Ghanaian gospel singer Jude Lomotey has chastised the current crop of ministers on Showbiz 927 for focusing on the financial gains of the business. She argued that this defeats the purpose of spreading the gospel. Hence people should stop chasing money.
Jude Lomotey told Caleb Nii Boye about how gospel musicians of old prioritized winning souls for Christ over how much money they make from their work.
“Why is everybody talking about money? Money is not everything oo. Back in the day, money wasn’t too much the focus when it came to ministering. Back in the day, when you go for programs, it’s the inspiration that what God has given to you is what you give out to people. So in my time, it wasn’t about money. It was about ministry. That is what my focus is.”
When the host pointed out the need for money to run promotions, pay for studio time, and venues for concerts, she acknowledged the importance of being financially sound to succeed as a musician. But insisted that that was not reason enough to be overzealous in the search for money.
“Yes, you need money to do all that. You need money to do all that but what I’m saying is that if money becomes your focus, you’ll use the sight of what God called you to do. You need the money, but it shouldn’t be your focus. Money is good. I’ll tell you money is good, but the root of it becomes evil,” Jude Lomotey repeated.
Jude Lomotey released one of her famous hit songs, Moko Moko Bɛ, 22 years ago during her tenure with Class Mega Label. She revealed that her highest paycheck came from a church in Adenta that paid her an equivalent of Gh2 cedis 20 years ago.