General Superintendent of the Deeper Life Bible Church, Pastor William Kumuyi, has cautioned members against subtle agitations over his succession, declaring that no one has the authority to push him out of office before God’s appointed time.
Speaking during a Bible study programme—later shared online—the 83-year-old church leader addressed the congregation directly, responding to perceived calls for a leadership transition.
“Are you tired of me?” Kumuyi asked, prompting a loud “Nooo” from the audience.
His comments were in reaction to remarks made by an unnamed young preacher in the church who, during a teaching session the previous week, repeatedly said, “There is no leadership without a successor.”
“The brother who taught the other Tuesday kept saying there is no leadership without a successor. He said it twice. I felt that was too much, more so since your father is still here. God will give a successor at His own time,” Kumuyi stated.
Citing biblical examples, the renowned cleric insisted that leadership appointment is a divine prerogative, not something dictated by human pressure.
“You are not going to fight your shepherd, your pilot. I reject any member of the church, whether you are a worker, choir member, or security person, who tries to control me. I won’t even take that from my wife because I am the head of the home… I stand where I stand and nobody will put me under pressure,” he declared.
Kumuyi urged members to avoid interfering with his calling, warning that any resistance to his leadership would only strengthen his resolve.
“Don’t try to kill my conviction. It will only make me resist you so that when you get to the other side, you won’t say I did not tell you. I will keep on telling you that under your resistance until I go,” he said.
While admitting that leadership transition is inevitable, Kumuyi stressed that it will only happen when God decides.
“When the time comes, God will choose a man after His own heart. Don’t try to drive me away, even though I know you cannot. If God gives you a pastor that is still very active at this age, with a good voice running everywhere to preach the gospel, and you are asking for a successor, it makes me think you are tired of seeing me around,” he added.
The revered preacher concluded by affirming that he has intentionally given opportunities to many gifted ministers to preach but maintained that the choice of his successor remains “in the hands of God.”
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