The German Pentecostal evangelist, Reinhard Bonnke, has warned members of the public and, especially, participants at his ongoing Farewell Crusade holding in Lagos, that he does not collect offerings during his crusades.
“We are here to bless you; we have brought you gifts of salvation and deliverance; we are here to give and not to take anything from you.

“Anyone who asks you to give offering for this crusade is a thief and should be reported immediately,” the sponsors of the crusade, Christ for All Nations, warns participants on Thursday at the crusade ground.

This is coming on the heels of suspicion that certain unscrupulous persons might want to malign the credibility of the preacher by seizing the opportunity offered by the huge crowd at Bonnke’s crusade to raise money for personal use.

Observers opine that Bonnke’s decision is a radical departure from what critics see as “normal practice” by some open-air preachers who urge crusade participants to donate money for offering and other projects.

A respondent, 50-year-old Mr. Ifeanyi Duru, said Bonnke’s decision to not raise offerings at his crusades is “an attestation to his sincerity” in only being concerned about “the salvation of souls.”

Duru recalled that as a student in the University of Benin in the mid 1980s, a popular preacher from the region (name withheld) had to contend with the activities of people he described as “rogues” who tried to raise unofficial offerings from the crowd.

“The preacher, who is now late, had decided to collect offering during his open-air crusades, but some unscrupulous persons tried to outsmart him,” Duru said.

He added that the popular preacher beat the thieves to their game by having different colours of offering bags for each night of the week-long crusade.

“The colours to be used were announced just a few seconds to the commencement of each offering collection; and because the rogues had no prior idea, they were defeated in their purpose,” Duru said.

He, however, commended Bonnke’s “caring heart” for refusing to succumb to what he called “the temptation to exploit the crowd,” who he said would have given “generously” if asked.

https://www.headofsocials.com/2017/11/10/dont-collect-offering-crusades-evangelist-bonnke-warns/

So how was the crusade funded?

Business don spoil for them be that

This guy still get mind come 9ja after all that scam that year well knowing the kind of country am in where people dont use their brain or maybe they dont even have one and its just fat

Now that's a genuine missionary.


But my friend Johnson Suleiman in all his crusades will ask us to sow a dangerous seed of faith that will push God to the wall.

Seeds that end up in Stephanie Otobo's account.

now I can see clearly that the Jesus of the White is different from that of the blacks in Africa
when you go for this type of crusade and you see a miracle, my brother it is Original

most nigerian pastors won't be happy with the man. In banking sector they call it legal tender , in street language rabbah or cheddah even mmm call it mavro , school call it fees in church setting its called tithe and offering.

Some overzealous offering collectors go be like...

Adeboye is in disarray

Format.

I guess this pastor won't make heaven or maybe he isn't reading the Bible 'nigerially'

Cos in Nigeria, tithes and offerings are done of the criteria for making heaven

Nawa

Let him that have ear hear. It was mentioned yesterday, and today again. In fact in Reinhard's crusades and fire conferences, they give you free christian books - no donations !

When I hear ppl talking eveil of him, I just laugh in my mind.

20 years ago. We used to occasionally raise money for missions. The money raised is announced. Those going to preach are brought out and prayed for. Church pays them at the field and take care of their families. It was a small local church. I am now in Abuja and an not count 5 churches with missionaries in the field. Or seriously funding missions. What we see is posh cars, jets and house warming.pastors family all schooling abroad and some come on pulpit to tell you that they don't collect salaries from the church and it's not your tithe and offering sustaining the church.

Most pastors do not want to answerable to anyone when it comes to church funds.

We build gigantic structures and preach to same people every Sunday. These people have heard of Christ and you keep them in a building preaching and collecting tithes and offerings. When the money become much they announce they are opening another branch in a beautiful city where income is guaranteed. There was never a place Bible recorded that money or contribution s made by the early church was spent in building a house or a church.

Even the Malachi 3:10 Nigerian pastors anchor on say bring ye tithe into my store house that there may be food. Food food. Who eats food in church. People who can't afford it .the poor. Tithe is to meet immediate needs first before buildings and cars and lavish life style. People attend services and go home not sure of where the next meal will come from and you collect the balance on them in the name of offering and drive home in A posh car. Some of our pastors are so surrounded by securities that a member who has no food cant even reach him. They invite pastors who will come out and call for a million naira seed, you think it ends there. They call 500, 200, 50k, 10k 1k till they tell you to drop whatever you have. To avert the curse. Which curse when Bible clearly tells us that Christ has redeem us from every curse of the law. They say pay that the devourers are rebuked. Christ said whatever is born of God over comes the world.

We must change our ways. Judgement is coming...

Ariea monkey the scammer

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Mehn....

This anti tithing don dey make sense sha....

dominique:
So how was the crusade funded?

He usually sends his crusade preparation money and free books months ahead. There are many religious organizations in Europe committed to evangelists and missionaries. They fund it. What Nigerian churches should do. How many church in Nigeria have missions department. When was the last time your pastor raised a special offering or seed to support people in most dangerous places preaching the gospel

Not all this winners pastor and the rest we go dey tell us rubbish

most pastors don't want to emulate Jesus Christ, when he preached to the multitudes did he collect money? no. instead he muptipled the fishes and bread and fed them.

Some Nigerian pastors right now

martineverest:
I guess this pastor won't make heaven or maybe he isn't reading the Bible 'nigerially'

Cos in Nigeria, tithes and offerings are done of the criteria for making heaven

tithe and offering indeed

a kiss for you Bonke....

Charity crusade.

michaels5050:
most nigerian pastors won't be happy with the man. In banking sector they call it legal tender , in street language rabbah or cheddah even mmm call it mavro , school call it fees in church setting its called tithe and offering.

Badoo

You only see this also in Deeper Life crusades. No offering whatsoever. Real Christianity shows

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