21/07/2026
MONDAY MENTORSHIP IN MINISTRY:
20/07/2026
TODAY'S FOCUS:
21 PULPIT MINISTERIAL ETHICS FOR CHURCH FOUNDERS, ASSISTANT PASTORS AND GUEST SPEAKERS THAT ARE NOT TAUGHT IN BIBLE SCHOOL:
EVERYTHING YOU CLAIM TO KNOW WILL SHOW IN HOW YOU HANDLE PULPIT MATTER'S:
THERE ARE ETHICS GUIDING PULPIT OPERATIONS:
BOTH FOR THE FOUNDER:
THE ASSISTANT PASTORS:
THE GUEST SPEAKERS:
I WILL ESTABLISH SEVEN EACH FOR BOTH THE CHURCH FOUNDER, THE ASSISTANT PASTORS AND THE GUEST SPEAKERS:
THEY ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE NUMBERS LISTED HERE:
THIS IS JUST A GUIDE:
LET THESE 21 PULPIT MINISTERIAL ETHICS GUIDE YOU, IF YOU FALL INTO ANY OF THOSE CATEGORIES MENTIONED ABOVE:
7 PULPIT ETHICS FOR THE CHURCH FOUNDERS:
1. NEVER SAY ANYTHING YOU WANT THE PEOPLE TO FORGET: To say it means, they will keep remembering it. If you want them to forget it, never say it again. Whatever you say, it is the right of the people to remember you said it. Be disciplined when you hold the microphone.
2. ALWAYS REMEMBER THE WAY YOU SAID IT THE FIRST TIME AND KEEP SAYING IT THAT EXACT WAY: This is why many Fathers are seen as lairs.
I have never suffered since I came into ministry. From the same mouth, I came into ministry as a multi-millionaire. From the same mouth again, in our early days in ministry, I used to go and eat in my mother-in-law's house, because the suffering was too much. In fact, when I gave birth to our first child, the hospital ceased the child, because of lack of money to pay the hospital bill. When you add up all this together, you just know a lair is holding the mic.
3. IN THE PRESENCE OF YOUR FATHER, NEVER CALL ANY OTHER PERSON YOUR FATHER: It is a disrespect to the personality of your father. That is why we tell people that no pressure should make them have two or three fathers. Your mentor should be okay to be your mentor. Address him that way. If you have to call everyone your father, you should not be angry if your sons also call everyone their father. Be decent and sincere with the people you submit to. Is it all the men that slept with your mother that are your father? Only one s***m produced you.
4. IF YOU WANT YOUR PASTORS UNDER YOU TO BE RESPECTED BY THE CONGREGATION, ADDRESS THEM WITH RESPECT ALSO ON THE ALTAR BEFORE THE CONGREGATION: This is why most churches don't accept the ministrations of the assistant pastors when the set man is not on ground. You can't treat your pastors as trash and expect the members to do otherwise. When I am not in church, I delegate the prophecy for the week to My wife or any of my assistant pastors. Whoever I give it to, the following Monday morning, I will post it on our church page. The person notwithstanding. This is letting them know I strongly believe in my Pastors. By all means let the congregation know you believe in your Pastors. You will one day travel or translate. Those are your Peter's that will run with the mandate.
5. NO MATTER HOW DEPRESSED AND DISCOURAGED YOU ARE, NEVER SHOW IT ON THE ALTAR: Some members want to give up, they are just waiting for you to give up. So that they can also have a good reason to also give up. You must be a source of hope to the congregation at all times. I have been managing a major battle in the last two years. I don't look it. It doesn't show in my dressing. That is what another pastor will have and conclude that God has left them. Be strong and courageous. On the Altar manifest your mantle and not your problem.
6. ALLOW THEM SEE YOU DO MOST OF THE THINGS YOU PREACH AND TEACH: You can't be teaching tithe, and not for once they see you pay tithe. In fact, if you are sincere to yourself, you should pay tithe weekly as a pastor. Because there is really no week you are not blessed. Even when I am not in church, I am still the highest tither and highest giver in services I am not in attendance. The finance department has all the records. Most founders don't do what they teach.
