By Our Reporter
Well-known Pastor and televangelist Robert Kayanja has said if Africa is to get out of bondage, its leaders will need more than just intellectuals, specialists and strong armies.
“True, we need them, but we need a lot more than just that. We need godly people with godly wisdom,” he said.
These remarks are contained in his latest book titled ‘Re-addressing The Imbalance’ in which the Channel 44 TV founder explains that Africa has consistently left God out of the equation in many of its dealings and onlyremembers to involve Him at its convenience or when
in trouble.
Robert Kayanja said leaders need to go back to placing God where He belongs, adding that this is the kind of foundation that Africa needed to have at the beginning of the post-colonial era.
“God is a Leader and a relational Being. Therefore, if you want to start anything, you must start it with God. Africa must understand this. If we are going to build great economies or nations, God must be the foundation of everything we do. He must be at the centre of it all,” he said.
“Once the relationship between God and man has been established, resources will be discovered, which in turn will help governments to create wealth. The beginning has to have God in it. Man only gets involved to enable continuity of whatever God has began,” he said.
According to Pastor Robert Kayanja, leadership and relationships are like twins that determine the longevity, success and influence of the people involved.
He believes without proper leadership and relationships, destruction is inevitable.
The vision bearer of Miracle Center Cathedral – Rubaga notes that Africa needs leaders who know how to relate well with the people they lead.
“These attributes were lacking in the life of the Pharaoh of Egypt when Moses went back to deliver God’s people. He was the kind that had many advisors whom he was unwilling to listen to. He was very stubborn, and unfortunately for him and for Egypt, by the time he decided to heed what God was saying and to let God’s people go, it was too late. Egypt was already destroyed,” he said.
“Bad leadership and poor relationships have been some for the major reasons why many African governments have not lasted the test of time, but have self-destructed,” he added.
For Pastor Kayanja, it is unfortunate that in African culture there is always a tendency for people to want to hold others back from attaining their destinies in almost everything they do.
He writes that some people in power or authority fear that if they let loose those under them, they will lose their advantage over them.
“Many leaders in Africa are given to promoting their cronies which is actually leading to failure of governments because of the subsequent unprofessionalism, entitlement – syndrome and corrupt tendencies,” Pr Kayanja said.
“Great leaders are distinguished by the great decisions that they make for their people. For example, strong leaders are not heavy upon the people whom they lead. They know how to restrain themselves for the sake of their people even in the face of provocation,” he continued.
“It is very important that we raise unique leaders in every sphere of influence. The enemy fights leaders by stirring up confusion, but we must encourage unique leadership. As a leader, you do not have to coerce people into agreeing with your opinion, instead you should use influence,” he said.
When a leader loses glory, Pastor Kayanja says they begin to attack those that are not a threat to them.
“That is what happened between Saul and David. David had killed a giant for Saul and for Israel. Why then did Saul want to kill him? It is because Saul had lost his glory as a leader and had began to act stupid. David was the most valiant soldier Saul had. He fought a giant who had defied Israel for forty days, with a stick and stones,” he said.
“Usually, when a leader turns against God and His people, that leader is on their way out,” he added.
