Popular Nigerian social commentator and life coach, Solomon Buchi has called for a halt to the platforming of gospel ministers who are not rooted in local church communities.
In a recent Instagram video, Buchi issued a strong rebuke to gospel artistes who lack spiritual accountability and church-based discipleship, referring to them as jokers, adding that “it takes a little time till the chaff he’s made of is obvious to all to see.”
He questioned the legitimacy of ministers who operate independently of any local congregation and expressed concern that many individuals now present themselves as gospel ministers solely on the basis of musical talent and stage presence, without undergoing the necessary spiritual grooming within the context of a local church.
“A lot of people just wake up and because they can sing and they can string some words together… they know how to feign charismatic experiences. They know how to speak in tongues. They know how to chant. They know how to kneel down and lift up their hands. They know all of that drama,” he said.
According to Buchi, the lack of depth and oversight is contributing to the rise of “gospel celebrities” rather than true ministers. “When you look at their lives, there is no clear example of spiritual submission, of accountability, of service in a local church,” he stated.
“People just spring from nowhere… and because they know that Jesus is a marketing strategy, they come out into the market and give us all kinds of songs, but their spiritual life is in shambles.”
He further warned pastors to stop enabling such ministers, no matter how popular they are. “If they don’t have a visible track record of submitting in a local church, let them go. We don’t need your ministration.
“You cannot be obsessed with leading others in worship when you cannot sit down and be discipled,” he added.
