Pastor Edwin Dadson, a worship leader at the International Central Gospel Church, has urged church musicians to be assertive in negotiating for better conditions for their service.

Speaking to Kwame Dadzie on Joy FM's Showbiz A-Z, Pastor Dadson noted that although some pastors make it difficult for church musicians to approach them with their concerns, these musicians should find a way to drum home their problems instead of complaining. 

Pastor Edwin Dadson made this statement while discussing the issue of paying church musicians.

“Sometimes we don’t add value to ourselves and we are also not assertive. Two, we also don’t know the how-to. Of course, there are some pastors you can’t just approach them but someway somehow you should not stay there complaining because it is not healthy for you. You should be able to say I am going to the accountant and say this is the point; 'I am have been working here, I have been doing this, I have done more than what any volunteer has done, please can we sign a document so I take care of myself?'” he said. 

He also recounted an incident where a drummer that left his church wanted to go to another church to perform the same task. In his advice, he said it was important for such musicians to always learn new skills so they could get better.

He said a church musician who plays only one instrument could learn other musical instruments, add music production, among others, to shore up their value.

Pastor Edwin intimated that playing a musical instrument at church for free or for a fee is an individual decision relative to whether the musician is dedicating his entire productive hours to church music or only plays during particular days of service.