Aderemi Dabiri, the founder of a Celestial Church of Christ chapter in Lagos State, has explained why he invited Fuji artist Pasuma and Afrobeats rising star Portable to a worship night.
The church recently sparked outrage on social media after announcing Pasuma and Portable as guest artists for a forthcoming programme, according to reports.
In response to the uproar, Dabiri claimed in a viral video that his choice to allow secular artists intended to acquire new converts.
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“It is not our first time inviting guest artistes. We have been doing it without a problem and I can give you a series of instances. We can’t go where they sell palm wine or alcoholic drinks and ask them to accept Jesus Christ. If I don’t apply wisdom, they will hit bottle on my head. That was why I thought of a way to bring them into the church,” he said.
While criticising some gospel singers for their disrespectful behaviour, Dabiri added, “Some of the gospel singers are rude. Some of them respond to you rudely, but the day I called Pasuma, he sounded respectful on the phone and also agreed with my stance.”
Dabiri, however, appealed to the Celestial Church worldwide for support and assured of his commitment to using his style of evangelism to bring pride to the church.
Kanyidaily recalls that Portable replied Celestial Church and reaffirmed his stand of performing in their program.
