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Excerpt
“God's Word is a mirror.”
It is not about the color of your skin or the depth of your sin. God's Word is a mirror. Look closely, strip away the noise, and realize your eternal self-worth.
Dera Speaks · Spoken word
A voice. A sound. A movement.
Words for what the soul cannot say. Sound for what God is stirring. Spirit for what is yet to emerge.
Meet Dera Speaks
A spoken-word minister for a generation that wants it real.
Dera Speaks is a Nigerian Christian spoken-word minister and songwriter. Since 2018 her words have moved from phone screens to some of the largest altars in Nigeria and to stages in Kenya and the United Kingdom, carrying a message that is direct, honest and deeply rooted in Christ.
- CraftsSpoken word · Song · Film
- ReachNigeria · Kenya · United Kingdom
- HomeDera Speaks Studios · Ample Room
For listeners
Hear the word
Spoken word, songs and live ministry, newest first.
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Featured work · EP · November 2023
I need help, I messed up.
A spoken-word work on gratitude, surrender, faith, and learning to focus on the many positives rather than the few negatives.
- Format
- EP
- Released
- November 2023
- Themes
- Gratitude, surrender, faith
Born from a deeply personal place of reflection, the piece calls listeners back to gratitude and to the reality of God regardless of circumstance. Dera describes her work as an attempt to restore and elevate spiritual imagination, creating an atmosphere of calm, comfort, and belief.
Encounters
Upcoming & past encounters.
Upcoming
Now booking for 2027
Conferences, worship experiences, campuses and creative events. Invite Dera to minister at your gathering.
Past encounters
7 Jun 2026Uyo
Ample Room · Uyo Edition
The Pistis Place, Uyo
22 Nov 2025Port Harcourt
Ample Room · November Edition
Ronasloft Studio, New GRA
In pictures
Moments from the altar.
Watch her minister
On stage, unfiltered.
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Stand behind the word.
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New releases & films
Support the production of new spoken word, music and visual works from Dera Speaks Studios.
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Bring the word to students and young people who rarely step into a church.
Creative mentorship
Help raise Christian writers, poets and digital ministers.
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About
The Oracle.
A Nigerian Christian spoken-word minister and songwriter, drawing people toward authentic faith and the reality of God.
Biography
Who is Dera Speaks?
Chidera Favour Ogbonnaya, professionally known as Dera Speaks, is a Nigerian Christian spoken-word minister and songwriter whose work uses words, music, worship, and performance to draw people toward authentic faith and the reality of God.
Her work is marked by a direct, emotionally honest approach to Christian expression. Through spoken word and music, she explores themes of gratitude, faith, identity, worship, salvation, restoration, and the inner life of the believer. Her voice has developed a distinctive place within a generation seeking a faith that is honest, expressive, and deeply rooted in Christ.
Described by the press as an unapologetic, “warrior-militant” minister, she treats ministry as a full-time calling that spans speaking, writing, singing and acting.
Her public journey began gaining attention from around 2018, and her work has since taken her from digital platforms to major ministry and performance spaces, including Winners Canaanland, Salvation Ministries Headquarters, Mountain of Fire and Miracles Headquarters, RCCG Headquarters, The Future Awards Africa, and international ministry in Kenya and the United Kingdom.
The ministry mandate & philosophy
Not entertainment alone. A vehicle for encounter.
Her purpose is to restore and elevate people's imagination spiritually, and create an atmosphere of calm, comfort, and belief in all circumstances.
Dera Speaks carries the Word of God with a voice that is direct, expressive, and difficult to ignore. Her spoken word is not presented as entertainment alone; it is a vehicle for reflection, worship, conviction, encouragement, and renewed spiritual imagination.
Her work often meets people in the places they rarely speak about: disappointment, isolation, personal struggle, questions of identity, and the tension between what they believe and what they are experiencing. Through words and sound, she points listeners back toward faith, grace, gratitude, and the reality of God.
Journey & impact
From digital platforms to the nations.
From 2018
The Digital Awakening
Dera Speaks began building a public presence through raw, faith-centred spoken-word content across digital platforms, developing an audience around her distinctive Christian creative expression.
Expansion
The Ministry & Performance Expansion
Her work moved beyond digital audiences into major evangelical and public performance spaces, including Winners Canaanland, Salvation Ministries Headquarters, Mountain of Fire and Miracles Headquarters, RCCG Headquarters, and The Future Awards Africa.
International
International Reach
Public coverage records an international performance in Kenya preceding her appearance at The Future Awards Africa's 17th edition in Lagos.
2024
United Kingdom
Spoken-word ministry in Bournemouth, United Kingdom, extending her reach to the diaspora.
2025 – 2026
The Continuing Creative Journey
Her work has expanded through spoken word, music, live performance, and other creative formats. Current music releases show the catalogue actively developing through 2025 and 2026.
Leadership & affiliations
Dera Speaks is associated with @ample_roomm, a creative production and mentorship umbrella: a space for developing Christian creative writers, poets, and digital ministers.
Creative disciplines
One voice, many forms.
Spoken WordThe heart of the ministry.
Songwriting & MusicSingles and live recordings.
Worship / Live MinistryAltars, conferences and stages.
Acting & FilmScreen roles in faith-based film.
Digital ContentCreative expression online.
Invite the voice to your gathering.
Every invitation is carefully reviewed for alignment with the ministry's mandate, event vision, and logistics.
Ample Room
A gathering and creative home associated with Dera Speaks: a space for developing Christian creative writers, poets, and digital ministers.