7. UNLESS IT OBVIOUSLY IMPERATIVE YOU DO SO, NEVER GO THE ALTAR AND SCATTER WHAT YOUR GUEST SPEAKER OR YOUR ASSISTANT PASTOR JUST FINISHED PREACHING OR TEACHING: A house divided against itself cannot stand. Even if you don't agree with their revelation don't go up and scatter it immediately. Allow everyone to go in peace and return back in peace, then you can systematically correct it. To ALWAYS go up and scatter what your assistant pastors or guest speakers preaches, is a pulpit psychiatric tendency. There are cases where the errors are too glaring and obvious, only then can you correct it, still do it in love. But, that a man preaches what is right that you don't like, don't correct it.
7 PULPIT ETHICS FOR THE ASSISTANT PASTOR:
1. NEVER YOU PREACH WITHOUT SAYING GOOD THINGS ABOUT YOUR SENIOR PASTOR: You must look for good things to say. If there are no good things to say, it means you don't love him. As a Branch Pastor, I once preached in a church under a senior pastor I met for the first time that week. I spoke about him as though I have known him for years. You have to be intentional about this. Why do you think, some pastors are allowed to preach often and some are shielded from the altar? Receive sense.
2. EVEN IF YOU ARE LED BY GOD, IT IS A TABOO TO CHANGE THE TOPIC YOUR FATHER GAVE YOU TO PREACH: Every church that is well organized, Operates by well defined systems and structures. One of such systems and structures, are the message outlines leaders are given to preach from. You are to follow it.
3. ONLY ASSISTANT PASTORS THAT ARE NOT MENTALLY OKAY WILL LAY HANDS ON THE HEAD OF THEIR SENIOR PASTOR OR THE WIFE IN THE NAME OF IMPARTATION OF GRACE:
It is not just pride, it is a mental problem. Most especially when you are the one going to do it and not himself asking you to do it. The Anointing doesn't flow downwards but upwards. From the head to the skirt, and not from the skirt to the head. You don't even lay hands on members as an assistant pastor, unless you are asked to do so. The scripture is clear on that. Lay hands on no man suddenly.
4. ANY TESTIMONY OR STATEMENTS THAT WILL MAKE THE PROBLEM OF YOUR SENIOR PASTOR BECOMES MORE PRONOUNCED, SHOULD BE AVOIDED: For example, if your father is still believing God for a child, don't make statements like, I have grace for conception. I have never prayed for anyone who did not conceive. Most especially, those who are humble enough to come to me for prayers. You are in error. I once preached for a father with a crippled son, when I finished everyone was going to him for prayers for things to change in their lives, based on my presentations.
5. NEVER PREACH WITHOUT ACKNOWLEDGING THE PERSON OF YOUR SENIOR PASTOR AND HIS DEAR WIFE, EVEN IN THEIR ABSENCE: This is the approach of all pastors that will last on that altar. It is a privilege and not a right. Always see it that way to remain humble. God gave you the privilege through your father. Never forget that. A simple pulpit manner that mannerless men will argue with.
6. ANY NAME YOUR SENIOR PASTOR DONT BELIEVE IN OR HAS A RESERVATION FOR, MUST NOT BE HEARD FROM YOUR MOUTH DURING MINISTRATION ON THE ALTAR UNDER HIS SUPERVISION: One of the ways you know that you are really drinking into the spirit of your father, is by knowing the name he doesn't want to hear without him saying it. All my years in Winners chapel, I only heard the same names from the mouth of Bishop David Abioye when he was ministering on the altar of Papa Oyedepo. Names Like the late Arch Bishop Benson Idahosa, Pastor Adeboye, Kenneth Copeland, and Kenneth Haggins. Today, the reverse is the case. Several other names are being mentioned on his own altar. Know your level and position per time.
7. EVERY TIME PEOPLE PRAISE YOU FOR PREACHING OR TEACHING VERY WELL ON THE ALTAR, ALWAYS LET THEM KNOW THAT IT IS THE GRACE OF GOD AT WORK ON YOUR PROPHET THAT IS WORKING ON YOU: This is the way of the wise, the foolish will argue and be destroyed in the process. Not every father can stand to hear Saul has killed one thousand and David has killed ten thousand.
