The Lighthouse Church has counter claimed against the renegade pastors and the online news portal.
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- So the Lighthouse Church has counter claimed against the renegade pastors and the editorial team of the “fourth estate” online news including Manasseh Azuri and Suleiman Braimah.
We give you the details of the case as it stands in court right now. See a touch screen presentation of the facts. Video... 17mins.
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I always felt the call of God upon my life. I also had a strong conviction to contribute my quota in serving society in my capacity as a professional engineer. The concept of working for God as a Lay Pastor at the same maintaining my professional practice as an Engineer as being practice in Lighthouse fascinated me since I joined the Church in 2012. I have since happily volunteered my services as a professional to the church while serving God as a Shepherd and now appointed as a Lay Pastor. During the last 9 years since I joined Lighthouse it has not even crossed my mind once to seek remuneration from the church for mine services, I am rather so so grateful to God and my Bishop for giving me the opportunity to serve under him in the ministry. Over the period God himself has physically blessed me in abundance and delivered me from all manner of trouble. I have also benefited tremendously from the graces and the wisdom God has given Bishop Dag which has positively affected my leadership at home, business and other areas of life. I am forever grateful to God, the Prophet Bishop Dag and my own Bishops and Reverends in the Lighthouse family for the opportunity to serve.
Hello Francis cann you answer the claim that LCI in Ghana is independent from LCI in other countries? This is very deceptive
@@nanappiah You're not serious
Absa Ghana and Absa Kenya are they the same?
@@nanappiah Stanbic Ghana and Stanbic South Africa are they the same?
@@nanappiah Standard Chartered Ghana and Standard Chartered Uganda are they the same?
@@nanappiah Read extensively and stop asking stupid questions...
I am amazed how the very basic Christian virtue of sacrifice has disappeared from our churches these days . As a young man I saw my mother sacrificially serve in her church and assisted her Pastor without ever expecting any money as salary or wages. Rather she gave freely and cheerfully to support the work of the Lord.
Now any person who supports the operations of the church require the church to pay them, converting the church into a secular employer.
This is what I saw in my church Lighthouse Chapel international that made me fall deeply in love. I joined the church in 2004 in London when I was discharged from the British Army , a broken and disturbed young man . What a support system I found in church , helped me through my transition into civilian society and helping me to get a job.
I moved back to Ghana 2006 and started my business, happy to be back home and finding my church same as I left in London. Even though I was a businessman the church continued to encourage me that I can serve the Lord and do more for the Lord without giving away my business. What a great privilege and an honor it is to be of service to my creator and savior.
In 2008 I was appointed a Pastor and 2011, I was ordained a reverend minister , all this while I am still a business owner employing over 30 People. Never has it crossed my mind that I need the church to pay me wages after all the support systems put in place by my Pastor - Bishop Dag Heward-Mills to help businessmen and women to do well in their businesses.
I’m a very proud Lay Pastor ( a volunteer some may call me ) for over 13 years I have not been paid by the church , I will want to rather give willingly and and even help others that I can. Why will someone want to destroy such a beautiful thing? Why will anyone want to deprive us of such a privilege? It’s a shame to even think of it.
The world needs to know that we are happy volunteering, we are happy as Lay Pastors and we actually see it as a blessing to be called into the serve of our Lord Jesus without sacrificing our jobs.
I am proudly a Lay pastor. I know many professionals like myself who have been given the privilege to serve in the House of God without giving up our profession. That is our sacrifice and support for the kingdom of God to be propagated. I don’t expect to paid for my work in the kingdom as a lay minister. Lay ministry is not peculiar to Lighthouse. Let’s not denigrate something that is a blessing to many. I am a pastor by calling and an electrical engineer by profession.
Joseph Asamoah
18 hours ago
1. How will the "volunteer pastors" be able to undertake secular jobs whilst in full time ministry?
2. Were the pastors given a service document or contract for them to understand that they "are not employers but volunteers" and thus are not entitled to employee previliges?
3. What does the labour laws in Ghana define as to who is an 'employer', 'employee' and a 'volunteer'?
4. Working in ministry is important for every Christian however the should be a line as not to use 'volunteerism' as a means to abuse the system in the pretext of hiring volunteers so as not to hire employees, therfore do not use volunteers as employees.
