by Fowowe Damilola One thing I’ve come to note in church is the sheer amount of calisthenics. A lot of motion sturves. We have decided that God is moved by…
Read MoreYes, you are probably a born again Christian who consumes everything from Nathaniel Bassey to Onos Ariyo and you don't know Ccioma. That's unforgivable but we understand. She has, for…
Read MorePastor Poju Oyemade himself must have felt it – this was the year that The Platform finally went mainstream. You certainly know something has gone mainstream when the videos go…
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Read Moreby Fowowe Damilola My Church is the funniest church you can ever attend. It’s not like we parade A-list comedians to come do holy comedy. Basket Mouth doesn’t make an…
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Read MoreSince we had this piece up, it has attracted a bit of attention. And so we thought it would be helpful to bring forward something we wanted to explore later –…
Read MoreHas it occurred to you? Over 65-percent of the governors of Lagos since democracy’s return in 1999 have been Muslim, and yet they have enjoyed a very warm mutual-admiration relationship…
Read MoreNo one, especially not the church, has allowed anyone to leave them behind the past? The Celestial Church of Christ is rooted in traditional heritage and they will say, a…
Read Moreby Fowowe Damilola We understand. Yes! Church has to be fun!!! Yes! We don’t serve a boring God (like God said he was fun to be with). I serve a…
Read MoreTo 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…
Read MoreNext 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.…
Read MoreHe 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…
Read MoreShe 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…
Read MoreMany 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…
Read MoreThe 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…
Read MoreWhen 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,…
Read MoreSomething 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…
Read MoreYou 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…
Read MoreThe 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.…
Read MoreWe don’t go to church or worship concerts to see celebrities, of course. But when The Church Blog sees them, what are we supposed to do now? Everyone likes celebs.…
Read MoreIt just ended. With the closing performance by the incredible Tope Alabi, and closing prayers by Reverend Victor Adeyemi. And what a glorious 12 hours! The Tafawa Balewa Square was…
Read MoreCan you feel how excited we are about The Experience? Don't lie. You can. It's the biggest thing happening today, this week, and if you ask us, this entire year.…
Read MoreMany Nigerians in Nigeria finally got to meet ‘Aka Jehovah’ singer, Gabriel Eziashi at The African Praise Experience (TAPE) in June. And they couldn’t believe their luck. Just see. So,…
Read MoreIt suddenly hit us: Nathaniel Bassey is not ministering at The Experience. You know how you mind plays and writes in the names of people you just naturally expect when…
Read MoreNigeria’s biggest Christian inter-denominational experience and what is easily the biggest music concert in our country, holds today. The 11th edition. We are too excited to even pretend to be…
Read MoreAs far as mainstreamed youth churches go, you are hard pressed to find many outside of the Lagos metropolis (if you go to House of the Rock like one of…
Read MoreIf you have attended The Experience ever before (and between us, we have attended 5), you know it is a massive undertaking – in excellence. The music is excellent, the…
Read MoreWe understand the logistics of it. Even though we are all equal in Christ, in the world, strata exist. That’s not the way God created it, but sebi the devil…
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