Patience Nyarko, Ghanaian gospel musician, has sounded a strong caution to her fellow gospel acts, especially the females.
Speaking during a panel discussion on United Showbiz over the weekend, Patience Nyarko said gospel musicians who focus more on their outside beauty and branding than projecting Jesus risk losing the Holy Spirit in their ministry.
According to her, gospel artists market Jesus Christ to people and because of this primary goal, they must not shift their focus on their looks and brands.
Patience Nyarko claimed that excessive branding and heavy makeup as a gospel musician can lead to the Holy Spirit stepping aside.
She added that she’s not against makeups and dressing stylishly but gospel musicians must be modest in their dressing and branding.
Excessive branding and heavy makeup as a gospel musician can lead to the Holy Spirit stepping aside – Patience Nyarko#UnitedShowbiz pic.twitter.com/S9FHBlXJN1
— UTV Ghana (@utvghana) November 27, 2023
In a related news, Diana Asamoah has been candid about how her style has changed over the past few years.
She explained the shift away as the result of a fellow Christian who, in her view, was misinterpreting the Bible.
Diana Asamoah clarified in a recent interview with Berla Mundi that she purposefully chooses to wear designer clothing, pricey wigs, and chic shoes. Her goal is to refute the notion that God and the gospel are boring by presenting them in a compelling manner.
The gospel singer said that her prior opinions about certain items of clothing, like pants, were shaped by a narrow understanding and that she is currently trying to dispel any misconceptions that may have been unintentionally formed.
Asamoah stressed that her change is a reflection of her spiritual development and her growing comprehension of what it means to be a Christian. She understands now that being godly is more about deeds than appearances.
“It is about growth in Christ Jesus. We condemned makeup and other things we thought were worldly, but now we have seen the light and realized that being godly is more about your deeds and not about your looks. I’m correcting the wrong impressions and perceptions about being a Christian I planted into people with my current fashion sense,” she explained.
