{"id":775183,"date":"2020-01-02T09:35:33","date_gmt":"2020-01-02T09:35:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2020\/01\/02\/kofi-kinaatas-things-fall-apart-a-wake-up-call-to-all-christians-methodist-minister\/"},"modified":"2020-01-02T09:35:33","modified_gmt":"2020-01-02T09:35:33","slug":"kofi-kinaatas-things-fall-apart-a-wake-up-call-to-all-christians-methodist-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/01\/02\/kofi-kinaatas-things-fall-apart-a-wake-up-call-to-all-christians-methodist-minister\/","title":{"rendered":"Kofi Kinaata\u2019s \u2018Things Fall Apart\u2019 a wake-up call to all Christians \u2013 Methodist Minister"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/KOFI-KINATA-3-696x522-696x522.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"KOFI-KINATA-3-696x522.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<p> One theme that stood out at yesterday\u2019s watch night service at the Mount  Olivet Methodist Church, Dansoman, was the lukewarm attitude of some  Christians.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing the congregation on the parable of the prodigal son, Rev  Richmond Abekah, Circuit Minister, admonished members of the church to  take advantage of the redeeming grace of God to repent from their wicked  ways.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs we enter into a new year, come to God with a genuine remorseful  heart as the prodigal son and God will accept you as one of his own,\u201d he  urged.<\/p>\n<p>Referring to Ghanaian musician Kofi Kinaata\u2019s \u2018Things Fall Apart\u2019, a  satirical melody, which poses critical questions to the church in  particular and exposes the hypocritical attitudes of religious people,  Rev Abekah said, \u201cenough of the Friday chapel all night, Saturday \u2018na  y3w) club no mu,y3 rey3 more things, amen, shocker gugu cup no mu\u2019  lifestyle, do not live your life anyhow in the year 2020\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the song is a wake-up call to all Christians.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt either means the church is asleep or it is sleeping, I am writing an  article on Kofi Kinaata\u2019s song, it is a wake-up call to all Christians,  the guy is telling us to wake-up and we need to sit up as Christians,\u201d  he urged.<\/p>\n<p>Kofi Kinaata\u2019s song has caused a stir since it\u2019s release in December.<\/p>\n<p>The song also popped up during the vetting of Justice Gertrude Torkonoo,  during the vetting session to determine her suitability for Ghana\u2019s  Supreme court. Effia MP Mr Joseph Cudjoe put in a question on the hit  song.<\/p>\n<p>After Justice Gertrude Torkonoo had espoused her love for evangelism and  her strong belief in her Christian faith and values, the MP wanted to  know her views on the song which has gone viral.<\/p>\n<p>The MP referred to the lyrics of the song \u201cChapel yi w\u2019wo schools paa,  Nso members yi w\u2019ntumi w\u2019nko bi\u201d to wit \u201dchurches own schools but  members struggle to pay for the tuition of their wards in these  schools.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Ms Torkonoo acknowledged the song but swerved the attempt to get her to share her views.<\/p>\n<p>The song also found its way into academia as students of the Department  for the Study of Religion were asked in their first-semester examination  to examine Kofi Kinaata\u2019s questioning of the religious life of the  contemporary Ghanaian in his song in relation to social change. <\/p>\n<p>Source: theghanareport.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One theme that stood out at yesterday\u2019s watch night service at the Mount Olivet Methodist Church, Dansoman, was the lukewarm attitude of some Christians. 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