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1. How will the "volunteer pastors" be able to undertake secular jobs whilst in full time ministry?
2. Were the pastors given a service document or contract for them to understand that they "are not employers but volunteers" and thus are not entitled to employee previliges?
3. What does the labour laws in Ghana define as to who is an 'employer', 'employee' and a 'volunteer'?
4. Working in ministry is important for every Christian however the should be a line as not to use 'volunteerism' as a means to abuse the system in the pretext of hiring volunteers so as not to hire employees, therfore do not use volunteers as employees.
You lack understanding of ministry work so quite?
A lay pastor( volunteer minister) is someone who works in secular job and does the ministry.
Every Lighthouse member understands it.
It’s only Bishops who are not to work in secular jobs but fully work in the ministry.
@@francisyeboah863 "Every light house member understands it" - Apparently not, it it were be so there certainly would not be 4 ex bishops of lighthouse dragging the church to court.
@@JosephAsamoah There are not 4 Bishops
2 Bishops 3 Revs and 1 Pastor
Read read read
@Joseph Asamoah stop arguing without understanding
@@Anas.Fiifi-Odoom the point is still valid
I am appreciative of your channel. Presentation of issues and delivery of your story is on point.
Blessings my brother.👸🏾❤🇬🇭❤🇯🇲😀
I joined the London branch of the Lighthouse Chapel in 2005, as a member I attended church regularly, gladly paid tithes and offerings as any good Christian would. In 2007 I made the decision to become a missionary in Jamaica, I made this move because I believed in the Word of God and in the call to win the lost which is clearly laid out in Scripture (Mathew 28:18-20).
Throughout my 14 year stay in Jamaica, I have been a lay/voluntary Minister/Pastor. I have maintained my secular job whilst working in the ministry simultaneously. At no point have I expected a salary, payment or any form of remuneration from the church, rather I am happy to give in furtherance of the Gospel. Though it owes me no obligation, the ministry has been beyond instrumental in supporting MY life and secular ambitions, I have been financially supported more times than I can count......help with school fees, help in getting a job when I struggled, accommodation and upkeep when things got really tough etc. Time wouldn't permit me to list the countless gifts that have been bestowed on yours truly. I am now married with kids, I have a good job by God's grace... without my Bishop's guidance and practical help I would by no means be where I am today.
How exactly does one go about monetizing such love and support? How much do I owe the ministry for the love, counseling (Check secular counseling costs), gifts, immense financial help? These were much appreciated GIFTS afforded me by the church, the operative word being GIFT. The ministry has always been voluntary, as a regular Christian and also as a missionary, no one has forced me to be here or do what I do. It is my living sacrifice to a Savior who gave His all for me. Until you have this understanding, the absolute PRIVILEGE of the lay ministry will not make sense to you.
We are blessed to be Lay Ministers, we are blessed for the opportunity to serve the Lord, WE ARE BLESSED.
You Know definitely that in Light House a lay pastor is different from a full time pastor! These Bishop's and pastors were full time and you definitely know the commitment the church has towards full time pastors. And for the lawyer of Bishop Dag to say in court that LCI Ghana is independent from LCI south Africa and the only share spiritual relationships is very DISAPPOINTING!! You definitely know that's not the case. If that's the case where does the transfers come from? Who does the transfers? Let's not hide under loyalty and disloyal to suppress the truth
@@kwesipositiveappiah5997 you did not listen, Larry is claiming ssnitt for a two year period between 01 and 04, not his entire stay in lighthouse. The church said for those particular 2 years, he was lay, not full time. It's not surprising to find pastors who have shuttled between lay and full time multiple times. No one is saying he wasn't full time, just not for those 2 years. Clearer now?
@@kwesipositiveappiah5997 Independent as a legal entity is different from independent. All depends on how the registration was done.
Dear Paul, God bless you.
My name is Terry Baiden and I am a lay missionary of united denomination originating from Lighthouse group of churches formally known as Lighthouse Chapel International for 12 years and counting. I joined the church in 1999 after high school, over 22 years ago. I started working as a volunteer in Lighthouse in 2006 after my university education. The first church I helped pastored as a young graduate was at Akrpong when I was teaching at Akuapiman Secondary School as a Physics and Mathematics teacher. Later, I pastored the Adukrom branch while still teaching at Akuapiman Secondary school (2006 to 2009). I maintained my secular job while I pastored Adukrom church and assisted in Akropong branch. I never took salary from the church; I understood it was a voluntary service to the Lord and to the church.
