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Re: Apostle Femi Lazarus Shows Booking Charge For A Gospel Musician In Nigeria by Angelfrost(m): 4:42pm On Mar 24, 2025
It's fine...!

That's why they are Gospel Artistes, not Ministers of God.

Even R.Kelly in his career height had top selling Gospel albums.

Same way there are so many Pastors and acclaimed Apostles in this Church business for largely monetary gains.

There is nothing that Gospel Artiste is doing that he didn't learn from Clergymen.


Only very few of you are working for God!
Re: Apostle Femi Lazarus Shows Booking Charge For A Gospel Musician In Nigeria by Acidosis(m):
Some pastors encouraged this behaviour because they want to draw crowd to their programmes. Well, it's good we are having this conversation, especially following the expose by Mercy Chinwo.

That man, EzeeTee, started this dubious commercialisation of gospel songs. He's done too many damage. Most of his artistes are already running out of business and that's fine. They can still make money and even loads of it from secular music.
Re: Apostle Femi Lazarus Shows Booking Charge For A Gospel Musician In Nigeria by Heffalump(m): 4:43pm On Mar 24, 2025
Hmmmn.

The message for the kingdom of God is supposed to be free, but now we procure it dearly.
Both pastors and musicians are robbing the children of God. Let me see who will make heaven among these two.
Re: Apostle Femi Lazarus Shows Booking Charge For A Gospel Musician In Nigeria by chccho(m): 4:43pm On Mar 24, 2025
datola:
What's the difference between their 6 and 7.

Pastors started the commercialization.
I concur ooo!!!!
Re: Apostle Femi Lazarus Shows Booking Charge For A Gospel Musician In Nigeria by Mitsurugi(m): 4:43pm On Mar 24, 2025
wink
Re: Apostle Femi Lazarus Shows Booking Charge For A Gospel Musician In Nigeria by DolapoX: 4:44pm On Mar 24, 2025
He also charges 150$ per student for his school of ministry

Evidence in the screenshot attached

Re: Apostle Femi Lazarus Shows Booking Charge For A Gospel Musician In Nigeria by Acidosis(m): 4:45pm On Mar 24, 2025
Angelfrost:
It's fine... That's why they are Gospel Artistes, not Ministers of God.
The Bible prescribed Five-fold Ministry (Teacher, Pastor, Evangelist, Prophet, and Apostle). Anythjng outside that is man's invention. No such thing as Music Ministry or Music Minister.
Re: Apostle Femi Lazarus Shows Booking Charge For A Gospel Musician In Nigeria by Angelfrost(m): 4:48pm On Mar 24, 2025
Acidosis:
The Bible prescribed Five-fold Ministry (Teacher, Pastor, Evangelist, Prophet, and Apostle). Anythjng outside that is man's invention. No such thing as Music Ministry or Music Minister.
I absolutely agree.

Funny enough, that term "Music Ministry" is not that old an invention.

In time past, it was simply a department, no different nor superior to Ushering, Welfare, and others.

The commercialisation of Spiritual gifts will further sink the church away from God!


That's why a lot of them eventually go full blown contemporary, mainstream or worldly... They simply realize there is more money to be made out there by appealing to larger audiences and tastes:

Mali Music
Dante Bowe
R.Kelly
Whitney Houston
Etc.
Re: Apostle Femi Lazarus Shows Booking Charge For A Gospel Musician In Nigeria by Lucifyre: 4:48pm On Mar 24, 2025
DolapoX:
He also charges 150$ per student for his school of ministry

Evidence in the screenshot attached
🤣 All these charlatans

Re: Apostle Femi Lazarus Shows Booking Charge For A Gospel Musician In Nigeria by omoredia: 4:49pm On Mar 24, 2025
I dont like this pastor. He talks too much as if he knows it all
Re: Apostle Femi Lazarus Shows Booking Charge For A Gospel Musician In Nigeria by lacasera14(m): 4:50pm On Mar 24, 2025
Babangidapikin:
Don't they have family to feed.. abi they enjoy freebies because they are Gospel artist. Like someone said you are using them to drive traffic to your church, which is transactional on it's own ...
The money they make from the online sales of their music? YouTube views? And royalties? Not enough? And they preach contentment? Jesus would marvel at the kind of Christianity we practice now.
Re: Apostle Femi Lazarus Shows Booking Charge For A Gospel Musician In Nigeria by wonlasewonimi: 4:50pm On Mar 24, 2025
Portable is cheaper
Re: Apostle Femi Lazarus Shows Booking Charge For A Gospel Musician In Nigeria by Judolisco(m): 4:51pm On Mar 24, 2025
Honorarium should be changed to service charge
Re: Apostle Femi Lazarus Shows Booking Charge For A Gospel Musician In Nigeria by DolapoX: 4:51pm On Mar 24, 2025
Lucifyre:
🤣 All these charlatans
Sorry ehn 😂
Re: Apostle Femi Lazarus Shows Booking Charge For A Gospel Musician In Nigeria by jubrilELsudan: 4:52pm On Mar 24, 2025
ONTOP WETIN?......ABI FVCK DEY INSIDE THE MONEY?

Re: Apostle Femi Lazarus Shows Booking Charge For A Gospel Musician In Nigeria by AngelicBeing: 4:53pm On Mar 24, 2025
Acidosis:
Well, some pastors encouraged this behaviour because they want to draw crowd to their programmes. Well, it's good we are having this conversation, especially following the expose by Mercy Chinwo.

