E. A. AdeboyeIn their “Global Elite” list, Newsweek’s Lisa Miller gives a fascinating peak into E. A. Adeboye, a Pentecostal preacher from Nigeria and “one of the most successful preachers in the world.”

Known as “Daddy” by Adeboye admirers, he’s the pastor of The Redeemed Christian Church. They claim to be in 110 countries, with 14,000 locations, and 5 million members in Nigeria alone. There are a few hundred RCCG churches in Britain and the U.S.

With 600 million Pentecostals in the world, second in size only to Roman Catholics, Adeboye “wants to plant churches the way Starbucks used to build coffee shops: everywhere.”

Stories like this always stand out to me because of mainstream media’s observations and outlooks on religious movement in the world.

Bonus: Newsweek’s “Global Elite” list also has a great prelude on The Story of Power by Jon Meacham.

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