Seminar Reports

Report on the Leaders of Godly Character Seminar

Conducted May 17, 2008 in Riverside, CA (USA)

Friends - Greetings in Jesus’ precious name.  

This past Saturday, May 17, 2008 from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., we conducted the first ever “Developing Leaders of Godly Character Seminar” in the USA.

We thank and praise God for the tremendous success we experienced with Saturday’s seminar and for the generous support of our co-hosts and partners, Cross Word Christian Church (www.crosswordchurch.org).  We petitioned God to use us as instruments of blessing to His people and He answered our prayers above and beyond our expectations!! 

The seminar was held at Cross Word Church in Riverside, California with over 180 participants in attendance.  People came from various parts of California and some traveling over 100 miles (round trip).

Some people asked before the seminar: “I know why you’re doing leadership seminars in Africa, but I can’t imagine why you need to do them in the USA. Is there a need for it?”

Well, during this seminar, the Lord answered that question with an emphatic “Yes!”  It was encouraging and amazing to witness the apparent need and hunger there was for leadership training. The participants were fully engaged, and even after 6 hours of training, were clamoring for additional time to ask more questions. They commented on how grateful they were for the seminar, how it had impacted their lives and changed their thinking.  Some of the comments received from the participants were:

“I want to thank you for putting this seminar together.  I have learned so much about leadership, but I have also been able to see where I, as a leader, have been lacking in my own leadership. I know what I have to do to improve my leadership, which will help me and my family.”

“I just completed a sixteen-week leadership course at a local college, and I have to tell you – I gained more from this six hour training session than I learned from the sixteen weeks. This seminar is wonderful!”

“Thank you for putting this seminar together.  Your training on leadership in the home for women has helped to show me some of the things that I need to change in how I am leading my home. As a single parent, it is not easy for me, and you have helped me to understand what I need to do to be more effective.”

“I never thought that I could have this much fun in a training seminar.  This has been a wonderful experience.”

“I have been to many seminars before.  I have even attended leadership training before. However, I have never been to a seminar that has been so practical on a personal level – I know from this training what areas I need to work on, and how to go about doing it.”

“Thank you so much for this experience.  My husband and I had two other events to attend, but for some reason, we decided we would come to this one.  I am so glad we did.  This has completely surpassed our expectations.  There is so much that we have learned, and we are going to be better for it.”

Participants in the seminar were given the opportunity to attend both the general session and one of four specialized leadership breakout sessions – Leadership at Work (led by Minister Karen Sykes), Leadership in Church Ministry (led by Pastor Lacy K. Sykes), Leadership in the Home for Women (led by Mrs. Molley Macauley), and Leadership in the Home for men (facilitated by Modupe Taylor-Pearce).  The seminar was chaired by Mrs. Wanda Scruggs.  

Leaders of Godly Character International (LGCI) have two more seminars planned for this year – one in Sierra Leone, and one in Maryland, USA. It is our goal to make these seminars free for those attending – we want everyone to receive the benefit of leadership training regardless of financial ability or inability – whether in Africa or the USA.  As such, we invite you to make donations to LGCI to off-set the costs of putting together the seminars.  Our budget for 2008 is $42,800.  

Please pray for the Lord to bless LGCI.  If the Lord leads you, please make a tax-deductible donation, of any amount, through our online website at:

www.leadersofgodlycharacter.org/contactus.html.

or you may send it by mail to:
(Please make checks payable to LGCI, Inc.):

Leaders of Godly Character, International
P.O. Box 8294
Moreno Valley, CA  92552

Thank you so very much for your support.  It will truly make a difference in the kingdom of God for truly everything rises and falls on leadership.  Join me in making sure the leaders of today and tomorrow leave a Godly legacy for generations to come.

Thank you and God bless you,
Modupe Taylor-Pearce Jr.
President, LGCI

LGCI is a non-profit organization registered in the state of California.

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Report on the Leaders of Godly Character Seminar

Conducted 17 & 18 April 2008 in Bo, Sierra Leone (West Africa)

Friends - Greetings in Jesus’ precious name. I thank God for all of you that supported me (through your prayers, words of encouragement) to make this leadership seminar possible. 

Praise God for another successful seminar. Once again, the Lord demonstrated that He is “…able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us”. 

This seminar was held in the town of Bo, the second largest town in Sierra Leone (West Africa).  We had phenomenal attendance (486 people), and the venue (New Harvest Ministries) was filled to capacity.  We were also blessed to be broadcast live on local radio in Bo to the thousands of residents of Bo.  The radio broadcast came as a total surprise to me; I am still not sure how that came about – to God be the glory!

Leadership training is virtually non-existent in Sierra Leone, and for the participants, this seminar was invaluable. Some of the comments that were made after the seminar were:

“I have learned so much about being a leader; I had a chance to evaluate myself, and realize I have a lot of work to do”.

“This seminar has given me a way to look at my leadership, and evaluate the leadership of others. I wish that this seminar could be given to President Koroma (President of Sierra Leone) and his cabinet ministers”

We have four seminars planned for this year – two in Sierra Leone, and two in the USA (California and Maryland). It is our goal to make these seminars free for those attending – we do not want anyone to not get the benefit of leadership training because of financial constraints – whether in Africa or the USA.  As such, to put together the seminars, we depend on donations made to LGCI by you. Our budget for 2008 is $42,800.    

Please pray for the Lord to bless LGCI.  If the Lord leads you, please make a donation. Donations may be made through www.leadersofgodlycharacter.org/contactus.html. LGCI is a non-profit organization registered in the state of California.

A special thank-you goes to the Association of Christian Professionals (ACP), the New Harvest Ministries, and Diakonia Interdenominational Services for Counseling, Evangelism, and Teaching (DISCET) for being the local coordinators of the Leadership seminar. These three organizations did an excellent job of handling all the logistical and planning details for a successful seminar.

Thank you and God bless you,

Modupe Taylor-Pearce Jr.

President, LGCI

“Leadership is the cause; all else is effect”

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