The General Overseer of the shared this while addressing to Samford students at the Wright Center on October 24, 2018.

Pastor Adeboye's keys to success

Speaking about the power of perseverance during campus worship, the popular cleric encouraged the students to adopt his four pillars of success ­which are vision, diligence, perseverance, and prayer.

In his words, "First you must have vision. You must have a goal that is far bigger than yourself. Second, you must have diligence because the moment you begin to move toward your vision, obstacles will try to slow you down."

Citing James 1:5–7, Pastor Adeboye also talked about the need for perseverance.

He said, "If you are to receive anything from God, you must not waver. Your determination must be very strong… The world is full of examples of people who have achieved great things. Those who kept on failing, but kept on going… I have good news for you, no matter how big your dream, God can bring it to pass."

According to the popular cleric, fondly known as Daddy G.O, these four things have helped achieve all his goals.

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Fast Facts on Pastor Adeboye

Years before becoming the renowned preacher that we now know, he was a lecturer in Mathematics at University of Lagos (UNILAG). Reportedly, his original goal was to become the youngest Vice-Chancellor (University President) in Nigeria.

This changed after he gave his life to Christ in  1973. This eventually led to him taking over the leadership of RCCG after the founder and first overseer,Josiah Akindayomi passed away.

Under his leadership, RCCG has expanded rapidly. Reportedly, there are branches in over 100 countries across the world.

On the home front, Pastor Adeboye is married to Foluke Adenike Adeboye. Their union has been blessed with four children and several grandchildren.