In 2009, while pursuing my master’s degree at university of Ghana, I decided to go on missions so I joined the Caribbean missions in 2009. I arrived in Trinidad and Tobago in 2009. I looked for a job as a teacher since I understand that I’m a lay missionary, so the church will not have any financial commitment to me. (This policy is well explained and understood by hundreds of lay missionaries of the church across the world). While in Trinidad, I worked in various aspect of the church including being transferred to a part of Trinidad called ‘Chaguanas’ to start a branch church which I did and pastored the church for three years while maintaining my secular job as a teacher. I took no salaries from the church. I worked gladly for the Lord and He has blessed me tremendously.
After 10 years of missionary work in Trinidad, I was transferred to Bahamas in 2018, again I traveled to the Bahamas and got a job as a Physics and Mathematics teacher in an international school. After one year in Bahamas, I was again transferred to Saint Vincent and Grenadines Islands. Once again I found a job as a teacher. I’m currently in Saint Vincent; I have established a branch of the church here where I pastor since 2019. I'm excited doing this job, because I owe my life to Him that gave His life for me Jesus Christ my Savior. If you disagree, well keep your opinion to yourself. Thank you
As a Lay Pastor in the UD, I have been blessed to be given the opportunity to become useful in the vineyard of God. I accepted to willing and freely work in the UD without any salary or contributions.
This type of Ministry work where you work in the circular world full time and still work in the church as a Pastor or as a church worker is called a LAY PASTOR or as a LAY MINISTER and as a lay pastor, your salary and taxes are derived from your circular job and not from the church as a lay minister.
Lay Ministry is a way of contributing your quota to the Great Commission.
Amen!!! May you be blessed as well Paul
I have been a lay pastor in Lighthouse Chaple International now UD for many years.
I work voluntarily without any pay. I have my secular work and work as a pastor too. It's an opportunity to serve and I really thank God for the life of our Prophet Bishop Dag Heward- Mills. Now I'm a Reverend Minister and still a lay Pastor.
I have never been paid any salary by the church for my services and I have seen many Lay Pastors in the church who do their secular work and pastor branches.
Some are Doctors, Lawyers, Teachers, Traders and many others
My life has even been transformed by this decision to work as a lay Pastor, I have learnt many things by working in the church.
A certain kind of respect I have attained due to working for the church is a blessing.
Working as a lay pastor is a sacrificial decision.
I joined Lighthouse on KNUST campus in 1997 as a medical student. Since that time I have been a volunteer or lay person for almost two decades actively involved in the work of the Lord without expecting a salary or any financial benefit.
As a medical student I was involved in starting one of the extra-campus churches at Kotei, in Kumasi in 2001.
In my first clinical year in 2002, I was sent to pastor the LCI Patasi church. I pastored that church throughout my clinical years till I completed housemanship. I did all this as a volunteer without expecting any financial benefits.
In 2006, I was again transferred to LCI Oforikrom as a lay volunteer( pastor) with gladness of heart.
In 2009 when I completed my junior residency training in ENT and was posted to Tamale in the North of Ghana, I continued my volunteering work in church and did my fellowship training along side as a lay pastor in the Tamale Aparche.
I am currently a full fledged ENT Surgeon providing clinical service at the Tamale Teaching Hospital and lecturing undergraduate students at UDS as I still continue with my lay volunteering. It is a privilege to be counted worthy to serve in the vineyard of our Lord.
Thank you Prophet for the great opportunity you have given us to work the field of souls and still maintain our secular work. I have prospered as I have done the lay work by the grace of God.
Thank you for showing us that, it is possible to work for God as a volunteer (unpaid) and pursue our secular dreams.
My life and my family has been so blessed as I have served the Lord as a lay volunteer.
If I had the opportunity to roll back time, I will do it all over again as an unpaid volunteer.
But is it fair, moral and ethical to keep an individual for this long without established contractual agreement as an employee?
Paul if your assertion is summarized, the LHCI is very deceitful and of no moral standing. This could be a strategy of the church to avoid paying legal taxes and among others.
