Pastor Adeboye Explains Reason Why He Rarely Makes Public Comments

General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has explained that he is careful in making public comments to avoid mistakes.

In an interview with Haaretz newspaper during a visit to Jerusalem, Adeboye said he had shied away from speaking out on national issues in order to avoid influencing people in the wrong way.

He also said he was aware of the enormous responsibility on his shoulders as the leader of a global church with millions of members.

"At times it's frightening. In Africa you have a saying, the man who is carrying a basket of eggs must walk gently.. whatever mistakes you make, you affect destinies," he said.

Adeboye stated that his transformation from a Mathematics lecturer at the University of Lagos to a pastor was a divine call, noting that he has a mandate to preach peace everywhere he goes.

"I've always said turning a mathematician into a pastor takes only God. In my work with God, I've learned that he has a sense of humour," he stated.