Pastor Paul Adefarasin’s profile received a significant boost last Sunday with the presentation of the Forbes Best of Africa Most Influential Personality of the Year 2021 Award.
Certainly, the award is a confirmation of his larger than life accomplishment reflected in the following areas:
Faith Leader— Paul Adefarasin is the founder of the house on the rock, a multiracial, multi-ethnic and multifaceted non-denominational Church with 77 parishes and fellowships across Africa and Europe.
Author and Motivational Speaker — He is a a motivational speaker and author. He is the writer of inspirational books including, Something Is About to Happen, Change Your World, The Call For A Performing Generation (Revised) and Hope On The Go. He is the Executive Producer and innovator of a musical album produced by the music team of his Church titled, I Still Believe.
Thought-Leader – With more than 30 years of pastoral and visionary leadership experience, Adefarasin is sought after to share his expertise across all sectors. He is also a broadcaster and host of the TV programme ‘Something Is About To Happen’, which airs across Africa, Europe and North America on terrestrial and satellite television. He has done this for more than 20 years and maintains a social media presence.
Philanthropist – He is the Founder and President of The Rock Foundation, a charity committed to undertaking significant humanitarian and social responsibility initiatives across the education, healthcare, prison reform and other spheres. He has worked towards the release and rehabilitation of more than 3,000 wrongfully imprisoned inmates through the Church prison ministry who visit prisons across the country.
Education is at the heart of The Rock Foundation, which has also built more than 100 computer laboratories, equipped with state-of-the-art machinery, as well as providing water boreholes in various state primary schools across Lagos.
As the Covid pandemic challenged the world last year, the Church provided more than 15,000 PPE gear with medical supplies to the local and state government as part of Covid-19 relief effort.
The Rock Foundation also has more than two decades of feeding, vocational skills acquisition, women and youth empowerment, technological and sustainability projects, and inner-city outreaches affecting more than 200,000 families.
Paul is an innovative trailblazer who conceptualised and delivered The Experience music concert, an annual event, now in its 15th year that has become the largest musical concert in Africa. It has a viewership of millions across 180 countries and territories with millions more tuning in online.
Collaborator / Ally – Paul is a committed participant in the inter-faith movement that seeks to promote religious understanding and foster tolerance on the continent of Africa and beyond. He presently is the Lead Regional Co-Chair of the Africa Cabinet; Member of the Global Council and Member of The Executive 12; of Empowered21, which is the largest relational network of leaders of Spirit-Empowered Churches in the world.
