Pastor Korede Komaiya Advocates Love as Fundamental Leadership Principle
Pastor Korede Komaiya, the presiding pastor of Master's Place International Church, has declared that genuine love serves as the most powerful force for attracting and retaining individuals within any organization or faith community. The cleric delivered this message in a recently released video titled "This Is The Foundation: To Raise Leaders, Love People," where he extensively discussed leadership, welfare, and the sense of belonging within his ministry.
Love Demonstrated Through Action, Not Mere Words
Addressing congregation members in the video presentation, Pastor Komaiya emphasized that love must be visibly demonstrated through concrete actions rather than remaining as abstract declarations. He pointed to longstanding practices within his church that consistently focus on recognition, compassionate care, and genuine inclusion of all members.
"How many times have we been here for meetings and you see all over, people being acknowledged for unbroken years of service, how many years have properties been given to people here, people must feel belonged," Pastor Komaiya passionately stated during his address.
According to his leadership philosophy, the ministry deliberately avoids traditional workplace hierarchies and rigid employment labels to foster an environment of shared responsibility and mutual commitment. "In our ministry, I don't believe in employee and employer, I only want stakeholders in our ministry," Komaiya explained, adding that conventional employer-employee dynamics do not apply within the church's organizational structure.
Comprehensive Welfare Model Supporting Church Staff
Pastor Komaiya outlined extensive welfare policies specifically designed to support staff members and their families, demonstrating his commitment to practical love through substantial benefits. He revealed that all church staff benefit from comprehensive scholarships for their children, with the ministry fully covering educational expenses and healthcare costs.
"The concept of employer, employee does not apply in our own ministry and to the glory of God, following this same example, all our staffs are on church scholarship, anyone who is a staff of the ministry, all their children are on church scholarship, education we pay for it, health 100%, any health crisis, our ministry pays for it," the pastor detailed during his presentation.
The welfare package extends beyond basic needs to include:
- Free accommodation for qualified staff members
- Regular vehicle replacement every four years
- Annual overseas trips specifically tied to leadership development
- Performance-related bonuses and incentives
Pastor Komaiya further explained that salaries are paid in full without any deductions, with staff receiving a thirteenth-month salary along with additional bonus payments distributed last December.
Addressing Recent Controversy and Misinterpretation
The pastor's detailed remarks come amid ongoing criticism that followed previous statements attributed to him concerning leadership and prosperity, which sparked considerable debate across various social media platforms. Supporters have consistently argued that these earlier comments were fundamentally misunderstood and taken out of their original context.
Using the welfare model of his ministry as a practical reference point, Pastor Komaiya reiterated his core leadership message with renewed clarity. "It is important for you to know that, nothing attracts people like loving them," he emphasized during his address.
He maintained that leadership built upon genuine care and responsible stewardship remains absolutely central to his ministry's vision of raising effective leaders and sustaining a vibrant, committed community. The pastor's message seeks to provide definitive clarification regarding recent controversies while reinforcing the foundational principles that guide his church's operations and community engagement.
