According to a report on a recent sermon shared on YouTube, Pastor William Kumuyi, General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry, has cautioned Christian women against allowing their involvement in church activities to affect their responsibilities towards their husbands and children.

The cleric addressed the issue while discussing the importance of maintaining a healthy balance between religious commitments and family life. He expressed concern about women who devote considerable time to church programmes while failing to give adequate attention to their households.

Illustrating his point, Kumuyi referred to women who leave their homes early to participate in evangelism without properly considering their families’ needs.

He stated, “Early morning, they’ve gone for morning cry.”

According to the preacher, participation in evangelism and other church activities should not become an excuse for neglecting responsibilities within the home.

Kumuyi based his message on Proverbs 14:1, which describes a wise woman as someone who builds her house. He explained that the biblical principle highlights the importance of a woman’s contribution to the stability and welfare of her family.

The pastor also criticised situations in which women spend extended periods attending church programmes, leaving their husbands to make alternative arrangements for meals and other household needs.

He suggested that such situations could create unnecessary tension in marriages, particularly when husbands feel that their wives prioritise religious engagements over their families.

The preacher further discussed the frustrations some husbands reportedly experience when their spouses devote more attention to church activities than their domestic responsibilities.

He cited an example of a husband who viewed his wife’s excessive involvement in church programmes as a burden he had accepted within the marriage.

Kumuyi also observed that some women respond to concerns about household responsibilities by referring to biblical passages rather than addressing the issues raised by their spouses.

Emphasising the importance of sacrifice in marriage, he urged Christian women to approach their religious commitments with wisdom and consideration for their families.

His message centred on the need for believers to combine their service to God with responsible family life, stressing that participation in church activities should not result in the neglect of husbands, children and other household obligations.