NewDelhi:

You just said Nonsense.

Every winners branch has an accommodation. (Usually at the back of the church). It's free for the pastor and his family. He doesn't need to pay a dime, the church doesn't give you money to rent anything. Once they redeploy you, you'll vacate and the next pastor will move in with his family. That's how it is in winners. Accomodation is free.

Secondly, paid which Money to get which hall? What are you saying please? Winners does not rent. They build their stations from scratch.

You're also talking of absenteeism? You think he's the only pastor running the affairs of the station? He has lieutenants and subsidiaries. It's a full time job. Fine they can have side hustle but you just have to find time to commit yourself to the number 1 purpose that brought you to that community.

What that pastor said might be true. I was in church today ( a winners branch in a remote area where my farm is ) and the pastor was unusually absent. To make matters worse, the assistant pastor said another pastor was coming next Sunday to preach. Maybe the former one has already been replaced we don't know but definitely , it was obvious something wasn't right somewhere.

focus7:

When did you really know Oyedepo? My discussion with you is over seeing that you are new catch mugu

generationz:


Yawns

If you don't know churches are run as business centers, you are naive. Did Jesus have Ac and share flyers during his time? Where do you think the money to make the church look good, run the church effectively, pay workers and give to the poor comes from? From sand abi?


If it bothers you, pray in your house. Some of us have been doing that and it doesn't cost us one dime.

2dominate:

They are practicing what is in the scripture and also following christ footstep

Kobojunkiee:
Did the man in fact discuss battling tuberculosis?

mastermaestro:


Most people will abuse you for this statement of fact. This is the exact reason why Nigeria is dying daily. People want to enjoy salaries, allowances and wages without being productive. How can a nation grow if its people don't add anything to it?

The Living Faith Church I know pays their pastors monthly salary. Does it mean that the said pastor wants to be getting paid for doing nothing? Free salary from headquarters accounts while you gallivant as a branch pastor with no fruits? He is a criminal! He needs to return what has been paid to him so far.

I like the way LFC has applied the law of redundancy. Whatever is not fruitful should be chopped off! People can cry blood for all I care. Sentiments don't achieve goals. And only a leader without set goals will condone unproductive subordinates.

focus7:

From his story when did he battle tuberculous? His tuberculous experience was before he surged into ministry. Go and get his messages in 1993 till I left in 2002 to hear how he boast to the ignorant congregation of free illness while he goes for medical at the private hospital.

jesusjnr2020:
If true, It wouldn't be surprise because this is a sad but true reality of what the church has turn into these days.

Not much different from the world to whom the church was sent.

One man who I had great respect while growing up was Benson Idahosa. If I'd be honest, I respected him more than God. If God says a thing and he says something else, I would easily take what he says over that of God. So when I see many Christians do same today with their church leaders, i understand where they're coming from because i've been there and done that myself.

One day in late Nineties, a bishop in Idahosa's church, when there were just three of them, who was a family member lamented seriously about how it had become about how much money they brought to the headquarters in Benin City where Benson Idahosa was still in charge.

Although I wasn't yet saved at the time, I wasn't very comfortable with that news, as Benson Idahosa was a man i looked up to with great respect, and that didn't sound very nice in my ears.

It was clear that he had drifted from what he used to be, and began to chase the riches and things of this world which Jesus says chokes the Word and make it not to bear fruits to perfection in one's life.

It was that glaring that after his death his church made it a mandate to go back to their founding principles of evangelism being their supreme task.

So when i speak the way i do about the loss of focus of today's church leaders concerning the things of God, that they now prioritize the lesser things like tithing, I am not speaking because I just want to speak, but I know what I'm talking about.

It's the sad reality of what the church has become today.

I pray the church gets back to the ways of the early church where it was all about God.

God bless.

Kobojunkiee:
I heard , from one of is his own, that he claims to have been free from illness for a long time, a result of the 'anointing' he claims to be on him. So this isn't at all true?

OtemAtum:
Business as usual as Jehovah their god remains caged in his spiritual cage. Eyes of the gullibles are opening daily.

bamac:
You just boldy made incorrect statement my boss.

I am a winner too. Here, most of the branches, church pay the rent of the RP and the ARP, though from the area church or headquarters. No building behind the church for pastors. My own branch sef, we have been begging God to intervene in the completion of church building which has been left uncompleted for over 4 years.

And then, most of the new branches, they rent hall or the space they use, you can't expect those 10,000 churches to be build just like that when existings ones are yet to even be completed.

Kobojunkie:
This particular story? I don't know but what I do know for a fact is that the Church that is Jesus Christ's is built by Jesus Christ whereas all your churches in the world are social clubs/business built by the hands of your pastors and Mogs who profit and benefit from them.

They are nothing but "glorified" social businesses built and managed by the men whose kingdoms they expand here on earth.

focus7:

My brother there are many falsehood from this man that if you hear you will find it hard to believe, I am privilege to get close to someone who married to his cousin and this opened me up to discover many lies he tells to the people. But it's alright because people will always like to be lied to.

hupernikao:

Exploring the issues at hand to make gain isnt smart enough.

I have told you severally, the church of Jesus is the gathering of believers, this is what the bible teaches, and that means you are presently in rebellion to God's will and purpose. It is shortsighted to think all churches are based on profit and benefit, to the end that you called it social business. It shows you even know little about the church of God and gathering of believers.

Shelbyboss:

Are you sure it a living faith church cause our project doesn't take up to 8months
so u saying four year pleses syop lying

AmandaTalks:
A pastor at Winners Chapel has cried out after he was sacked for not generating enough money in his branch.

According to the pastor, mr Peter Godwin, he was invited by the state pastor and getting there he met other pastors about 40 and they were all sacked over low income in their branches.

Watch the video below from 2.44 minutes as a Living Faith Church Pastor reveals how he was sacked

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLhcBEjpwxg

Blogger, Maureen Badejo also talks about the sack too. Watch from 40 minutes...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_IpH8dndJk

Kobojunkie:
Sure, he is more for winning souls to fill the seats in his auditoriums, who then fill his coffers so he can build some more and expand his kingdom here on earth.

Hallabee1:

Aje...
i no even belive you self

Kobojunkiee:
Get away with your silly " you have told mes"

generationz:


Yawns

If you don't know churches are run as business centers, you are naive. Did Jesus have Ac and share flyers during his time? Where do you think the money to make the church look good, run the church effectively, pay workers and give to the poor comes from? From sand abi?


If it bothers you, pray in your house. Some of us have been doing that and it doesn't cost us one dime.

Olatara:
Holy men?

chaloskyx:
IF THEY LIKE THEY SHOULD SACK THEM WETIN CONCERN ME ALL I KOW IS I ATTEND CHURCH BUT ONE NAIRA WOULD NOT GO TO THEM. ID RATHERE USE MY MONEY TO HELP MY FRIENDS AND FAMILIES IN NEED

Sunday2021:
you mean 40 of them?

Tobechuckwu:


Do u know how many Pastors they ordained yearly?
They just started over 10,000 new churches, nd one pastor for each.
What's 40 pastors among them.
If the 40 Pastors aren't following d guidelines of the ministry, who are they now leading.

obonujoker:
Lies... I don't believe this.

I believe Oyedepo is more of winning souls rather than mundane things...