Inasmuch as i know that the ministry surely needs money to finance its operations,yet i do not think that a Pastor should leave the preaching of the word of repentance and holiness and start collating the names of the members of the church with their monthly salaries.If the amount of tithe and offering has gone down,two things are permitted to be done by the Pastor 1.Go on his knee and pray earnestly to God since God is the owner of the church and 2.If God permits him,he should teach under the anointing of the Holy Ghost and with love and then encourage the members on the benefits of giving generously to the cause of the gospel.
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This Happened In My Church Today
The Pastor preached about tithing in church today, and after the sermon, he asked all salary earners (private and public) to stand. To my utmost perplexity, he (the Pastor) directed the Secretary to start writing their NAMES and their MONTHLY SALARIES respectively.Will he start coercing them to pay tithes to him personally based on their monthly salaries or what? Is it compulsory for a Pastor to know his members' salaries? What does he want to do with it?
These are some of the questions that ran through my mind in church then. Till this moment, I seem not to know his intention until next week. I wonder what churches are turning to these days.Does anyone have an idea of what he will likely do with their names and monthly salaries?
I think the Pastor went too far!
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