Popular Ghanaian Gospel singer, Celestine Donkor has opined that without financial assistance, many Gospel performers’ songs would have been relegated to the church halls.
According to the singer, she does not believe in the common claim that the Gospel ministry is being monetized.
She explained that the ministry has a commercial side that must be effectively utilized. She believes that the ministry cannot function without the commercial side. She made her submission in a recent interview with NY DJ on BTM Afrika
In her words: It’s impossible to run a ministry without the commercial aspect. You’ll fall short. No matter how talented or passionate you are or the kind of songs you can write, your songs won’t go beyond your church without funding. It won’t go anywhere because for somebody to like what you’re doing, it has to be done well and it costs money. There are a lot of people out there with very good songs (that is ministry) but no one hears them.”
“We need to appreciate the individuals who are also called to fund the ministry. We need to appreciate them for seeing funding what we do as ministry as their calling too so it all works together to give God the glory. What is the ministry if it’s in the dark?”
Source:Ghgossip.com