The 'Controversial' Wealth of Nigerian Pastors

Is this man of God crying wolf or there's some sense in what he's saying?

The other day, somebody asked a very 'sensitive' question which really got me thinking. Here is the question:

"Why should I be paying my Tithe to a Church yet I CANNOT send my children to a School built by the Church with my Tithe because of exorbitant schools fees?" And this led me to make some findings.

According to a recent publication by Forbes, five of the leading men of God in Nigeria is worth $235million, in Nigerian currency this is well over N33billion. The report ranked them as follows: Bishop David Oyedepo of Winners Chapel ($150 million), Chris Oyakhilome of Christ Embassy ($50 million), T.B. Joshua of Synagogue ($15 million), Matthew Ashimolowo of KICC ($10 million) and Chris Okotie of Household of God ($10 million).

According to another report, Pastor Chris Okotie was angry that the said Forbes report ranked him as last among the pack. The report said he claimed to worth far more than what was ascribed to him by the Forbes report. No doubt this is a 'controversial' issue because it affects people that I respect myself. But could there be a better way of doing things than is been done now? Or is this what the Bible teaches?

In case you don't know, school fees in our Pentecostal Church-owned Universities in Nigeria ranges between N550,000 to N350,000. Now, can "average" Christians in this country send their kids to such schools without engaging in corruption and outright stealing of government funds? For God's sake, what is the Salary of a Director, Manager, Supervisor, etc.? 

Feel free to drop your comment, but please remember the warning in 1st Corinthians 16:22 while you do so. Sure there would be a lot of surprises on the last day!