Renowned gospel musician and preacher Josh Laryea has expressed concern over the current direction of gospel music, urging his peers to prioritize messages of faith, redemption, and hope over themes centered on wealth and prosperity.
Speaking in a recent interview with Graphic Showbiz, the gospel minister shared his belief that gospel music is increasingly focused on material success, risking the loss of the genre's spiritual core. "We've lost sight of the true purpose of gospel music.
It's time to shift focus," he remarked.As the head pastor of Kharis Centre International in Accra, Josh Laryea acknowledges that he too once followed the trend.
Reflecting on his own journey, he partly attributes the shift to prosperity-focused sermons that some pastors deliver, inadvertently influencing gospel musicians nurtured in their congregations. "I will partly blame pastors for the shift in focus of gospel music.