The joy of working for the Lord Jesus.
Let me begin by thanking God for showing me mercy and grace by giving me the honour of working for him in His Church.
I also want specially thank Bishop Dag for allowing people like me to realise I am called and I can also work for Jesus.
The reason why I am thanking Bishop Dag specially is because of the privilege he gave a young boy like me to work for Jesus. I lived in, studied in and worked in UK. I worked with Jardine Motors Lancaster for many years. By the anointed voice of Bishop Dag I left everything in UK and came to St. Lucia as a lay missionary willingly with great joy. I remember how I wanted to even stop my Masters in order to leave for the missions because I felt I was wasting time by doing my Masters. Bishop Richard, Bishop for UK encouraged me to finish before leaving for missions.
I am a lay missionary doing the Church of God while keeping my secular job. In St. Lucia I am the head of the Country Unit as a Research Scientist for CARDI.
My life has seen many fantastic blessings even as I work as a lay missionary. By lay missionary I mean I do not receive any form of monetary support or compensation from the Church. But ask me to leave this great privilege and return to UK and I will never talk to you again. You can easily become my enemy if you make such suggestions to me. Why? Because I really love and enjoy what I am doing here as a lay missionary by the grace of God. As I always say in my Church “the greatest punishment I can ever receive in life is to be told to return to UK”. I am so happy on the missions although I am not paid. In fact, I rather contribute my money to support many projects going on in the Church. This too is something I wouldn’t want any one to take away from me.
I am married to a woman who also happened to be born in Britain but was glad to relocate to St. Lucia to join me for the sake of the missions. She also Pastors one of our branches as a Lay Pastor as she also keeps her secular Job as the deputy head of department at St. Jude Hospital as a Physiotherapist. It is very hard and difficult to recount all the blessings and joy of being on missions because they are simply many and uncountable.
I will fight and resist anyone who will try to take away this great blessing of serving God as lay missionaries from us. Thank you Bishop Dag for allowing lay men and women to serve the Lord. I love you dearly
Paul, God bless you!
I am blessed and honored to part of God's servants through the wisdom God has given to His church "lay ministry" which has given me the opportunity to do something for my marker whiles I engage in the secular job.
Thank you so much bishop Dag Heward-mills my prophet for the opportunity given me to do something for God
Hahahaha...Pastor Paul....Nice sermon!!!
Nicely narrated and explained Paul...
I'm privileged to be part of the Light house family as a Lay Pastor. I've joyfully done this since 2004 knowing clearly that it's voluntary and even sees it as an honour given me. We even have a slogan as 'Lay Power' magnifying the Lay pastoring and one really enjoys it. I have willingly and obediently done this and God has blessed me eating the good of the Land as He's promised in Isaiah 1:19. God bless Bishop Dag Heward Mills my prophet mightily for the opportunity. Long live Bishop Dag. One will forever be grateful!!!
Thank you Paul for the explicit analysis of the lay ministry in the UD-OLGC. I am a very very happy, blessed and prosperous Lay minister in the church which the Lord brought me in since 2003. For me to be ordained as a Reverend minister in the UD means a great mercy had been shown on me by my Heavenly Father to be part of this great commission to happily, freely, willingly and above all whole heartedly use my resources to advance this great mission unreservedly without being paid. The lay ministry is one of the pivots on which the structure of the church revolves and nothing great in this life and the one to come can be accomplished when men do not commit their heart to serve God without being paid nothing. As for me and my household including our descendants, we will always serve the Lord in full time or Lay ministry both without being paid a dime for our reward is to give Him all the Glory for showing us mercy and bringing us in. 🙏
I have known this for some 17 years ago. I got to know this cos a manager went into it. He educated me in this area and made me understand the module LCI runs.
What is Paul actually doing now, is he into PR or just bootlicking, who is he pleasing with these nonsense. Paul is a shame to the industry.
Paul, you have listed it all. God bless you.
I have been a lay Pastor in the UD for years, proud to say it has helped me and presented the opportunity to do something meaningful with my life for God. I come to Church anyway and now have the chance to bear fruit by preaching to my congregation, fulfilling a good scripture.
Lighthouse is a scam
So, as a christian, leader and presiding bishop of LHCI can't Dag call these few pastors together with church elders and some respectable members of society and resolve these issues in-house amicably? They just don't practice what they preach!
