More music, less Gospel?
The influence of popular music — dancehall and hip hop — on the gospel music industry has prompted many to question, has the ministry gone out of the music?
For the most part this is played out vividly at gospel concert featuring the many of the current crop of gospel music artistes. The manner in which patrons and artistes dance during the performances is oftentimes more in line with the latest moves in the secular world. And, some artistes have even been observed taking off shirts and prancing on the stage — just like their dancehall counterparts.
According to well known gospel show promoter, now consultant and event coordinator Dale Flynn, "The gospel can never lost its power, once people's lives are being transformed. If no transformation takes place or lives
are not being changed, it means we have failed to connect with the receptors," he shared
"Jesus is the centre of the gospel, embodiment of all if there is no restoration we have failed as messengers to communicate God's word according to His will and His plan," Flynn pointed out.