Nollywood actress Rita Edochie has posed a thought-provoking question to pastors. Taking to her Instagram page, she pondered what pastors would do if church attendance declined in the next two years.
Rita Edochie, who is the daughter-in-law of legendary actor Pete Edochie, raised the issue of how kingdoms can shift and change within both Christianity and traditional religion.
She acknowledged the rapidly evolving beliefs and attitudes of society, highlighting the changing dynamics of people’s relationships with their faith and spirituality.
Rita Edochie observed that the role of religion in people’s lives is undergoing a transformation across various faiths, including Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, traditional religions, and atheism.
“Pastors, if people stop going to church in the next two years what will be your job?
If we, the congregation in your church, stop attending, what happens?
I asked because kingdoms are being divided on their own, both in Christianity and traditional religion.
Things are fast changing, and people’s belief and approach to life is not left out. Today, religion and people’s relationship with their God is taking a different dimension, be it Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hindustan, Traditional religion, or atheism. The question on every lips today is if these different beliefs fade away in the future like it’s most likely to given people’s approach to life today.
What will the practitioners do?
There are some men of God who have no other means of sustaining themselves. They will be badly affected. Though in some countries, these men of God see cultivation in the Lord’s vineyard as a sacred call. It doesn’t stop them from looking for other means of livelihood. Others should learn from these.
A stitch in the spaces nine”.