That is exactly my point...the church is missing alot... I am highly disappointed in the church today. I see that most of these bishops and church leaders are no practicing what the Lord Jesus asked a s to do. This is not a matter to be settled in court.. i could have been solved in the church. It a big shame
So please volunteer for 4 years and after 2005 till he left. The church will not pay his salary and even care for his future
My God! Smart way of profiting off people in the name of God.
No sir, many large organizations including the UN have and use many volunteers. Why not the church?
I do agree with the statement that lighthouse allows individual professionals to take up the responsibilities of leading a congregation in various capacity as Lay Pastors. This is done at a free will and I am on of such individuals. I have by the grace of God successfully combined this with my circular work for the past 16 years both in Ghana and outside Ghana. When I count my blessings as a Christian I am convinced that the various learnings from the church especially the services I render to God as a privilege of being of Lay Pastor is a contributing factor.
I see myself as someone who is serving God in a different capacity. Where a Christian will serve as a dedicated choir Master in his church and do it gladly and voluntarily so I am also serving the lord as a voluntary pastor.
The Forth Estate reportage is impressive. This legal case goes beyond just Lighthouse V. Forth Estate newspaper. Let’s see how things pan out at the law courts. Good luck to both lawyers at the bar.
There's is no court case between Lighthouse and the Fourth Estate newspaper, better rather between some former pastors and the church
Get your facts straight please
Am even confused............missionaries are now asking for ssnit. Yesu......!!!
Well well, let play the Advocate here, shall we? Is the Church a CLOAK? and the Head a DAGGER? then if ever you have any ' ISSUES WITH IT' , its gladly pulls a ROD to smash ya! JUST ASKING?
Hahaha Paul you can be a good preacher oh
I can't believe I no longer find this man's show interesting cos he decided to use it for his selfish interest, bootlicking and sycophancy. Such a disgrace of a journalist and he rather sit there telling someone how to do journalism
The toadying here by the so-called lay pastors is incredible. Why can't they just come out and say they needed side jobs to augment their so called professional careers they are boasting of here?
I will not be surprised if they are doing this to still enable them have unfettered access to the congregants offering/collection and tithes , which they continually tag as their blessing.
The lesson learned is that a lot of people work for free in the church so if you want to be recognized as an employee and be paid as such, ensure you demand proper documentation (i.e. Letter of Employment) otherwise you will be considered as working for God; and interestingly, God rewards differently but doesn't pay SSNIT.
The fourth estate channel clarify this
There are no lay bishops in LCI
God is watching.
#RascoFx
As Human beings not mankind thinks differently..The word of God is always interpreted in Churches the world over but do the school also have interpretation....Though English has become the first language of the English speaking African countries...why ..€$£?
They have used him it's a fact
This is rented press.
I fully agree... Paul should sit up
Paul's illustration though 😂😂😂... Ps. Paul pulled up in a Benzo😂
haha
Very simplistic explanation by paul because it does not work that way in LCI. No branch ca do anything or crusade or programme without sanctions from LCI HQ and Bishop Dag. Please Paul dont think we are fools right. Come again and be objective in your deliberations. How will you feel if these ex-pastors win their case? will you come here to apologize?
@@nanappiah how integrated into the church are you?
@@smartbiney801 a member from Korle Bu in 1997 till today
The lay ministry or "Tent" ministry as some people call it, is not new both in the Bible and in our day.
Apostle Paul worked as a tent maker whiles establishing and pastoring churches in Corinth and Thessalonica.
More than 90% of Pastors and Minsters in the lighthouse denomination are Lay Pastors which means maintaining and earning income from your secular work whiles working for the Lord Jesus Christ in the church without being paid by the church.
I am a lay pastor in the lighthouse and have been a lay pastor over many years and have never been paid or received financial assistance in the form of salary before.
As a lay pastor in London ,England, I went on mission to Kenya still as a lay pastor. I looked for a job in Kenya, found a job, started a branch church ,assisted in the lighthouse HQ in Kenya, all as a lay pastor without any form of financial gain from the church and we did it happily because I believed in the heavenly rewards
It is strange to me that some Christians finds this as strange.
