Church fundraiser
Posted by: Adendorff.Ben <Adendorff.Ben@...>
Greetings brothers, I pray you are all in good spirit. My name is Ben
Adendorff and I am a Local preacher in the Methodist church of South Africa.
Could you please advise me on the following issue.
Our church are having a social gathering next weekend where we want to raise
funds in the form of a typical South African barbeque. During the fundraiser
there will also be a band present that will play secular music. One of our
members has approached me claiming that the fundraiser is not scriptural and
against the will of our Lord Jesus Christ. The Argument is based on the
following scriptures:
Matthew 21:12-13
Isaiah 56:7
If the members of the body of Christ give according to the will of God then
it will not be necessary to have fund raisers since there will be enough
funds to provide for the house of the Lord. The present giving of the
members of the church does not match their blessings. Hence the requirement
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Also if Christians get together in the name of the Lord it should be in
prayer and fellowship instead of socially. The members of this body do not
respond to calls for time of intercession or prayer vigils. The response to
the men's and woman's ministry is also very poor. That includes the
eldership and leadership. However, for a social event like this most members
of the body will respond.
When the Lord refers to the temple of God in Matthew 21, does this include
the church only or does it also include the church grounds. If it includes
the church grounds as well then all activities taking place should be to
bring glory to God and this social event should not be held on the church
grounds. What's more, playing secular music does not bring glory to God.
Furthermore, the need to have fundraisers is a form of greed since the
members prefer to hold on to their money instead of giving according to the
will of God.
All of the above mentioned arguments makes sense to me and therefore I am
going to support this person, However, this will no go down well with some
of the eldership or leadership. I will appreciate some advise from you
before I approach our minister or the leadership.
God's blessings
Ben Adendorff