additions, Nigeria Of My Dreams, Generation Z+ and We Are The Government.
The ministry is also blessed with Daystar Leadership Academy which is a leadership/management development school. It was established in January 2002. The school runs basic and advanced certificate courses in leadership. The school has turned out over 6,000 graduates since its inception. It has a reputation of equipping CEOs, entrepreneurs, employees of various cadre, students, etc. The ministry is worth N100 million.
Aside that, another viable ministry is the Daystar Children Centre formerly known as Daystar Daycare. It was founded as a non-profit organization in September 2001. The motive was to help busy mothers care for their children during the day in a comfortable environment.
Pastor Adeyemi is indeed the leaders leader. That he is a master in poaching geniuses is simply stating the obvious. He has put himself and Daystar church on another level.
– TAYO OYEDIJI
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