Founder of Mount Zion Faith Ministries, Mike Bamiloye, has expressed concern over the neglect of husbands by some female ministers who frequently travel for ministry, leaving their spouses to handle church responsibilities alone.
In a Facebook post on Monday, Bamiloye pointed out the difficulties faced by these husbands, who are left to manage their local churches alone while their wives embark on extensive ministry trips.
He emphasized the contrast between the lavish accommodations and meals enjoyed by these female ministers during their travels, and the isolation their husbands experience at home.
The clergyman also mentioned that when these husbands voice their concerns about the extended absences, they are often accused of hindering their wives’ ministry calling.
Bamiloye wrote, “There is a class of female ministers who never stay home with their husbands. They travel everywhere, staying in hotels and suites as they minister, enjoying the best of sumptuous meals provided by their hosts, while their husbands remain at home, managing the local church alone.
“They can be away on ministrations for two or three months, ‘preaching’ the gospel around the world, while their husbands languish at home, relying on cousins, nephews, or housemaids for meals.
“When the husband tries to stop them or reduce their frequent ‘mission’ trips, they accuse him of killing their visions and suppressing their callings.”
He further highlighted the irony of these ministers publicly praising their husbands while they remain distant and disconnected at home.
“They often stand behind pulpits, introducing their sermons with praises for their husbands: ‘I bring you greetings from my husband, the owner of my head, the payer of my dowry, without whom I would not be here today. He sends his warm greetings,’ even while the man is suffering in loneliness at home,” Bamiloye concluded.