Category: Church Culture<p>Because church in Nigeria is a cultural necessity!</p>

#TheExperienceReport: The effortless grace of Funke Adejumo

To be honest, one of the things we looked forward to at The Experience this year was the prayer by Funke Adejumo-Lewis of the Agape Christian Ministries. We heard her…

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#TheExperienceReport: We draw the curtains, as we look forward to hosting the Guinness Book of World Records in 2017

Next year, according to the organisers, the Guinness Book of World Records will be on ground to verify, that this historic gathering is officially the world’s largest Christian concert today.…

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#TheExperienceReport: The humility of Donnie McClurkin though

He walks around the stage, very light – as one who has engaged the vanity of the world, and understands the primacy of the One who first called him. Donnie…

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#TheExperienceReport: Have you heard Chioma Jesus’ trademark testimony?

She has told it once and again, especially at The Experience, and each time the sheer power of it resonates. The origins of her journeys through worship, and the…

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#TheExperienceReport: They took a big risk with the closing performance – and it paid off big time

Many of us came expecting tradition to be continued: Chioma Jesus would close the show. It has become a thing of pride actually: we have this cast of globally renowned…

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#TheExperienceReport: The 5 things that make Tope Alabi and Chioma Jesus one of the same – and powerful

For a new generation of Pentecostal Christians, yesterday at The Experience presented Tope Alabi as the Yoruba answer to the Chioma Jesus we love. And the question is not a…

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#TheExperienceReport: The mainstream discovers Tope Alabi again

The breakout star of yesterday’s event (okay, apart from Travis Greene that has won the hearts of everyone across the Nigerian church)? Tope Alabi. Of course those who have been…

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#TheExperienceReport: Forget o, Yemi Osinbajo is still very popular

At least among Christians. When his name was mentioned yesterday and his face (and that of his utterly ravishing wife) came on the screens, the whole venue was electrified. And…

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#TheExperienceReport: What Nigerian acts can learn from the foreign acts

When veteran worshippers, Don Moen, Donnie McClurkin, Cece Winans came up to lead worship yesterday, they understood a crucial need: we were here to worship, together. We wanted to sing,…

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#TheExperienceReport: Cow-dung at Gate C & 4 other things that should have been done better

All in the spirit of improvement, because we know the one thing Pastor Paul Adefarasin is passionate about is excellence. A few things were a letdown, and once we have…

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#TheExperienceReport: Wait, no Catholics allowed?

Something niggles the mind from The Experience yesterday. If you pay close attention to the ministry and vision of Pastor Paul Adefarasin, you know it's centered on a unified inter-denominational…

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#TheExperienceReport: Pastor Paul’s message yesterday? Christians have to join politics – but we have questions

You know we love Pastor Paul Adefarasin. And if we didn’t love him before, the annual gift of The Experience completely sealed it. But let’s unpack his message at the…

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The Church Blog: The Christmas song releases have now begun

The first one from a major act is from producer and performer, Wole Oni - 'Come let us adore him'. Features pastor of Church Unusual, Laurie Idahosa. It drops today.…

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The Church Blog: Toke Makinwa goes to Mountain of Fire – who would have thought?

Sorry, we are not immune to the tight pulls of the culture, and neither should we to be honest - sebi light is supposed to shine in the darkness? Reading…

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