Evangelists other thoughts

[Old Paths]

Originally Posted by AtlantaBishop

Elder - that is the norm among independents but it is not the norm in the UPC. When we traveled in the Ultra- Con churches - I always gave my tithe to the Pastor and most took them. It was almost and insult to the UPC guys and they really did not give me much of a chance as they would pay me at the curb at the airport! When I come and preach for you (I have shaved) I will give you the TITHE on what God blesses me with there!

A step in the RIGHT direction.

[revrandy]

I remember when evangelizing with my parents some pastors who knew it was our birthdays would have us come to the front or even if it wasn't our birthdays... had us come up to the front and hold the offereing plates and took up a special offering just for us kids... It was embarrasing and great at the same time.. I still remember that...

It was a great blessing to us...as children... and we were pretty young when it happened.. my own father recipocated that many times when he was pastoring with other evangelists & missionary's kids...

[Steve Epley]

Originally Posted by AtlantaBishop

Elder - that is the norm among independents but it is not the norm in the UPC. When we traveled in the Ultra- Con churches - I always gave my tithe to the Pastor and most took them. It was almost and insult to the UPC guys and they really did not give me much of a chance as they would pay me at the curb at the airport! When I come and preach for you (I have shaved) I will give you the TITHE on what God blesses me with there!

I will say this about the Atlanta Bishop he always gave the pastor tithes and a good offering when he left.

[Joelel]

Wate till you start getting thrown out of the churches or killed,then you know your doing something.All I can say is carnal churches.

[Digging4Truth]

Originally Posted by Joelel

Wate till you start getting thrown out of the churches or killed,then you know your doing something.All I can say is carnal churches.

That's your measure huh?

[Felicity]

Originally Posted by Old Paths

And vis versa.

Hee heeeeeeeeee

LOL! I'm very sure this is true. Some of them drive me nuts!

This particular guy I'm thinking of though really was a doozie.

One out of many. Not too bad really.

[Esther]

Originally Posted by Steve Epley

I have NEVER understood that take another offering when an evangelist is there?? Sunday mornings are missionary here and tithes go into the box. But there should be a minimum NOT a maximum. I would never dip into an evangelist's offering I ALWAYS add to it but never take away from it. I have taken special offerings for travel trailers and trucks for them.
Now the untouchable subject the evangelist's tithe. An evangelist should offer to pay the tithe at the church he is preaching in. Most will not take them but rather give it back for expenses or tell him to send it back to his pastor or missions. But not to offer is bad form. I NEVER take it. I accept it then generally give it to the evangelist's wife for spending money. But pastors in some area of the country do not feel kindly to an evangelist who does not offer to pay the tithe there. Just a thought.

I always thought the evangelist tithed to his home church. Isn't that who is still considered responsible for him???


Just asking, not throwing stones.

[Scott Hutchinson]

My Pastor Brother RK.Rivers always treats evangelists well and we are a very small assembly.
He says that it's only right to take care of Evangelists because it 's not godly to have a reputation of mistreating God's ministers.

[BoredOutOfMyMind]

Originally Posted by Felicity

Treat the evangelist well, I agree. But sometimes the evangelist drives the pastor's wife nuts.

My wife tells of the time they had an Evangelist visiting.

When he heard the dinner meal was "tuna casserole"- all of a sudden he "was fasting."

Same Evangelist comes downstairs dressed in sweats carrying a basketball. Said he wanted to go to the church next door and pray. He goes in the back door, out the front and joined a game in the schoolyard next block over.

He was not evangelizing long.

[Felicity]

Originally Posted by Steve Epley

Spoken like a lady who knows. It can happen my suggestion tell your hubby to be more choosy about his evangelist.

Yeah well ..... this guy started putting pressure on after just a few services to be able to stay for the 2nd week. We were still fairly young and hadn't had a lot of evangelists (or experience with them) so TB said okay. He could stay for the second week.

Bad idea! LOL!