{"id":778190,"date":"2020-01-08T02:53:14","date_gmt":"2020-01-08T02:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2020\/01\/08\/being-a-pastor-not-an-occupation-stop-depending-on-church-members-for-your-salaries-efia-odo\/"},"modified":"2020-01-08T02:53:14","modified_gmt":"2020-01-08T02:53:14","slug":"being-a-pastor-not-an-occupation-stop-depending-on-church-members-for-your-salaries-efia-odo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/01\/08\/being-a-pastor-not-an-occupation-stop-depending-on-church-members-for-your-salaries-efia-odo\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Being A Pastor Not An Occupation; Stop Depending On Church Members For Your Salaries&#8217; \u2013 Efia Odo \u00bb \u2122"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"td_uid_16_5e154419e8791\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- ghbase-3-by250mobile --><\/p>\n<p>Efia Odo loves to tease Christians and remain controversial from their perspective.<\/p>\n<p>She has said it time without number that she\u2019s not religious and does not subscribe to doctrines like heaven and hell which bind the belief system of almost all Christians.<\/p>\n<p>In a new tweet directed at the doorsteps of Christians, Efia Odo asked pastors and other leaders in the church to stop depending on church members for their salaries through offertory and tithes and get a real job.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- Responsive Link Ads --><\/p>\n<p>She tweeted: W<strong>orking\u201d in the church is not considered an occupation. Stop depending on church members for your salary and get a real job. Remember your bible says Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into his presence with singing!(Psalm100:2) you don\u2019t get paid to serve the Lord.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 1.8.8 --><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cWorking\u201d in the church is not considered an occupation. Stop depending on church members for your salary and get a real job. Remember your bible says <br \/>Serve the Lord with gladness! 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