That man, EzeeTee, started this dubious commercialisation of gospel songs. He's done too many damage. Most of his artistes are already running out of business.
Hmmmmm 🤔
Re: Apostle Femi Lazarus Shows Booking Charge For A Gospel Musician In Nigeria by lacasera14(m): 4:53pm On Mar 24, 2025
Pastor Femi is right. There are various ways to make money as a gospel artists but charging the church that insane amount, on whose platform you got your first appearance via the choir to start singing is ridiculous and ungodly. Granted, the church can pay for hotel bills, flights, inbound logistics, and feeding. Then, after ministration, they can appreciate your grace and music ministry with a discretionary 5m, 500k each to your instrumentalists and aides. Sounds reasonable. You're not Burna Boy, you're a singer for the Kingdom of God.
Re: Apostle Femi Lazarus Shows Booking Charge For A Gospel Musician In Nigeria by francisbarrack(m): 4:53pm On Mar 24, 2025
Lol... what do u expect wen most of our pastor drive Rolls & private jet. Wu no want good things? D charge Is even low...
Re: Apostle Femi Lazarus Shows Booking Charge For A Gospel Musician In Nigeria by lacasera14(m): 4:53pm On Mar 24, 2025
wonlasewonimi:
Portable is cheaper
I swear
Re: Apostle Femi Lazarus Shows Booking Charge For A Gospel Musician In Nigeria by TheBillyonaire: 4:53pm On Mar 24, 2025
Religious Business thrives on the ignorance of a people. Ignorance is a goldmine, and the opportunity to keep people ignorant is mind control program and Religion is good at it. Pastors are mind control engineers, dumping them down for politicians to walk on.
Re: Apostle Femi Lazarus Shows Booking Charge For A Gospel Musician In Nigeria by Omoawoke(m): 4:54pm On Mar 24, 2025
Body of Christ aka Body of scam…
Body of gullible people money making organization
Body of low thinkers
Body of irrational thinkers

And their Heads, Adeboye, oyedepo, Paul enenche , Chris Oyakilome and many others

Re: Apostle Femi Lazarus Shows Booking Charge For A Gospel Musician In Nigeria by AngelicBeing: 4:54pm On Mar 24, 2025
Acidosis:
The Bible prescribed Five-fold Ministry (Teacher, Pastor, Evangelist, Prophet, and Apostle). Anythjng outside that is man's invention. No such thing as Music Ministry or Music Minister.
tongue
Re: Apostle Femi Lazarus Shows Booking Charge For A Gospel Musician In Nigeria by AngelicBeing: 4:55pm On Mar 24, 2025
ednut1:
Same man charges 150 dols for his pastor school lol
For posting this comment, you are not going to Heaven again, let me cancel ✖️ your name from the register of Heaven tongue

Re: Apostle Femi Lazarus Shows Booking Charge For A Gospel Musician In Nigeria by keemsleek(m): 4:57pm On Mar 24, 2025
Has a Christian singer you have all the right to your wages for your songs, it's your live hood but if you ministering in the church, you do not commercialise it even if you billing make it show its for God first than the money, you doing it for the glory of God. You can release albums, singles do shows but when you are in the house of God even if you want to bill make it reasonable. Everything is for the glorification of God.
Re: Apostle Femi Lazarus Shows Booking Charge For A Gospel Musician In Nigeria by Meti99(m): 4:58pm On Mar 24, 2025
I won't bkame the so called gospel singers once they didn't force anyone to invite them.
If you can afford them go for them
If you can't afford them use your choir..
Simple
Re: Apostle Femi Lazarus Shows Booking Charge For A Gospel Musician In Nigeria by stasius: 4:58pm On Mar 24, 2025
Una never see anything
Re: Apostle Femi Lazarus Shows Booking Charge For A Gospel Musician In Nigeria by TempleHouse: 4:59pm On Mar 24, 2025
Hypocrite Preacher !

You charged $Dollars in your private school to your congregation and members and no one complained.
Re: Apostle Femi Lazarus Shows Booking Charge For A Gospel Musician In Nigeria by kingthreat(m): 4:59pm On Mar 24, 2025
To stop the money-mongering of the music ministers, it is best to empower your church's music department. And if there's need for monetization, it should be done under legal terms.
Re: Apostle Femi Lazarus Shows Booking Charge For A Gospel Musician In Nigeria by FreeStuffsNG: 5:00pm On Mar 24, 2025
ricson11:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmLfe9pWU88?si=73XJL_omWyo0s2NT

A recent debate has emerged within Nigeria's Christian community regarding the fees charged by gospel musicians for church performances. Apostle Femi Lazarus, the lead pastor of Light Nation Church in Abuja, criticized the commercialization of gospel music, expressing concern over artists demanding substantial fees to minister.
That 1st Class flight is an overkill in my opinion. It looks more like pure business transaction and this is why government should tax these guys appropriately.

Acidosis:
The Bible prescribed Five-fold Ministry (Teacher, Pastor, Evangelist, Prophet, and Apostle). Anythjng outside that is man's invention. No such thing as Music Ministry or Music Minister.
Not true. The only offices in the New Testament church are that of the Elders and Deacons. The other offices have ceased. Evangelist/Minister is not an office but an itinerary preacher of the gospel who keeps moving from one location to another.
Re: Apostle Femi Lazarus Shows Booking Charge For A Gospel Musician In Nigeria by Babangidapikin: 5:00pm On Mar 24, 2025
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Re: Apostle Femi Lazarus Shows Booking Charge For A Gospel Musician In Nigeria by Babangidapikin: 5:02pm On Mar 24, 2025
lacasera14:
The money they make from the online sales of their music? YouTube views? And royalties? Not enough? And they preach contentment? Jesus would marvel at the kind of Christianity we practice now.
Contentment is relative, do you know someone can be earning #100 million in today's Nigeria and still be poor, because the person's expense is #200 million.. They are people base on the nature of their jobs or positions, they have to be in the giving business.
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