Full time pastors a no no!

Speaking strictly about prosperity message Pastors, I feel they should be part time in the ministry. There has been so much publicity and criticism of this particular brand of pastors. There are different beliefs about the prosperity message. Some say that prosperity is not scriptural; some believe we have to suffer like Christ did in order to get into heaven. These are the people who have an issue with tele evangelism. Now please do not get me wrong, whilst I believe as the Bible also says, priests should get paid well to their jobs, I do not believe that the money that goes into Church coffers via tithing and offering should pay for the pastor to fly around in a helicopter. That said, I do not have an issue with a pastor who owns a helicopter or anything else for that matter, provided it is not against the law or the bible.



My feeling is that these pastors should be part time in the ministry; they should have an income stream and not get any money from the church. This way they will not be under public scrutiny and be beyond reproach. A lot of the tele evangelists make money buy selling books, DVD, CDs and audios. This is fine, it is their intellectual property and they are entitled to make money from that. I think the Churches can be run on a part time basis given that many elders are working people anyway. Why should it be any different for the pastor? They should preach prosperity to the congregation and where possible show and help the members to achieve prosperity. This suggestion only applies to pastors who preach prosperity, for those in other denominations the status quo should remain. It is interesting to note that in South Africa the figures bandied about for Pentecostal membership is well on its way to 10 million people. The question we have to ask ourselves is which belief is bringing more people to God? The carrot or the stick?