Apostle Paul practiced lay ministry,Prophet Daniel can be termed as a lay prophet because he had secular work
I personally know some of these Pastors who are asking for social security payments, and I know, the conditions for lay ministry were made clear to him as it was made to me.
I volunteered and they also volunteered at some point in their ministry work.
Again, in the secular world, when a multi national company send you to work in another country, you do not expect your social security to be paid at your home country.
Social security if any, must be paid into the country where you work.
Your fight with Manasseh Azuri and Co is making your bias evident in this case. At least, you could have viewed the issue from Bishop Larry's point too. This was lacking in your presentation. Your concluding statement shows you are for the Lighthouse Church and clearly against Bishop Larry and Co. I find this so unfair. When a man is down you don't hit him any harder if you can't lift him. Let them all have their day in court and let the ruling of the court settles this. I love your passion though.
The guy is just foolish, Paul is now into PR.
Paul,your presentation is so bias that i find it difficult to keep quiet.It is very unprofessional for journalists to take sides,especially in a case that is before the court.Well for us the discerning minds,you can't decide for us.Whatever you said is your unsolicited opinion.Try to give us facts and let us form our judgments.You can do better than this.
@@alimi-yaoadam7838 hehehehhehe
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations...."
Matthew 28:19-20
How else can this glorious mandate be executed if the Laity are not involved. The word of God is repleted with examples of prophets who were laymen.
It is important that we do not pervert the concept of lay people being in the ministry as these Pastors are seeking to do.
What they seek to represent are just lies and without any biblical basis.
As a Lay Pastor of the UD formerly Lighthouse Chapel International, I have had the blessed opportunity to be sent as a Lay Preacher to start churches.
While almost through with my Masters Progarm, the church sent me to Scotland as a volunteer to preach the glorious gospel and started a church in Aberdeen which still exist today. I had to look for work,rent an accomodation and fend for myself without any payment be it in the form of salary or allowance from the church. All because it is my duty,reasonable basic duty as a Christian. I was not a Pastor.
While on Management training for a year in Milan (Italy) then again was given the blessed opportunity to start a branch in Novara, a suburb in Milan at no cost be it the form of emoluments from the church, the church still exist as of today. I have eternity on my mind.
Nearly all the leaders of the early Methodist societies were lay people.
Can you imagine Church of Pentecost without Laymen.
Every church that has embraced the Lay ministry must fight to preserve it. There will always be people who start out as volunteers but metmorpose into hawks who want to be paid for everything they do.It is madness to build up an army of volunteers and then destroy it by killing the culture of self-sacrifice.It is madness to promote lay ministry and later destroy it because you have some ideas....
For if I build again again things which i destroyed, I make myself a transgressor. - Galatians 2:18
“A missionary church cannot rely on the professional ministry for the primary work of mission. The role of the laity is critical because it is the lay members of the church who have the greatest contact with those who are outside of the normal structures of church life. In such a situation the task of clergy is not so much to engage in mission themselves, as to support the laity in their mission.”
Martin Robinson, The Faith Of The Unbeliever
PAO appears to have taken sides. Be neutral. Let the public judge for themselves. The question is ' If such prominent pastors were not duly employed then who were/are the employees of LHCI? ' Was the founder being paid or was also volunteering? This is a clear case of taking advantage of a person in the name of volunteerism. The LHCI claim the pastor was doing a voluntary service yet accused the pastor of not paying his own social security when he was in charge at Akim Oda. These explanations don't add up.