To some fathers, it will attract their javelin. Please know who you are dealing with. Some said no father should have javelin, but we see fathers throwing javelin everywhere. Just be wise and discreet. And David behaved himself wisely.
* 7 PULPIT ETHICS FOR THE GUEST SPEAKERS:
1. WHEN YOU FINISH YOUR MEETING WITH A CHURCH, DONT START MAKING CALLS IN SEARCH OF A NEW PLACE TO GO TO:
All quality hosts will frown at this. If there is an already arranged meeting, it is not wrong. But to be looking for a new door from the meeting of your host, is to lose the current door. A friend of mine lost all quality doors in a city, because of this very reason. You will argue with this, but I have just solved a major problem for you. You think a man will bring you and expect you to use his logistics and flight tickets to enter everywhere. You will lose important doors. Sometimes life is about quality not quantity.
2. YOU CAME FOR EVANGELISM AND NOT FOR TOURISM: It is a shame that the time you would have used in preparing to be a blessing to the church, is the same time you are using in visiting everyone you know in the city. Most especially visiting those your host doesn't relate with. It is like coming to Warri to preach for Papa xyz and say you are going to see Papa zyx. You will by your own hands shut the door of Papa xyz against yourself. Never be the reason why two people who are not relating, and don't want to relate, will be forced to relate. Just do your thing where you are invited and leave. If you accept my invitation, it means you have also accept my system and structure.
3. NEVER ACCEPT A FEMALE VISITOR INTO YOUR HOTEL ROOM, EVEN IF HE IS YOUR BLOOD RELATION: This is because the reception can perceive you wrongly and begin to create problems for your host. Most hotel receptionists are agents of the devil. Let not your good be evil spoken of. There is a receptionist in Warri, every time I come to see a guest speaker in the hotel that they are lodged by the church that invited them, she will start calling my members she knows. You can always achieve sleeping with women if that is your weakness. But never do it in a way, that your host will lose respect and honour in the city you came to. I am not saying you should do it. But if it is your weakness, go and learn how not to bring reproach to the innocent church that invited you. How will you feel, you finished a meeting as a guest speaker, and trouble starts immediately for your host.
4. NEVER BECOME THE PERSONAL PROPHET TO THE MEMBERS OF YOU HOST WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OF YOUR HOST: This is a forbidden act. They won't know you, if he did not invite you in the first place. I know a Pastor who was in high demand a few years ago. This is what killed is itinerant ministry. He is too attached to the members of his host. Only betrayals function this way. I still don't have the first member I relate with from any church I have ministered. I have my own members to relate with. The way I even preach no member wants to see after my meetings.
5. NEVER YOU PUBLICLY GIVE A NEGATIVE ONE ON ONE PROPHECY TO THE HOST OR TO THE WIFE OF THE HOST: Unless you are a father or a mentor to the host. But If a friend or a brother, seek his permission before you give such prophecy. The set man and his wife, must not in any way be presented as people with a problem you came to solve. If you sense your relationship with them permits that, it is very okay to do it. Remember the spirit of the prophet is subjected to the prophet. Hold your spirit and seek for clearance before you misfire.
6. NEVER SPEAK AGAINST THE FUNDAMENTALS OF THE HOUSE: Their message, their beliefs, their tenets, and their ministry emphasis. Are all their ministry fundamentals. It doesn't change with time. That is what they are made up of. How can you go to MFM and be shouting it is not by praying, die by fire? Or you go to streams of joy and be shouting, prayer is not done online. You are a mad man. Fundamentals don't change, it is you that will change.
7. NEVER VOW ON THE ALTAR IF YOU WONT FULLFIL YOUR VOWS: Sometimes you do this to motivate the people to also give. But be sure after motivating them to give that you also motivate yourself to pay your vow. Because the people are watching you. They will find out if you fulfilled your vow or not.
I have preached where I was given hundred thousand, even though I also vowed a hundred thousand in the same meeting. Will you say they gave me nothing? Nobody forced you to vow. know who you are dealing with. Some hosts will return that money back to you. Before giving you your honourarium. That is why it is safer to preach by covenant and not by convenience. The Lord gives us understanding.
Be blessed.
You will be fine.
Irabor Wisdom
Presiding Bishop Answer's Assembly Warri Delta State Nigeria.
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