The Convener of the International Youth Empowerment Summit and Founder of Brian Amoateng Ministries, Pastor Brian Amoateng, has narrated how he gave up a clubbing lifestyle after hearing a gospel song in a taxi on his way to a nightclub.

He revealed that he was fond of clubbing and found it difficult to quit due to how addictive it had become, despite being a pastor’s child. However, one night, while taking a taxi to a club, everything changed.

According to him, he became emotional upon hearing the gospel song and felt an unusual sensation that altered his mood by the time he arrived at the event.

He disclosed this while speaking to Joy Prime’s Lois Shola Adeyemi on the Changes show, reminiscing about what inspired his decision to venture into ministry.

“Being a church boy, always in church, I knew what church was. So, I remember when I got to Legon, I used to club a lot—almost every day, from Monday to Tuesday. One day, I was going to a nightclub, and I was in a taxi when the driver started playing a gospel song. Something entered me, and I felt like crying, but I still wanted to go to the club just to please my friends.

That night, when I got to the club, I couldn’t dance. Being the ‘Chingy’ that people knew, I didn’t open the dance floor. I got to the club, and something told me to go home. I felt so down. Normally, I would leave the club at 5 a.m. every day, but that day, I left by 2:30 or 3 a.m.,” he said.

Upon returning to his hostel, he cried, feeling that he had lost something valuable and vital—Jesus Christ.

At that defining moment, he made the decision to dedicate himself to the work of God and never return to the club.

As a pastor’s child, he had been living a double life—one in church and another in his everyday routine—a struggle that made him uncomfortable until he realized and accepted his true purpose.

From his experience, he emphasized that God speaks in mysterious ways, and people hear Him differently. Hence, he advised young individuals not to be deceived by movies about how God communicates and to stay focused, embracing every opportunity as it may be from God.

“A lot of people think that God’s voice has to be a deep, bass voice, but sometimes God speaks in mysterious ways. It can come as a still, small voice within you. You can go to church, and the message the preacher delivers might be God speaking to you.”

For this reason, he encourages young people to find a Bible-believing church that can help guide them in their spiritual journey.

“God speaks in so many ways. We should not follow, for instance, the Nollywood style that portrays God’s voice as always being a deep, bass voice,” Pastor Brian Amoateng reiterated.