If an instrumentalist or drummer or singer is a full-time staff of the church; and employee of the church; such a person must be paid. It is just like working in a bank. The church is his or her office, so such a person must be paid.

It is wrong to ask for payment when you are a member of a church and still get your source of livelihood elsewhere. You cannot be working in the bank, a company etc, and still tell your pastor to pay you because you are a drummer, instrumentalist, etc. Does it mean you cannot help God's house without being paid?

This is a wicked question. Pulpit bandits think it's only their stupid lies and fake miracles that bring gullible people to their business centres. These instrumentalists bring more customers with music than their lies and expensive suits.

Free service for a modern business venture?

If the church can afford it fine, if not it can be done for free.

It depends on the church management and financial power

Why not?
Except it's a voluntary stuff on your end. You get paid for your service!

Simple as that.

Correct

If the church can afford it fine. If not it should be done for free. Nevertheless, if the instrumentalist is earning a living elsewhere, it should be done for free. Freely we have received, freely we give.

Who we go ask now.....

correctyourself:
If the church can afford it fine, if not it can be done for free.

It depends on the church management and financial power

Yeah

They should be

Na every post una dey repeat..

Ait

Yes!! They are ministers too like pastors and Priest!! So pay them

I have nothing to say about this issue

No ... the Church is already providing a free platform for the singer/instrumentalist to express themselves.

Most music stars in Nigeria Wizkid, Flavour etc started from the Church

It depends. If the Church is large and has enough financial resources to effectively manage their daily operations, then by all means the instrumentalists should be encouraged with honorariums no matter how small.

If the church is just a small local church struggling to run their services because of lack of finances, I believe that the instrumentalists there should just play freely for God.

If the person is hired to play, you must pay him oooo.

But if na church member who is willing to play free of charge..............

ebubeson:
If an instrumentalist or drummer or singer is a full-time staff of the church; and employee of the church; such a person must be paid. It is just like working in a bank. The church is his or her office, so such a person must be paid.

It is wrong to ask for payment when you are a member of a church and still get your source of livelihood elsewhere. You cannot be working in the bank, a company etc, and still tell your pastor to pay you because you are a drummer, instrumentalist, etc. Does it mean you cannot help God's house without being paid?

Pastors should also get their source of livelihood elsewhere.


so someone like Tony Royster Jr can leave making millions drumming in concerts for a living and dedicate his life to drumming for one church 247 for free.

Who do Africa this thing when it comes to religion?

So you want the Pastor to be eating alone?
What permit the Pastor to take money home should also apply to the instrumentalists.

Is it the Church that sponsored my drumming career?

ebubeson:
If an instrumentalist or drummer or singer is a full-time staff of the church; and employee of the church; such a person must be paid. It is just like working in a bank. The church is his or her office, so such a person must be paid.

It is wrong to ask for payment when you are a member of a church and still get your source of livelihood elsewhere. You cannot be working in the bank, a company etc, and still tell your pastor to pay you because you are a drummer, instrumentalist, etc. Does it mean you cannot help God's house without being paid?

Pay them if you can. There is nothing wrong.

I think since they re working for God they shouldn't be payed salary it will look as if they re working for God for money but they should be compensated and their needs suppose to be met might be money,food,gift e t c

They should be paid ooo
Else.....

Not bad if u appreciate them

Yes. Music is a profession and career.

If church administrator can be paid, why should people who studied so hard to become a professional musician/musicologist be denied.

Carpenters and electricians do get paid by churches for the service they render, what made musicians/instrumentalists an exception.

Yea

Except the worker is doing in voluntarily

Woke generation questioning everything questionable.... heaven indeed is for whoever can take it like a child

danowena:
If the church can afford it fine. If not it should be done for free. Nevertheless, if the instrumentalist is earning a living elsewhere, it should be done for free. Freely we have received, freely we give.

But some pastors have other jobs they are doing still, they got paid