What it is
Room for the word, room for the writer.
Dera Speaks is associated with @ample_roomm, described as a creative production and mentorship umbrella. Its gatherings bring spoken word, worship and encouragement together, and its wider purpose is to raise Christian creative writers, poets, and digital ministers.
Inside the room
Word, worship and the people in between.
Editions
Every room, remembered.
Uyo Edition
The Pistis Place, 104 Atiku Abubakar Road, Uyo · 7 June 2026, 4 PM
November Edition
Ronasloft Studio, 145 Woji Road, New GRA · 22 November 2025, 10 AM – 2 PM
Next edition
Date and city to be announced. Join the Gateway Community to hear first.
Bring Ample Room to your city.
Every invitation is carefully reviewed for alignment with the ministry's mandate, event vision, and logistics.
Events
Upcoming & past encounters.
Where Dera is ministering next, and the rooms she has already filled.
Upcoming
Now booking for 2027
Conferences, worship experiences, campuses and creative events. Invite Dera to minister at your gathering.
Past encounters
7 Jun 2026Uyo
Ample Room · Uyo Edition
The Pistis Place, Uyo
Port HarcourtRivers State
Takeover
The Place of Grace, Port Harcourt
22 Nov 2025Port Harcourt
Ample Room · November Edition
Ronasloft Studio, New GRA
Invite Dera to your gathering.
Every invitation is carefully reviewed for alignment with the ministry's mandate, event vision, and logistics.
Media · Snippets
Short words, long echoes.
Moments of Dera speaking, cut from her live ministry. Press play and turn the sound up.
Media · Gallery
Every room, every moment.
Photographs from the stages, studios and gatherings of Dera's ministry.
Words
Words for the month.
A word of encouragement at the start of every month from Dera Speaks.
October
This month's word
October 2026 · coming 1 October
Another blessed month
September 2026
Welcome to August
August 2026
The written poetry vault
Read it. Quote it. Study it.
Selected written scripts and prose transcripts for pastors, youth leaders, study groups, students and creatives.
Carry the word to your people.
Every invitation is carefully reviewed for alignment with the ministry's mandate, event vision, and logistics.
Media
Sound & Spirit Archive.
The living archive of Dera Speaks' words, sound, performances, films, and written works. Newest first, with every earlier work kept close.
The Screening Room
Watch the word move.
Performances, live ministry and spoken-word films. Press play and turn the sound up.
Now showing
Apocalypse: The Move
Live ministry. Dera in full flight: word, worship and sound in one room.
More on YouTube
Latest music & releases
Find Dera everywhere
Listen, watch, follow.
Earlier & featured works
The archive remembers.
01Listen
I need help, I messed up
EP · November 2023. Spoken word centred on gratitude, surrender, faith, and redirecting attention toward God.
02Archive
I Feel Flames
Spoken-word piece from the Dera Speaks catalogue.
03Archive
Confession
Spoken-word piece from the Dera Speaks catalogue.
04Archive
My Reality (Who He Is)
Spoken-word piece from the Dera Speaks catalogue.
Cinematic pieces & acting
The word, on screen.
God In This Catharsis
Faith-based feature film. Dera as Preye.
Bound by Silence
Short spoken-word film, Dera Speaks Studios.
Confession
A visual spoken-word work.
The written poetry vault
Read it. Quote it. Study it.
Selected written scripts, text logs, and prose transcripts for anyone who wants to read, quote, study, or revisit Dera Speaks' work.
PastorsYouth leadersStudy groupsStudentsCreativesListeners
Excerpt
Cleared works will appear here
Only material cleared for publication is included. Where a piece is copyrighted or commercially released, the vault shows an excerpt and links to the official release.
Hear it live.
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Bookings
The Altar Call.
Invite Dera Speaks to your next gathering, conference, worship experience, creative event, or faith-centred conversation. Every invitation is carefully reviewed for alignment with the ministry's mandate, event vision, and logistical requirements.
Before you begin
A request, not a confirmation.
Ministration requests are processed through the administrative team of Dera Speaks Studios. Please provide complete information so the team can properly understand the event, assess alignment, and plan the required logistics.
1
Submit the intake form
Host profile, event details and logistics.
2
The team reviews
Alignment with the ministry's mandate and the event vision.
3
Follow-up
The administrative team follows up where more information is needed.
Ministry formats
What Dera can bring.
Prophetic charge / keynote word
A focused ministration built around your theme and scripture.
Full-length spoken word set
A complete set of spoken word, worship and exhortation.
Creative arts consultation
Guidance for creative teams, worship arts and content ministries.
Film screening & panel
A screening of a Dera Speaks visual work followed by conversation.
She has ministered atWinners Chapel, CanaanlandSalvation Ministries HQMFM HQRCCG HQThe Future Awards AfricaKenyaUnited Kingdom
Before you send
Common questions.
How far in advance should we book?
As early as possible. International and large-capacity events benefit from several months' notice so travel and logistics can be planned properly.
Where does Dera travel from?
Travel is usually planned from Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. Include flight and accommodation needs in Block 3 of the form.
Is submitting the form a confirmation?
No. It is a request. The administrative team of Dera Speaks Studios reviews every invitation and follows up.
Can our event be recorded or streamed?
Tell the team in the event details. Recording and streaming are agreed in advance as part of the booking.
Emergency connection
For urgent institutional updates, schedule adjustments, or direct administrative checking from verified pastoral boards:
bookingsderaspeaksstudios@gmail.com