Pastor Yemi Davids Talks Marriage, Fatherhood & More

December 28, 2022299 views0

Pastor Yemi Davids Talks Marriage, Fatherhood & More

2022-12-28T12:06:47+01:00

By Marie

Pastor Akinyemi Davids, the founding pastor of Global Impact Churches has revealed in a recent interview that he didn’t want to have a male as his first child.The clergyman who was asked about his opinions and suggestions on fatherhood said, “Fatherhood is sacred because a father is a begetter, a starter. It’s an English word and it means one who begets something.“I believe the way fathers go is the way society goes because every human being you meet comes from a family. Nobody dropped from the sky. The way a person or people are groomed determines what happens in society.“The place of fathers in society is what determines the way society goes. So, if fatherhood in a generation is missing, you will see it in the next generation.”Pastor Yemi who also addressed the issue catering for a child at an early age said, “I got married in my 20s, my late 20s. So, yes, compared to what is obtainable now, that’s early. For me, it was early, and thankfully, my dad was a school teacher.“So, some areas that I picked up from him really helped me. Things like discipline and contentment were major ones I picked from him. My dad does not allow one to touch or take that which is not theirs.“The caning or discipline a child got from doing that was worse than taking the thing, so, one just remained content with what was theirs and that helped me even as a pastor today.”Speaking in the interview, the clergyman said, “Most firstborns go through problems compared to their other siblings.“A lot of firstborns, first sons and daughters, go through the experimentation of their parents and it’s not easy on them. They (parents) experiment with parenting the child so most of their mistakes fall on the child.”When asked if he was particular about the sex of his first child, he said, ”Believe me, from what I mentioned about firstborns, I didn’t want to have a firstborn son.”Popularly known and referred to as Pastor Yemi Davids, He is the President of Global Impact Institute (GII), aimed at skill acquisition and human capacity development.ALSO READ We Started The Church From An Eatery – Prophet Oluwatosin