Reginald, Edriss and Jubau in Moman Kretyen

For this time of debate, Reginald Joseph and Jubau had invited Edriss Neptune, pastor and vocal lead of the Prayzhim group. The panel has drawn up a nuanced panorama of the current evangelical dynamics, openly questioning the evolution of spiritual and artistic leadership within the Haitian community.

The absence of Haitian praise drivers: between frustration and misunderstanding

This edition saw Simiane and Deborah Lukalu, international gospel figures, occupy the artistic scene of an event, however perceived as the value added of the Haitian evangelical community. According to what has been said on the program, this deliberate absence of national artists raises several questions: is it a desire to refocus on internal management? Of a strategic choice, or a desire to keep the local actors considered to be unreliable at distance?

The central questioning of the panel: “Why, this year, prefer external votes where, historically, local drivers were in the spotlight?” »»

Spiritual leadership: a model to rethink

Over the discussion, the problem of pastoral leadership in the area of praise has imposed itself. The panel expressed its reservations in the face of the lack of supervision of praise drivers, stressing the rarity of mentoring and spiritual guidance in the journey of contemporary artists. How to explain that the vast majority of praise drivers seem to be affiliated with a local church? In all likelihood, these sellers of praise seem to have a responsible pastor. The current operating method is more like a musical agency: drivers negotiate their price and deliver the performance, without spiritual depth.

The role of spiritual fathers – biblical models such as Paul and Timothy or Joshua and Moses – is mentioned to illustrate the importance of an authentic transmission of values and paternal affection. There is a manifest absence of advisers or referents capable of accompanying these talents apart from simple scenic performance.

In a previous program, the worshiper Myrdith said that most of the praise drivers almost never receive the call of a pastor to take their news, whether spiritual, family or other; Generally, calls are to check their availability in order to respond to a contract.

Scandals and ethical crisis: praise in the grip with disorder

The panel also points to the emergence of scandals affecting popular praise drivers: non -biblical remarriage, moral disorders, public conflicts. This phenomenon encourages certain pastors to devote their preaching to the denunciation of these behaviors, thus signing a crisis of credibility for an entire sector.

The speakers question: has musical activity become above all a lucrative business, to the detriment of ecclesial and spiritual engagement? “Some worshipers live in their performance, neglecting their community of origin,” said the panel. How can we explain that a praise of praise is almost always on the move to respond to contracts, without taking the time to recharge his batteries, and that the pastor who invites judges negligible to question his spiritual well-being as long as he is able to create a captivating artistic animation?