The presiding bishop of Vineyard Christian Ministries, Bishop John Osa-Oni, has announced preparations for the church’s annual Word Conference, scheduled to be held from Wednesday, December 3, to Sunday, December 7, at the ministry’s headquarters in Lagos.
Speaking during a media parley with journalists, the bishop described the conference as “an auspicious moment to wrap up the year and redirect believers back to the power of the spoken Word.”
According to him, this year’s edition would feature an array of eminent ministers from across the world. They include renowned evangelical leader Pastor Matthew Ashimolowo, whom Bishop Oni described as “a cherished friend of over 40 years,” and Dr Dean Brown, a Jamaican-born American Bible teacher and graduate of the Rhema Bible Institute, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Also expected is Bishop Mon Igbinosa, former chairman of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN). Edo State.
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Bishop Oni noted, is a respected authority on Christian marriage and has been married for almost 50 years.
Oni and other in-house ministers, including his wife, will also speak at the five-day event, which features daily morning and evening sessions.
Dwelling extensively on the conference focus, Bishop Oni emphasised that the Word of God remains the foundation of every spiritual transformation and societal renewal.
He said, “In Genesis 1, God created the world with the Word. Without the Word, nothing exists. We are justified by the words we speak. We are what we say.”
Quoting several scriptures, including Matthew 12, Acts 20:32, Psalm 68:11, and Proverbs 18:21, the bishop explained that both individuals and nations rise or fall on the strength of the words they consistently declare.
