Famed Nigerian cleric T.B. Joshua has made yet another controversial
statement, admitting that he is afraid to collect money from congregants
in the form of offerings.
According to Joshua, this issue has been the bane of many ministries. “What we
receive from our members as offering and thanksgiving is killing us,” he warned fellow pastors.
The cleric went further to proffer a way out, suggesting that ministers of God are also to blame for the way they praise and give attention to those who drop the largest offerings.
“People like me are scared when it comes to collecting thanksgiving because I don't know where you are coming from with your money,” Joshua candidly stated in a sermon on Sunday 9th April 2017, subsequently released on his popular YouTube channel Emmanuel TV.
“Many can come with blood-money,” he acknowledged. “They will just enter church and when it is time for offering, they will raise their offering whereas it's blood-money. What can a man of God use that kind of blood-money for? Are they going to bless the man?”
receive from our members as offering and thanksgiving is killing us,” he warned fellow pastors.
The cleric went further to proffer a way out, suggesting that ministers of God are also to blame for the way they praise and give attention to those who drop the largest offerings.
“Wicked people like the pastor to ask. If the pastor does not ask, praise and recognise them, they cannot give. They like praise and recognition,” he explained.Revealing another clue, Joshua called on pastors to stop receiving offerings ‘directly’ from congregants.
“If you want to avoid these people and stop them from putting money - don't praise them. Let them know it's God they give to, not you.”