CAC Music Director, Pastor Tope Dada
By Boluwatife Oparinde
The Music Director of the Christ Apostolic Church, Nigeria and Overseas, Pastor Tope Dada, has declared that the new year 2022 is visioned to have music ministers in Christ Apostolic Church dominate territories and all aspects of life.
Pastor Dada stated this in a new year press release to all music ministers titled "BLESSED 2022 TO ALL MUSIC MINISTERS IN CHRIST APOSTOLIC CHURCH NIGERIA AND OVERSEAS" where he described 2022 as a fresh start and a new dawn.
The Music Director, who acknowledged that it was God who placed us in a better position at the end of the tough times in 2021, also identified that the previous year was an experience of a new beginning as Pastor S. O. Oladele and Pastor E. O. Odejobi were inducted President and General Superintendent of CAC respectively.
According to him, since the inception of the CAC leaders in office, "we have witnessed unprecedent progress and digital transformations in achieving the 3-fold vision of our indefatigable President Pastor SO Oladele - Reconciliation, Capability Development and Soul Winning. We are committed ourselves to this mandate at the various levels of our operations."
Pastor Dada also noted the tremendous achievements and landmarks of the music department in 2021, highlighting that, "in the previous year having hosted her first Decentralized Music Ministers’ Conference across 7 locations in Nigeria. We gladly rounded the year with a memorable National Carol Service at our headquarters in Ibadan with 300-strong-member CAC national choir and orchestra under the auspices of our President Pastor S. O. Oladele on December 10, 2021."
The cleric, revealing some of the plans of the music department for the new year, stated that, "we look forward to this year 2022 with an assurance to dominate our territory and surpass the outcomes of the past years. I am not in doubt that every Music Minister in CAC will dominate in all aspects of their lives."
"We are committed to improve every choir and ensemble in the church and to deliver the Music edition of our hymnal among other mandates in the course of the year. Your input in music education, publicity, logistics, financing and praying towards our goals will be of immense need this year," he continued.
He encouraged members of the department across CAC to join and support the projects and programs of the Music Department for this year, praying for significance for every member in their families, ministry, career, finance, nation, as well as physical and spiritual lives.
Pastor Dada, who expressed great gratitude to all colleagues in the Music Directorate, Regional/DCC/Zonal/Districts and Assembly Choirmasters and Organists for their unwavering support over the years, added that, "Our registration portal for the 2022 Music Ministers’ Conference has been opened for you to register now. I will be keeping you posted for updates as we draw close to this."