Country’s unchurched people a big problem – Cowan
Published:Saturday | February 16, 2019 | 12:00 AM
Despite the fact that Jamaica has the most religious institutions per square mile in the world, with over 1,600 churches across the island, ordained gospel minister Tommy Cowan believes that one of the country’s biggest problems has to do with unchurched people.
In an interview with Family & Religion, the justice of the peace shared the observation that regardless of the religious nature of the nation on a whole, a large number of people are unaware of the teachings of the Bible, some having never actually been to a church service.
Cowan came to this conclusion based on the reactions and stories of students during the Best Dressed 60 School Tour, where he spearheaded a group of gospel artistes and evangelists visiting various institutions, where they ministered.
“When you’re unchurched, it also means that there is a message that you’re not getting; a message like that there is an assignment on your life,” he said as he touched on the title track of his wife Carlene Davis’ latest album, The Assignment.
WIDE APPEAL
Cowan, who is the producer and co-writer of the single, explained that the song ministry is an appeal to many, especially those who may not know that they were placed on the Earth for a specific purpose and that God is invested in each of them.
He shared, “They (students) are facing many problems, which include low self-esteem, sexual identity crises, and problems in the occult.
“There is also the case of secret-agent Christians out there – those who don’t want to be identified as Christians in schools because of peer pressure.”
The hurtful issues, Cowan maintained, is as a result of the ignorance surrounding the popular question, ‘Why am I here?’
“We have to do something else for these children. We want to them to get the boldness and understand that they each have an assignment from God which man can’t do anything about; they can’t be stopped.
“They need to be reaffirmed and strengthened, believing that they are here for a reason and that when they believe and accept this, they are going to become agents of change in our society,” Cowan said.