The picture above is a picture of Zambia’s rumba icon Suke Chile mesmerising churchgoers at Jesus Souls Ministries in Lusaka’s Matero.
According to the post newspaper a few weeks ago Suke Chile and Congolese musician Koffi Olomide recently went to make a donation to widows and orphans at Jesus Souls ministries during a church service. According to post during the praise and worship segment of the service Mr. Chile took to the dance floor and sent congregation into a frenzy.
When I read this I was filled with shame. There are several things wrong here.
The first is the showy fashion in which the donation was made. Christ counsels us not to make donations in a way that will draw unnecessary attention to ourselves. This donation was more like a secular public relations event than a Christian donation.
Secondly, the dancing during the praise and worship was incorporate. Now please bear in mind that I am not against physical response during worship but I am against responses that are not Christ centred. Reading the article one gets the impression that the excitement was less about Christ and more about a skillful celebrity wriggling their waist. That's just wrong.
What is the Church coming to?
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