BIBLICAL MODELS OF LEADERSHIP & PRACTICAL MANAGEMENT IN LEADERSHIP CLASSES

Oriyomi Aderemi Oladeji has been the General Director of Scripture Union (Nigeria) from January 1st, 2004 till December 31st, 2013. He joined the staff team of the ministry as the pioneer Director of Bible Use and Missions department from January 1994 till December 2003. He had worked at Nigeria Machine Tools Limited, Osogbo as Assistant Manager, Design Production (1986 - 1993). He had been a volunteer with Scripture Union (Nigeria) for almost two decades (1978 till December 1993). A graduate of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ife, Ife, Nigeria (now Obafemi Awolowo University, Ife) - 1983, and the Nigerian Evangelical Missionary Institute, Jos, Nigeria (the Institute is owned by Nigeria Evangelical Missionary Association) - 1995. Oladeji also attended the Nairobi Evangelical Graduate School of Theology, Kenya (now Africa International University, Nairobi, Kenya) where he obtained Master of Arts in Missions (2002) and is an alumnus of the Haggai Advanced Leadership Institute, Singapore. Oladeji has been consistent in Christian faith since 1978 when he received Christ as Saviour and Lord at the Ibadan Polytechnic, Nigeria. He had been the National Treasurer of Nigeria Evangelical Missionary Association (NEMA). He is the Chairman of the National Board of Student Evangelical Missions (SEM) a Nigeria version of Students Volunteer Movement (SVM 2). He is deeply involved in developing and reproducing leaders for organizations. He is currently the West and Central Africa Regional Facilitator for Student Volunteer Movement (SVM2). He is a Training and Innovations Consultant and Principal Partner in Joyous Innovations Sixty-seven. He is happily married to Rev. Dr. Mrs. Adenike Oladeji with children. Together with his wife, they assist in pastoring Grace Bible Mission, Iludun Assembly, Osogbo. They live at Osogbo in Osun State of Nigeria. With his wife as co-author, Oladeji wrote the book, Leadership Development. He is the author of ‘Enduring Legacies … in the footsteps of Leaders’. Vision Statement: ‘Be a nation to win nations’ (1 Peter 2:9) Mission Statement: In partnership with leaders of organizations, to influence and equip with capacity to transform nations Slogan: 'Making the nations glad' Motto: ‘Stories dictate beliefs; doctrines dictate morals’ website: www.oriyomioladeji.com email: hello@oriyomioladeji.com; oriyomi_oladeji@yahoo.com; oriyomi.oladeji@gmail.com; Mobile: +2348160002094; +2348092940995; +2348075354481