Ghanaian musician-cum-pastor, Pastor Nana Agyarko, has added his voice to the ongoing debate over payment of musicians in churches.
Speaking in an interview on Hitz FM on November 13, 2025, Pastor Agyarko was asked if he receives a salary for his role as a music pastor, to which he responded simply; “No, I don’t.”
He added, however, that the musicians in his church do receive payments.
Addressing the broader question of whether church musicians should be paid, Pastor Agyarko emphasised that it ultimately depends on the individual’s conviction.
“It depends on the individual’s conviction about what they do. I think that for someone who has developed a craft and considers it to be a profession and would want to stick to it, such a person should be appreciated and be given something to appreciate that person for choosing that as a profession,” he said.
He also explained his own stance, stating that he doesn’t take payment since he has other money-making ventures.
“I have done music for a very long time but I don’t take any pay. Because I have a conviction not to. I do other things that give me money. So, I think it is a conviction that one must have… I do not take money in my church but the musicians in the church take money,” he stated.
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