Speakers at Mandate 2023
Agu Irukwu
Agu Irukwu is a law graduate of the University of Warwick, UK. A former investment banker and partner in a law firm; he is now the Senior Pastor of Jesus house for all nations London.
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Agu Irukwu
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Agu Irukwu is a law graduate of the University of Warwick, UK. A former investment banker and partner in a law firm; he is now the Senior Pastor of Jesus house for all nations London.
He is the founder of the Mandate Men’s Ministries, a ministry which seeks to empower, equip, encourage and raise Godly men.
He is also a key member of the One People Commission of the Evangelical Alliance. A body set up to integrate ethnic minority churches more fully into the Evangelical Alliance.
He was one of the Presidents of Churches Together in England (CTE) representing the Pentecostal churches in England. He serves with the 5 other presidents including the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby & Cardinal Nichols The Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
He was voted Britain’s most inspirational black person in a poll conducted by the mayor of London’s office and the London Metro in 2012.
He co-founded a children’s charity with his wife, Sola, called Bright Futures for African Children. A charity which seeks to break the cycle of poverty by providing educational facilities and resources to children in poverty-stricken communities in Africa.
Pastors Agu and Sola Irukwu have three children and they live in Eastcote, Middlesex, United Kingdom.
Dr. Maxwell Ubah
Dr. Maxwell Ubah is a seasoned professional dedicated to assisting executives and the organizations they lead in achieving enhanced productivity and excellence. With a proven track record
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Dr. Maxwell Ubah
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Dr Maxwell Ubah is a leadership, strategy, culture and organisational transformation consultant. He helps senior executives improve their personal and business/organisational performance through training, coaching and consulting engagements.
Dr Ubah holds the prestigious Sloan Fellowship in Leadership and Strategy from the London Business School (2011). He is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Consultants (FCIMC), USA and Canada and a Fellow of the International Management Consultants Board (FIMCB. He has attended the Wharton Executive Education Programme on Strategic Thinking and Leadership for Growth. He is also a graduate of medicine and surgery from the College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Akoka (1997).
He has designed and delivered training and coaching interventions to thousands of busy executives for such organisations like United Bank for Africa (UBA), PZ. Cussons, Zenith Bank, Nestle Nigeria Plc, MTN Communications, Lafarge WAPCO, Heirs Holdings, MAXWELL. UBAH First Bank of Nigeria, StanbicIBTC, Fidelity Bank, Sterling Bank, Guaranty Trust Bank, Nigerian Military, Nigerian Maritime and Safety Administration (NIMASA), Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Federal Inland Revenue Service The Alphabet Of LEADERSHIP (FIRS), amongst others. He has also facilitated training programmes across Africa (Ghana, Cameroun, Kenya, Cote d’Ivoire, Senegal, Zambia and Liberia) with a proven track record of success.
He is the author of three powerful books:
- The Difference— What Successful People Know e Do That Ordinary People Do Not (published 2015),
- The Alphabet of Leadership—The A-Z of Improving Leadership Effectiveness (Published 2016), and
- Success At Work: A Practical Guide for Succeeding At Work (published November 2021).
Matt Bird
I'm Matt Bird, a global speaker, leader, and entrepreneur. I'm the Founder of the NAYBA Foundation, where we empower thousands of churches worldwide to better love their neighbours.
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A.R. Bernard
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A.R. Bernard is one of the most influential religious leaders, and transformative visionaries in the United States. He is the Founding Senior Pastor of Christian Cultural Center (CCC) in Brooklyn, NY, with a membership of more than 40,000, and campuses in Long Island, and Orlando, Florida as well as a virtual campus that reaches thousands across the country and around the world. Bernard enjoyed a successful career 10-year career in Finance before opening a small storefront church in 1978 in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn.
Bernard is a preeminent thought leader in faith and culture and a is highly sought-after media contributor. He has made frequent appearances on Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, NBC, CBS, BET, NY1, TBN, and Daystar TV. Bernard embraces radio, TV, social media, and other communications platforms to share the message of Christ in culture. In March 2021, Bernard launched ARBtv—a digital platform that features diverse topics at the intersection of faith, culture, and media. As an author, Bernard shares transformative messages in his two books, Happiness Is… and Four Things Women Want from a Man.