I think this case has to be taken from court
It’s sad how today Church is run as a business entity
If he’s been treated unfairly, for Christ sake give to him what he is due and let this issue fade out
PAUL so there’s no pastor in light house that takes salary, is that what you saying
even so if He did it voluntarily, can’t the church compensate him at least if not for anything for his contribution to the growth of the CHURCH
Hmmmmm it’s so SAD that these same men of God will come to church to preach that, “to air is human to forgive is divine “ but see them fighting in court over unfair treatment
I’m not saying the church just be throwing money around but the sake of peace and sanctity of the body of Christ hmmmm
God bless you, Mr. Adom Otchere
I cannot believe how the honor and privilege of doing the work of God, as a Lay Pastor, can be denigrated and vilified by anyone . . . . . this timeless Christian principle must be defended and uplifted in the face of these blatant attacks
I have had the privilege of actively pastoring Branches and congregations since I completed school in 2009 . . . . . . . . and it is by far the most fulfilling experience a Christian can ask for
I go to work as anybody else would, during the day, and in the evening, I am a full pastor in my lay/volunteer work for the Church . . . . . nobody coerced me or manipulated me to do anything; and certainly I knew there were no financial benefits but I gladly embrace this life of being able to keep my secular job and also serve in Church
That a Biochemist would be admitted into the fellowship of God’s own servants is a privilege I will gladly pay for if there was a fee . . . . . . the peace , and maturity, and honor, and reverence, and the sheer quality of life I enjoy as a person, and in my home, and even at my workplace, is worth every sacrifice I think I am making (and what is the sacrifice in this anyway)
To have people far older than I am, coming to me for counsel and for my opinion on personal and private matters is honor that money cannot buy . . . . . to have your own peers defer to you is beyond money
Whatever is being said, no matter how vile and loud, cannot make what is a blessing stop being a blessing . . . . . . .
I am not ashamed to say that I am a Volunteer lay Pastor in the Lighthouse Chapel International . . . . . and just for the records; I am writing this of my own free will and accord
The Lay Ministry is not even a Lighthouse principle; it is just a CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLE
Apostle Paul tells us that he was a Volunteer . . . . .
1 Corinthians 4:12 TLB
[12] We have worked wearily with our hands to earn our living. We have blessed those who cursed us. We have been patient with those who injured us.
- Paul worked hard with his hands to earn a living (He was a Lay Preacher)
Acts 18:1-3 AMP
[1] After this Paul left Athens and went to Corinth.
[2] There he met a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife, Priscilla, because [the Roman Emperor] Claudius had issued an edict that all the Jews were to leave Rome. Paul went to see them,
[3] and because he was of the SAME TRADE, he stayed with them; and they worked together for they were tent-makers.
- Paul the Apostle was also a tent-maker
God bless you Mr. Adom Otchere for standing up for your Christian beliefs . . . . . . keep it up
This is the first time I disagree with Paul. God rewards through people and not manner from heaven. Its a big shame for Christiandom. This is not a matter for the courts, in my opinion. Its a big shame. I feel they could have solved this matter internally without bringing itnto the public domain. True Christainity is in the gutter now... abig shame!
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Paul, l admire you for your contribution to our mother ghana but this case is not within your domain. The church today is being exposed. First, nobody is to own a church in the first place because various people contributed to the building of the church. The second point is for a church to go to court on this issue speaks volumes. The house of God has become the house of men and the men of God has becomes men of men. This is just the beginning of matters related to today churches. Why first lady? We refuse to read the scriptures. The bible says, "workout your own salvation with fear and trembling." And another says, "as many as are led by the spirit of God, they are the sons of God."
Waste of time
hahahaha so Paul on your slide number 4 the church now accepts that they transfers bishops worldwide and yet the Ghana LCI is a total different entity from the South African LCI. So they are confusing themselves.
Noo brida Nana, there is no confusion here. If an organization(which has a duelly registered branch or entity in SA) transfers you to South Africa and you leave under their laws and regulations, you can't come back to Ghana and sue them in Ghana for how the SA laws treated you while you were there, that also doesn't make sense.
@@JohnKBaah But he was employed by LCi Ghana before transferred to SA he was not employed by SA LCI and transferred to LCI Ghana. Anyway let the courts decide.
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Lotto forecaster go sleep you dey talk yawa
The Church is not a governmental organization... Have we read the Scriptures.
1Co 6:1-7 ISV 1 When one of you has a complaint against another, does he dare to take the matter before those who are unrighteous and not before the saints? 2 You know that the saints will rule the world, don’t you? And if the world is going to be ruled by you, can’t you handle insignificant cases? 3 You know that we will rule angels, not to mention things in this life, don’t you? 4 So if you have cases dealing with this life, why do you appoint as judges people who have no standing in the church? 5 I say this to make you feel ashamed. Has it come to this, that there is not one person among you who is wise enough to settle disagreements between brothers? 6 Instead, one brother goes to court against another brother, and before unbelieving judges, at that! 7 The very fact that you have lawsuits among yourselves is already a defeat for you. Why not rather just accept the wrong? Why not rather be cheated?
