The Deeper Life Bible Church has been in the news over the last few weeks. It is over the race to succeed Pastor William Kumuyi, the founder of the Deeper Life Bible Church.
The founder faced some challenges from a group of senior pastors in the church. This situation deeply affected Pastor Kumuyi, who was almost brought to tears while addressing the issue on the pulpit.
Many have found this development quite unusual. This is because the Deeper Life Bible Church has been a closely-knit conventional church that rarely gets involved in controversies.
This is because the church runs a system that is both conventional and rigid, which leaves very little room for frivolities to infiltrate the church’s structure and doctrines. In many ways, the entire operation of the church revolves around the church’s founder and General Superintendent, Pastor William Folorunso Kumuyi and it has been working perfectly for the ministry until recently when the leadership crisis erupted.
The troubles began a few months ago when some senior church members speculated that Pastor Kumuyi had relocated to England. His absence resulted from attending various conferences and crusades abroad. During his time away, the church found itself without a leader, as noted by a youth pastor who spoke to us confidentially. He explained, “Deeper Life is a unique church where activities are closely monitored from the top. However, things began to decline while the General Overseer was away for several months. Without his guidance, branches and pastors started to act independently; everyone was doing as they pleased.”
The youth pastor further elaborated that some senior pastors, who have contributed significantly to the church’s growth alongside the General Overseer, felt they deserved more authority and respect. They believe they should hold more prominent positions within the church hierarchy. Some members expressed concern about Pastor Kumuyi’s age and felt the church needed a new direction to expand beyond its current operations.
According to the youth pastor, while Pastor Kumuyi was away, some senior members convened to discuss the necessity of having a leader to coordinate church activities. Some even suggested that the General Overseer could pass leadership to a younger individual.
In response to these developments a few weeks ago, Pastor Kumuyi spoke from the pulpit and was visibly emotional about the situation.
He has expressed significant displeasure regarding subtle agitations within the church concerning his potential successor. He questioned whether church members are tired of him and emphasized that no one can exert control over him.
During a recent Bible study program, which was shared online, Pastor Kumuyi appeared visibly agitated while addressing the congregation. He stated that he would not be stampeded into yielding to the demands of certain elements within the church.
He confronted the issue directly before the audience, asking, “Are you tired of me?” to which the congregation responded with a resounding “Nooo.” The 83-year-old pastor took particular issue with comments made by an unnamed young preacher the previous week, who repeatedly stated, “There is no leadership without a successor.”
“The brother who spoke last Tuesday kept saying there is no leadership without a successor,” Kumuyi noted. “He mentioned it twice, which I found excessive, especially since your father is still here. God will give a successor in His own time,” he asserted.
Pastor Kumuyi emphasized that Biblical precedents illustrate that it is God—not human pressure—who appoints successors. He firmly stated, “You are not going to fight your shepherd, your pilot. I reject any member of the church, whether you are a worker, choir member, or security personnel, who tries to control me. I won’t even take that from my wife because I am the head of my home. I stand where I stand, and nobody will put me under pressure.”
He urged church members not to undermine his mission and warned against any attempts to sway him. “Don’t try to kill my conviction. It will only make me resist you so that when you get to the other side, you won’t say I didn’t warn you. I will continue to remind you of this until I leave,” he said.
Pastor Kumuyi explained that he has deliberately created opportunities for many gifted individuals within the church to preach, but he insisted that the matter of his successor is ultimately “in the hands of God.” He stated, “If God has provided you with a pastor who is still active at this age, with a strong voice, preaching the gospel everywhere, and you are clamoring for a successor, it makes me think you are tired of seeing me around. You don’t want me to feel like I’m imposing myself on you.”
While acknowledging that there will eventually be a successor, Kumuyi maintained that this transition will occur on divine terms. He added, “When the time comes, God will choose a man after His own heart. Don’t try to drive me away, even though I know…” -Source: City People
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The church of Christ is directed and managed by the Holy Spirit of Jesus.
Those who are in the church for positions have no business around the pulpit of Christ.
THE YOUTH PASTOR WHO MADE SUCH OUTRAGEOUS ALLEGATION AGAINST HIS LEADER OUGHT TO BE PROPERLY EXAMINED IN ORDER TO DISCOVER MANY POTENTIAL TWISTS AND TURNS INHERENTLY LURKING IN THE MATTER.
Danger of absence of Leaders should be looked into in handling this matter .
The leader doesn’t need to be physically around anymore to lead in the light of the current technological development which Deeper Life leverages upon heavily in the preaching of the gospel. The church should extend it to church administration.
If you study the book of Numbers 16 from verse 1 to 32 you will see what happened to those who tried to question the leadership of Moses and Aaron. When I was time for God to take Moses away, he ( God ) chose a Successor for Moses by himself. In the kingdom, you don’t choose successor for God’s people.
True. May God have mercy on that fellow.
This is the last days and Jesus Christ says thee true church will be run by a governing body made up of qualified mature men. Matthew 24:45; Acts 15:1-30. Base on this, what this Kumuyi has done runs counter to what the Bible says. Any religion that doesn’t adhere to the Bible is false. By their fruits we will know them and is one false religion.
God will help us, n our leader.
People of God in Deeper life church Pastor kumuyi is Godsent please do not push him , satanic agents are round you and among you who are affected by h I’m uncompromised messages now watch out they will fight back May God have mercy
Our Lord Jesus Christ is the Chief Shepherd, the General Overseer, the General Superintendent of His Church which is His Body. He said “I will build my Church and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. Look unto Jesus the author and finisher of your faith always so that the devil, the enemy of the Church will not deceive you into fighting against Christ and the Church which is His Body. He is always there for the Church to Shepherd the flock.
What the current pastor ( Pst. Kumuyi ) said is The Truth. A successor of the ministry of God should be chosen by God but not by the members of the church made up of the flesh, bones and blood. Asking your pastor to appoint successor, sounds like you are tired of him, or planning to retire him by force which looks like the members are trying to divide the church which is not going to be leading by holy Spirit. Please, allow God to send down the his Holy spirit to appoint a successor for the words of God proceed smoothly. May God bless his ministry, bless pastor Kumuyi in Jesus mighty name Amen 🙏🙏🙏.
Please avoid controvercies in the church of God, He will appoint the successor.when the timd comes, may God help us.
The age of religion is fading welcome to the era where we manifest things. I was once a deeper life member but now i am FREE!
..so go practice your free religion, you have no business here, ok? You are a free thinker and mind so move to your zone. Thank you.
Your thinking is non of this business, you can go with your free life
GOD Wii shed light and show us the right way to go
I keep wandering while some leaders are to choose a successors for God.
God will surely appoint a successors when the time comes
At a time, the Israelits were agitating for a king, and SAUL was given to them but was not from God,
And they eventually, had problems with his kingship.