THE ROLES OF TALKING DRUMS IN THE WORSHIP IN CHERUBIM AND SERAPHIM MOVEMENT CHURCH, ILORIN METROPOLIS
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2025-12
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Akwa ibom State University
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Music, Songs and Dance are not new in Christian worship especially among Pentecostal churches. Some denominations forbid the use of musical instruments such as guitar, talking drums, keyboard and others, citing the fact that they are not part of the New Testament Church worship. Many have argued that the use of some instruments are biblical, but does not subscribe to the use of talking drums because it is cultural and not spiritual. This paper examines the roles of talking drums in the worship in Cherubim and Seraphim Movement Church, Ilorin Metropolis. The study adopted Historical and descriptive methods for the research. In addition, interviews and participant observations were also used to gather data. In the determination of population size, the study adopted the purposive sampling technique of 60 people, making it 6 members from 10 selected churches within the denomination in Ilorin City. The findings reveal that Psalms is filled with calls to praise God with every available instrument including drums. Though, the New Testament seems to be silence about instruments of worship, it admonishes that believers should sing songs in Psalms. C&S Movement Church is one of the indigenous churches in Nigeria and have brought into her worship, the use of all kinds of musical instruments including talking drums. The use of talking drums in the church does not only serve as pillar for other instruments to make singing and dancing in worship more melodious, it also allows congregants participation, play good roles in evangelism, ceremonies, and enable more souls to be won for Christ. While it is recommended that the use of talking drums in worship should be embraced in all churches because it is Biblical, the paper concluded that its uses should however be moderated to differentiate it from the way it is sometimes used in traditional worship and circular music.
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Music, Culture, Christian worship, C&S Church, Talking Drums