Tithing in Deuteronomy 14:22-29 and Its Implications to Pentecostal Churches in Nigeria

Uroko, Favour C.

doi:10.7833/120-1-1805

“…Findings also show that when tithes are perceived as being well managed, Christians are most likely to pay tithes. The findings also confirm the results of Uroko (2021), who found out that the purpose for assigning tithes to priests was because they had no source of income and their own portion of the tithe would encourage them in their ecclesiastical work. So immediately Christians feel the tithes are not used for this purpose, they perceive it as not being well managed and thus are not willing to pay.…”

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confidence: 86%

“…In most cases, before the Pastor prays, he gives a short exhortation supported with relevant biblical passages, particularly the Malachi text, to promote compliance (Ademiluka, 2020). According to Uroko (2021), who was interested in investigating the purpose for assigning tithes to pastors he found out that this was because they had no source of income and their own portion of the tithe would encourage them in their ecclesiastical work.…”

Section: Empirical Literaturementioning

confidence: 99%

Church Economics: Why Tithes May Not Be Enough Anymore In Christian Denomination in Cameroon

Nji¹,

Sundjo²,

Bernard³

et al. 2022

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Every organization, be it the state or the Church, needs money to be able to operate. While the state raises revenue through the imposition of taxes on the citizens, the Church does it through collection of tithes and other offerings from her members. Among other collections, tithe constitutes a major source of revenue to the modern Church. This work thus sets out to determine the factors influencing tithes compliance by members of some selected Christian Denominations in Bamenda. Specifically, it investigates the effect of: (a) demographic characteristics; (b) perceived benefits derived from tithing and (c) management approach on tithe compliance. Data was collected from Christians of selected church denominations in Bamenda, Mezam Division in the North West Region of Cameroon using the stratified random sampling technique. The data was obtained from 351 questionnaires, 193 of which were issued to Presbyterian Christians, while 67 were issued to Roman Catholics, 47 to Full Gospel and 44 to Apostolic Christians respectively. Descriptive statistics, correlative research design and inferential econometric approach base on the binary logistic regression were employed. Results show that payment of tithe statistically depends on gender as women were more likely than men to pay tithe. The occupation of the Christians, their marital status and denomination also significantly influenced their compliance to tithe. As the index for perceived benefits from tithe increased, the more likely were the Christian to pay tithe. Christians who perceived that tithes were not well managed were significantly more likely not to have paid tithe in the past three months. We thus recommend that Christians be taught to pay tithe as their Christian duty, not due to benefits previewed and strict management principles be applied to tithe to increase the adherence rate of tithe payments.

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“…This is one reason why churches and faithbased communities no longer feel okay sending their missionaries to villages and other underdeveloped towns. Even though Uroko (2021) notes that God has a special concern for the poor and that all are called to provide for the poor and the needy, Irekamba (2016) notes that "tithe that comes to the parish is used for church maintenance." Thus, church maintenance is more important than the welfare of the people.…”

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confidence: 99%

Prophet Jonah Is not Alone: Understanding the History of Pentecostal Evangelism in Light of Contemporary Missionary Endeavours in Nigeria

Uroko

2024

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This article examines reasons for the increasing neglect of rural evangelism in Nigeria. Some Pentecostal missionaries, churches and faith-based communities seem unwilling to go on evangelism missions to rural areas; thus the increasing number of churches and missionaries in the city compared to rural Nigeria. Missionary impacts have been felt in schools, hospitals and microfinance banks. Historiography reveals that missionaries before the last decade were willing to go to rural areas. Most churches and schools in rural areas were established by missionaries. However, Pentecostal missionaries are now shifting their interests from urban-rural to urban-urban evangelism. In this qualitative analysis, data were gathered from primary and secondary sources. Oral interviews and relevant academic literature form the sources of the data. Many scholars have written on the history of church missionary activities in Nigeria, but literature is scarce on reasons for the current decrease in the number of missionaries in rural areas. Why do Christian missionaries relegate rural evangelism to the background? What has been the impact on the church? Our findings show the reasons as the advent of mega-churches in Nigerian cities, financial reward from city missionary activities, resistance of some communities, punishment, increased financial burdens, the quest for popularity, intimidation, the few rural evangelists, and the lack of sufficient assistance. Missionary activities, if revived, will lead to the development of rural areas spiritually, morally, educationally, socially, and economically. The church should not restrict the spread of the gospel to specific places. Churches sending missionaries to rural areas should also provide financial support to strengthen these missionaries, as they serve as crucial links between the host church and the local community.

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Church Economics: Why Tithes May Not Be Enough Anymore In Christian Denomination in Cameroon

Nji¹,

Sundjo²,

Bernard³

et al. 2022

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Every organization, be it the state or the Church, needs money to be able to operate. While the state raises revenue through the imposition of taxes on the citizens, the Church does it through collection of tithes and other offerings from her members. Among other collections, tithe constitutes a major source of revenue to the modern Church. This work thus sets out to determine the factors influencing tithes compliance by members of some selected Christian Denominations in Bamenda. Specifically, it investigates the effect of: (a) demographic characteristics; (b) perceived benefits derived from tithing and (c) management approach on tithe compliance. Data was collected from Christians of selected church denominations in Bamenda, Mezam Division in the North West Region of Cameroon using the stratified random sampling technique. The data was obtained from 351 questionnaires, 193 of which were issued to Presbyterian Christians, while 67 were issued to Roman Catholics, 47 to Full Gospel and 44 to Apostolic Christians respectively. Descriptive statistics, correlative research design and inferential econometric approach base on the binary logistic regression were employed. Results show that payment of tithe statistically depends on gender as women were more likely than men to pay tithe. The occupation of the Christians, their marital status and denomination also significantly influenced their compliance to tithe. As the index for perceived benefits from tithe increased, the more likely were the Christian to pay tithe. Christians who perceived that tithes were not well managed were significantly more likely not to have paid tithe in the past three months. We thus recommend that Christians be taught to pay tithe as their Christian duty, not due to benefits previewed and strict management principles be applied to tithe to increase the adherence rate of tithe payments.

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Tithing in Deuteronomy 14:22-29 and Its Implications to Pentecostal Churches in Nigeria

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Church Economics: Why Tithes May Not Be Enough Anymore In Christian Denomination in Cameroon

Church Economics: Why Tithes May Not Be Enough Anymore In Christian Denomination in Cameroon

Prophet Jonah Is not Alone: Understanding the History of Pentecostal Evangelism in Light of Contemporary Missionary Endeavours in Nigeria

Church Economics: Why Tithes May Not Be Enough Anymore In Christian Denomination in Cameroon

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