Pastor Chris Oyakhilome has opened up on some reasons behind the departure of some gospel musicians from his church, saying they refused to embrace the right path of worship.
According to the popular cleric, he initially celebrated the musicians but later realized they were leading the church in the wrong direction. When he tried to correct them, they chose to leave instead of changing.
Speaking on the matter, he said:
“Why did it happen? The church was turned into a party place, not a prayer place where God’s word was truly celebrated…they were not soul winners; they led praise in church, and when it was time for prayers, they were gone.”
He further expressed his concerns about how worship in the church had lost its true essence.
“The church lost its way of worship, everything changed, the music in the church became worldly, they danced for themselves, celebrated themselves, not God. They charged for their singing, they became professionals making money from the church… and many pastors didn’t know that this was the world coming into the church.”
Pastor Oyakhilome explained that he had initially supported these musicians but later realized God wanted him to make a change.
“I did at the beginning and celebrated them, but when I changed, they refused to change with me, so I had to let them go. God was getting my attention and saying this is not the way.“
“ I told them the Lord wanted us to do the right thing…they had become too popular, and because they were making even little money… do they know what big money is? The little money they were making was too attractive to them, so they didn’t want to follow me, so they made a detour… I hope they all repent… they are not worship leaders.”