A lifelong civil rights activist, Bernard often collaborates with national and global faith leaders building solid partnerships that advocate for religious freedom and social justice. Bernard previously served as the president of the Council of Churches of the City of New York and is currently the president of the Commission of Religious Leaders of New York City (CORL), an organization representing all faith traditions.
Bernard holds a Master of Professional Studies and a Master of Divinity from Alliance Theological Seminary. He received an Honorary Doctor of Divinity from Wagner College and an Honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from Nyack College/Alliance Theological Seminary. Under Bernard’s leadership, the newly established New School of Biblical Theology (NSBT) offers master’s degrees and eventually a doctoral program in Public Theology. Currently, NSBT is in the process of obtaining full accreditation with the Association of Theological Schools.
Bernard and his wife, Karen, are married over 51 years; they are the proud parents and grandparents of seven sons and 26 grandchildren, respectively.
George Bloomer
Bishop George G. Bloomer began fulfilling destiny’s call as a teen while ministering from his native home of Brooklyn, New York. Bishop Bloomer founded and began serving as pastor of Bethel Family Worship Center in Durham, North Carolina
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George G. Bloomer
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Pastor, Best-selling author, renowned speaker, and entrepreneur
Bishop George G. Bloomer began fulfilling destiny’s call as a teen while ministering from his native home of Brooklyn, New York.
Bishop Bloomer founded and began serving as pastor of Bethel Family Worship Center in Durham, North Carolina. Bethel Family Worship Center is a multi-cultural ministry which seeks to “reach the heart to save the soul.” Bishop Bloomer built the ministry on the premise of “pastoring whoever walks through the church doors and impacting their lives for the few hours in which I have them in my presence in order to provoke a positive change.”
Bishop Bloomer has been named by Upscale Magazine as one of the nation’s leading ministers to watch in the twenty-first century; been featured on CNN’s “Faces of Faith,” in Charisma Magazine as “The Man with the Plan,” and in Jet Magazine, to name a few.
One of his most prominent bestsellers, Witchcraft in the Pews sold over a million copies and remains a favorite amongst avid readers.
As an entrepreneur, Bishop Bloomer has founded Blooming House Publishers, Blooming Records.
Bishop Bloomer resides with his family in Durham, North Carolina.
Ghandi Olaoye
Pastor Ghandi Olaoye is a visionary leader, motivational speaker, and entrepreneur, fondly known as “PG”. He is the Senior Pastor of Jesus House, DC (JHDC).
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A.R. Bernard
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A.R. Bernard is one of the most influential religious leaders, and transformative visionaries in the United States. He is the Founding Senior Pastor of Christian Cultural Center (CCC) in Brooklyn, NY, with a membership of more than 40,000, and campuses in Long Island, and Orlando, Florida as well as a virtual campus that reaches thousands across the country and around the world. Bernard enjoyed a successful career 10-year career in Finance before opening a small storefront church in 1978 in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn.
Bernard is a preeminent thought leader in faith and culture and a is highly sought-after media contributor. He has made frequent appearances on Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, NBC, CBS, BET, NY1, TBN, and Daystar TV. Bernard embraces radio, TV, social media, and other communications platforms to share the message of Christ in culture. In March 2021, Bernard launched ARBtv—a digital platform that features diverse topics at the intersection of faith, culture, and media. As an author, Bernard shares transformative messages in his two books, Happiness Is… and Four Things Women Want from a Man.
A lifelong civil rights activist, Bernard often collaborates with national and global faith leaders building solid partnerships that advocate for religious freedom and social justice. Bernard previously served as the president of the Council of Churches of the City of New York and is currently the president of the Commission of Religious Leaders of New York City (CORL), an organization representing all faith traditions.
Bernard holds a Master of Professional Studies and a Master of Divinity from Alliance Theological Seminary. He received an Honorary Doctor of Divinity from Wagner College and an Honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from Nyack College/Alliance Theological Seminary. Under Bernard’s leadership, the newly established New School of Biblical Theology (NSBT) offers master’s degrees and eventually a doctoral program in Public Theology. Currently, NSBT is in the process of obtaining full accreditation with the Association of Theological Schools.
Bernard and his wife, Karen, are married over 51 years; they are the proud parents and grandparents of seven sons and 26 grandchildren, respectively.