{"id":7272,"date":"2025-05-15T22:14:46","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T22:14:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biblesociety-nigeria.org\/?p=7272"},"modified":"2025-05-25T12:32:54","modified_gmt":"2025-05-25T12:32:54","slug":"raising-a-new-generation-of-leaders-bsns-bold-initiative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biblesociety-nigeria.org\/new\/raising-a-new-generation-of-leaders-bsns-bold-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"Raising a New Generation of Leaders: BSN\u2019s Bold Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn Nigeria, often plagued by stories of corruption and failed governance, a quiet revolution is taking root, one that seeks to redefine leadership through the lens of faith, integrity, and biblical values.\n

\nLast year, The Bible Society of Nigeria (BSN) hosted the African Biblical Leadership Initiative Conference in Abuja, a four-day gathering aimed at equipping leaders across Africa with the values of leadership rooted in integrity and the fear of God.\n

\nThe African Biblical Leadership Initiative Conference brought together technocrats, professionals, clergy, and young leaders to address Africa\u2019s leadership crisis\u2014not with political strategies, but with Scripture. One day was exclusively dedicated to youth engagement, reflecting BSN\u2019s belief that lasting change begins with the next generation.\n

\n\"\"From Conference to Concrete Action<\/strong>\nThe conference\u2019s most significant outcome is the Catalysing Leadership<\/em> training programme, a six-month leadership incubator designed to mould emerging leaders into transformative figures for the continent in general, and Nigeria in particular. This training commenced on May 1, 2025, in Lagos under the auspices of BSN and the International Bible Advocacy Centre (IBAC), an arm of the British and Foreign Bible Society. Twenty-two young men and women across the country, between the ages of 20 and 40, registered for the leadership training. While 17 of them are taking part in the in-person session, five are participating virtually. It is a rigorous six-month mentorship designed to ground participants in biblical principles while sharpening their practical leadership skills.\n

\nThe programme\u2019s structure is intentional: \u00a0<\/strong>\n
\nThe seven-month programme is structured around three strands of leadership training: Authentic, Relational, and Catalysing Leadership. Each strand consists of three modules, which will be facilitated by tutors during each of the three-day face-to-face sessions in May, July and November 2025. In each session, tutors will have eight hours to engage with the emerging leaders. Every module includes four guided sessions, each with defined learning outcomes and suggested readings.\n

\nParticipants have been assigned mentors to guide them throughout the seven-month training. These mentors are seasoned leaders in business, ministry, academia, and civil society. \u00a0An interesting part of the training is the interview sessions, during which accomplished professionals, through a question-and-answer format, share real-life examples of how they have upheld integrity and the fear of God in the positions they have held. Until the next in-person session, scheduled for July 11-12, 2025, the emerging leaders will continue to work with their mentors and complete their assignments.\n

\n\"\"\n\nOne of the participants, Pastor Akinfenwa Olaoluwa Seun, said, \u201cThe training has been impactful and mind blowing. I was so glad when I learnt that I would be mentored by a senior person I have admired from a distance.\n

\nDuring the first three days of the physical session, I learnt that a leader must first imagine the change they want to see and then work towards it. A leader must be authentic in all areas to lead effectively.\u201d\n

\nAnother participant, Elijah Odunbaku Surprise, said: \u201cParticipating in the Catalysing Leadership training was a powerful and eye-opening experience for me. Over the three days, I was challenged to reflect deeply on what it means to lead authentically, not from position or title, but from a place of self-awareness, honesty, and alignment with my values and God\u2019s will. I gained practical tools to help me build trust, listen actively, and show up consistently as the same person in both my personal and professional spaces.\n<
br \/>\nMoving forward, I intend to apply these lessons by being more intentional in how I communicate, staying true to my values, and nurturing meaningful relationships that foster shared growth. This experience has strengthened my resolve to lead with integrity and courage, no matter the setting.\u201d\n

\nThe Road Ahead<\/strong>\n
\nFor The Bible Society of Nigeria, the goal is clear: to create a network of leaders whose decisions and actions are anchored in faith and biblical values. According to the President and Board Chair of BSN, Bishop Dr. Timothy Banwo, \u201cAfrica\u2019s transformation won\u2019t come from a miracle. It will come from leaders who dare to be different.\u201d\n

\nChurches and organisations are encouraged to nominate members or staff to register for the second cohort of the programme. For enquiries, please send email to <\/em>grace@biblesociety-nigeria.org<\/em><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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