Abstract
This article discusses the ways in which “newly called prophets” begin and sustain ministry activities. It argues that among the various ways “newly called prophets” use to raise the needed funds to begin ministry is a bare-foot ministry in public places. It also posits that charging consultation fees as a requirement to receiving the services of a prophet, selling “anointing oil”, relics, and prophylactics to aid miracles for seekers, and as means of mobilizing funds to sustain ministry activities in the media lack effective biblical support. Even though money is a critical resource in mission and church life, the means that are used to mobilize funds from the congregants must not be oppressive. The study employed a narrative historical analytical approach towards the discussion of issues. It is recommended that contemporary prophets must adapt good biblical principles and fundraising strategies that do not over-burden congregants/donors.
Highlights
Mission financing of the Historic Mission Churches (HMCs) in Ghana has always been the duty of the mission agency in Euro-America that founded them
When the missionary agencies begun to hand over the leadership of the HMCs to indigenous Ghanaians in 1923,3 the responsibility of mobilizing financial resources to run the Church was largely transferred to the indigenous leaders to raise funds in Ghana
The indigenous leaders would have to device various means such as “annual harvest”, “fundraising programmes”, “levy”, “monthly welfare funds contributions”, etc. to raise the needed funds for church administration. They had the challenge of raising funds to start branches of the HMCs in some parts of Ghana, they have significantly benefited from the initial investment from the Euro-American mission agencies
Summary
Mission financing of the Historic Mission Churches (HMCs) in Ghana has always been the duty of the mission agency in Euro-America that founded them. To raise the needed funds for church administration They had the challenge of raising funds to start branches of the HMCs in some parts of Ghana, they have significantly benefited from the initial investment from the Euro-American mission agencies. This study seeks to answer the following questions: How does the contemporary prophetic ministry/Church mobilize funds to start and sustain ministry activities? Are the means used by the contemporary prophetic ministry to raise funds sustainable? What are the biblical modes of raising funds for mission?
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