‘Any male pastor wearing earrings can’t see this pulpit’ – Adefarasin
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The cleric went further to state that any pastor who wears earrings would not be permitted to use the pulpit, while ministers who adorn themselves with earrings would be excluded from ministering at The Experience.
By Kazeem Ugbodaga
Senior Pastor of House on the Rock, Paul Adefarasin, has declared that ministers who wear earrings would not be allowed to preach from his church’s pulpit or minister at the annual Christian music concert, The Experience.
Adefarasin made the remarks while expressing his position on male ministers wearing earrings, questioning the practice and insisting that it would not be accepted in his church’s ministry.
“Why will a man be wearing earrings?” he asked, as reported by Church Gist, a popular Facebook platform projecting Christianity.
The cleric went further to state that any pastor who wears earrings would not be permitted to use the pulpit, while ministers who adorn themselves with earrings would be excluded from ministering at The Experience.
“Any pastor wearing earrings can’t see this pulpit. Any minister wearing earrings will not minister at The Experience,” Adefarasin declared.
His comments underline the Bible’s position on appearance for Christian minister and standards expected of ministers serving at his church and the annual gospel music gathering.
The remarks place the issue of male ministers wearing earrings within the broader conversation about appearance, Christian leadership and standards of conduct in the church.
Adefarasin is a prominent Nigerian clergyman, televangelist and founder of House on the Rock, a Christian ministry headquartered in Lagos.
He serves as its Metropolitan Senior Pastor and is widely recognised for his teachings, leadership and Christian outreach.
Adefarasin is also the convener of The Experience, an annual gospel music concert in Lagos that attracts renowned Nigerian and international gospel artistes and thousands of worshippers.
He is married to Pastor Ifeanyi Adefarasin, who serves alongside him in ministry. Through his preaching, television programmes and large-scale worship events, he has established a significant presence in Nigeria’s Christian community.