Those who sent lighthouse to court are just tools the devil is using. Please open your eyes to see that we wrestle not against flesh and blood.
The devil is moving around looking for him whom he may devour. And the envious carnal heart is prey to him.
Many of us have become so carnal, wise in our own selves and dwelling on our understanding.
But I say, it's time we returned to the understanding of the Spirit. The Church is not of man but of God and must be viewed only through the lenses of Scripture
U see your life... Immediately u say the church in South Africa has no connection with Lighthouse Ghana but acts as headquarters pe, case die...Some journalist be like that. Stinking Paul🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Disgusting journalism.
I have been a lay minister in UD-OLGC since 2008 ,was appointed as a pastor in 2011 and ordained in 2012 all as a lay person.
As a lay Pastor I accepted and appreciate the fact that the church cannot engaged all pastors as full-time ministers; this will greatly hinder the grow of the church and the ability of the church to growth and spread the gospel into other regions. I there volunteered to serve in the ministry of the Lord in obedience to (Romans 12:1) ; that is to say I freely gave my time,energy and resource in service to the of Lord Jesus Christ as my living sacrifice without any recourse to salary, emoluments, allowances etc. I have always seen my service to Lord as a way of showing gratitude. To this end I have personalized (1Ti 1:15 - 1Ti 1:16
This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief. Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.)
Throughout this period ,I had maintained my job as a banker and when I felt that banking was now longer in alignment with my vision I left the bank to become a self employed business person without blaming out pointing fingers at my former employers and when things got tough,which they will most times when you are starting something,I didn't recourse to the church for income but rather kept serving faithfully.
Throughout this period ,I was transferred from Cantonments, to Makarios HQ,to Madina and now Madina Estates. This is how I always see my transfers. It increase my sphere of influence,family and social network as I still maintain a good relationship with people in my previous churches.
I have shared on several international platforms that, serving as a volunteer in my church has enabled to acquired skills,wisdom, certain principle in addition to the blessing of the Lord that has enabled me to thrive in whatever I am doing now. At one time I was asked what was the secret to my success in a program that was being aired in several countries. The interviewer was shocked when I said "wisdom and Sacrifice" this is a direct line from Bishop Dag's book. Because through wisdom and Sacrifice, I have learnt to take steps and do things that my other colleagues will expert our companies to do for us. I am able to travel, manage my time between church and work and take up responsibilities and most times my colleagues feel, I may have been receiving extra help from our company but no.
What I am trying to say is that the benefits of the lay system in the UD-OLGC which Larry Odonkor are trying to demonized with their lies,laziness and inability to follow properly is huge. Let's say Duncan for instance, my first encounter with him, was in July, 2019 when I travelled to Bolgatanga for a business trip on a Saturday. Because , I couldn't return to Accra for Sunday Service, I arranged with the Pastor of Navrongo church who was my convert to preach in their Church. I then travelled to Paga and met Duncan. It was then that he told me he was a lay assisted missionary. Looking at the size of his church, I could this can in no way sustain you as full-time pastor over that church and you cannot say you dedicated 8 to 10hrs to it daily. , I told him to do something on the side and offered to help set him up as a brother. Till date, my brother has not lifted up his finger to anything but within that period, tried to offer deals to me and proposals that based on experience I know will lead to losses to which I didn't venture. Sometimes people who had received help and who don't follow systems properly always turn around to blame others for their state in life.
We cannot seat down and fold our arms for these guys to destroy what has been a great blessing to many of us. If being a dog to a dogmaster has led to my current state of who I am and the many benefits I cannot even begin to count, then I am proud to be called a dog as these guys are calling us.
#PROUDLYALAYPASTOR
#IAMLOYAL
For over 10years now.I have been working as a lay pastor in the lighthouse Chapel International.I was not conscripted into the lay ministry. Rather I see it as a privilege and an honour done unto me to take part in this great commission.
I will forever be grateful.
I have never expected to be paid a salary and i will never expect it.
#Itsanhonour
#It'saprivillege
#It'sablessing
#forevergrateful
Thank you Bishop Dag for this great honour and for leading me to obey the call of God upon my life.
I am blessed because I work voluntary in the church (Lighthouse chapel International).
Are you happy to SLANDER your fellow brother in Public. In heaven there are no Pastors.
Have u called him to find out how he is doing?