TULSA Okla.
Embattled Oral Roberts University President Richard Roberts says he received a prophecy six months ago that troubles were looming.
That prophecy came from an out-of-state minister who predicted a “major storm” that Roberts would be able to weather and that when Roberts entered his 60th year, “you’ll step to a new level of ministry you’ve never known,” Roberts told the Tulsa World.
Roberts turned 59 on Monday, six weeks after three former ORU professors sued, claiming wrongful termination and alleging the misuse of university and ministry money by members of the Roberts family.
After the lawsuit was filed, Roberts, who since 1993 has been the president of the university named for his father, took a leave of absence. Meanwhile, the university’s board of regents and independent auditors are investigating the allegations.
Roberts has continued working as the chairman and chief executive officer of Oral Roberts Ministries.
Roberts said it is difficult for him to imagine the university not having a Roberts in a leadership role, and that right now, “I’m the face; I’m the voice” of the school.
