Taiwo Iredele Odubiyi[pronunciation?] (born 29 May 1965) is a Nigerian author, pastor, international speaker, and a marriage and relationship counsellor. Married and blessed with children, Taiwo has written over 29 award-winning inspirational romance novels;[1] 9 children's books;[2] and self-help books on rape, relationships, and Christian living,[3] with new novels/books being published every year. She is the founder of the Pastor Taiwo Odubiyi Ministries.[4] She was a columnist in The Nigerian Canadian News,[5]The National Mirror, and The US immigration Newspaper. She is the host of the podcast, It's All About You,[6] and the YouTube program, TenderHeartsLink (teachings on relationships for the single and the married).[7][8]
Taiwo Iredele Odubiyi was born into the family of Jonathan Olufemi Soyombo and Victoria Olubamwo Soyombo. She and her twin brother are the youngest in the family of seven children. She was born in Abeokuta and was raised in Lagos. She attended Reagan Memorial Baptist Secondary school and graduated from a Polytechnic University, with an HND in accounting. She also has her masters in Business Administration from FUTA, Akure. She and her husband, Sola Odubiyi, were ordained as pastors in 1996, under the spiritual leadership of the both now late pastors Taiwo Odukoya and Bimbo Odukoya (the co-founders of the Fountain of Life Church in Lagos, Nigeria). She has three daughters.
Pastor Taiwo Odubiyi Ministries
The Pastor Taiwo Odubiyi Ministries[9] is responsible for publishing the award-winning inspirational novels and informative books; counselling individuals on relationships and how to live better lives; spreading the Word and the love of God everywhere through the TV and radio program It's All About You!; Tenderheartslink on YouTube; and holding regular programs (programs) and seminars for teens, singles, women and married couples. The Taiwo Odubiyi Ministries Blog contains inspirational notes and Bible Verses to help encourage individuals from every walk of life.
Counselling programs and seminars
Taiwo expresses her strong passion for relationships through counselling and regular programs and seminars, such as:
Covenant Keepers Club (for teens)
SinglesLink
Woman to Woman
When Women Pray
Tenderheartslink, an online program for Christian singles and couples on YouTube.[10]
TenderHearts Family Support Initiative
TenderHearts Family Support Initiative is a non-governmental organization that deals with supporting, counselling, and encouraging rape victims; reaching out to the less privileged; organizing (organizing) Christmas programs (programs) for children living with disabilities;[11] and rendering emotional & financial support to orphans.
Books
Inspirational romance novels
These award-winning novels[12] encourage, counsel and guide those in relationships (the single & the married). Quite popular in Nigeria, they are read all around the country, and internationally.
Taiwo believes that it is never too early to teach and educate children on the dangers of sex before marriage, and on being aware of child molesters.[45]
Rape & How to Handle It [English Version].[59] (This book is to encourage, counsel and advise those who have been raped and their loved ones; to deter it from happening to others; and to inform the public on the seriousness of the issue.)
Ifi'pa bani lopo (Yoruba version of Rape & How to Handle It)
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