Pastor Shuts Down His Church After Winning About $140,000 In Sports Betting..

[capedbaldy]

It's so disappointing that there are servants who could run away from their callings because of greed. I think he just pursued being a pastor so he would have a source of income but I don't think turning his back because of money would be a good idea. He should have made a good exit and looked for someone to replace him first or even share a small portion of his winnings with the church. Greed won't save him forever.

He should follow your advice, he should leave well as pastor from the church and he should have a replacement after he leaves so that no congregation is abandoned because the church is closed, I don't care about his gambling activities but he should be removed as pastor because his behavior is not worthy of imitation .

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[Issa56]

Seriously I think the pastor was just using the position to make money and was not doing for the sake of God, if you are a gambler and you are a pastor, if you are doing for the sake of God, then you will never close the church because of your win.

If you are a business or carrier person, I see no reason why you should stop after making money from gambling, you might still be running your business and you will still be flexing with money won from gambling, if you decided to stop your business because of the win, then where are you going to start from if you finish spending the money won.

[uray]

A Ugandan Pastor by the name, David Ochieng is said to have shut down his church after winning money equivalent to about $140,000 through sports betting..

The church members came for their normal weekly services and were shocked to discovered that the entire place were locked, and the pastor no where to be found, the pastor was later contacted, and he confessed that he become a pastor out of greed and not because God called him ...

One of the best confessions he could make and that too only because he won a life changing money according to his dreams, if not he will be scamming people in the name of God like the rest, inspiring story to remember  .

How long he will be able to survive with this win and it is certain that he will be spending everything to gamble again and probably bust majority of his wins.

[Wiwo]

Gambling can not be taken as a passive means of income since gambling results are not predictable and winning is not sustainable and inconsistent manner of the outcome, and us not financially wise to leave your life based on gambling, i won't personally leave my life to chances by depending on gambling because it's not sustainable.

-If I were in the pastor's shoes, what I could have done is not abandon the work since the church is also a charity and services to humanities I will spend some part of my winnings on the work and if he is not cut out for the ministry business, he can employ or appoint someone else who is gifted and called for the job and hand over the churc to him then I support the movement.

[Silberman]

A Ugandan Pastor by the name, David Ochieng is said to have shut down his church after winning money equivalent to about $140,000 through sports betting..

The church members came for their normal weekly services and were shocked to discovered that the entire place were locked, and the pastor no where to be found, the pastor was later contacted, and he confessed that he become a pastor out of greed and not because God called him ...

This is an interesting news to read, please read the full version of the story here -https://tribuneonlineng.com/pastor-shuts-down-church-after-winning-n100m-sports-bet/

The above affirms to the fact that many, are into what they do, not because they love it, or because its their calling, but because of the money they get to make from it, just imagine how many years this pastor have deceived his church members into believing he was genuinely called by God to serve as a pastor..

Now my question is, As a business or as a career person who is also into gambling/betting, would you quit your current business or career if you won the same amount of money from gambling/betting?
Be sincere and state your reasons for your decision..

140k would without a doubt help me but it would not be enough money for me to retire or to stop working, after all even if 140k is a lot of money when you think about it not many people will be able to retire with that sum unless they invested that money or created a business with it, and when I think about the possibility of a hyperinflation coming during the next decade then most likely anyone that retires thinking they will never have to work will be forced to get back to it as the purchasing power of that money could evaporate really quickly.

[ralle14]

Now my question is, As a business or as a career person who is also into gambling/betting, would you quit your current business or career if you won the same amount of money from gambling/betting?
Be sincere and state your reasons for your decision..

In my current position, I probably wouldn't drop everything i'm involved in but if I was in his shoes with the same business and all then yes I would do the same as I think that money can be used to look for a better business or career.

It's unfortunate for the church members but based on the source you've mentioned it seems understandable that he closed it down since it was operating for the sake of money instead of its actual purpose.

[X-ray]

I thought that there would never be such case ever exist but what the hell was going on with that guy? That story is quite funny about how greed can change someone. It seems like that so many people these days used religion as motive to run their own agenda.

Now my question is, As a business or as a career person who is also into gambling/betting, would you quit your current business or career if you won the same amount of money from gambling/betting?

It's all depends on how much money i won. If i won like 1 millions - 10 millions USD. I would be quitting my job. There must be an exception when it came to the business. You can run your business remotely by taking workers for your business. It's not the same like worked at a corporate.

Be sincere and state your reasons for your decision..

The reason is with the big amounts of money and opening the business will be so easy. You can also imagine what you gonna do with millions USD of money compared with $600-$1000 monthly salary.

[yahoo62278]

I personally think that religion is the smartest scam ever invented. Yes, there might be proof certain individuals existed, but the bs miracles invented I don't really think have been proven.

Shame on this preacher for taking advantage of people so that he didn't have to get a real job.

[Don Pedro Dinero]

Personally, $140,000 is a relatively low amount of money for me to quit my job completely. This kind of money is not those typical jackpots where you could enjoy resting and travelling for the rest of your life. $140,000 may be relatively higher in Uganda but this cannot give me a retirement life where it would give me a comfortable life to live in the next 60-70 years.

That's what I thought. With that amount I don't retire, but it seems that in Uganda it is enough to retire.

I personally think that religion is the smartest scam ever invented. Yes, there might be proof certain individuals existed, but the bs miracles invented I don't really think have been proven.

I think it made sense when science had not yet developed, and it had both positive and negative things.

I suppose this pastor doesn't believe deeply and maybe he doesn't even believe and he did it just for the money, because what he has done would be a sin. Or maybe he plans to go to confession and may God forgive him.

[Wexnident]

Pfft, well that was quick. Kinda funny how the man himself admitted to other pastors pretty much just doing fake religious stuff. I must say that the stuff about how he got a notif that made him proceed to gamble is kind of like a coverup story to make it seem all accidental or coincidental, sounds bs to me ngl.

Now my question is, As a business or as a career person who is also into gambling/betting, would you quit your current business or career if you won the same amount of money from gambling/betting?
Be sincere and state your reasons for your decision..

Absolutely not. The thing that differs between me to the pastor in question is that I absolutely love what I do. Heck, I'm even learning other stuff that I really like, and no amount of money is going to stop me from learning/doing what I love. It actually opens up a lot more opportunities to learn imo.

[retreat]

A Ugandan Pastor by the name, David Ochieng is said to have shut down his church after winning money equivalent to about $140,000 through sports betting..

With that much money he can live in peace without worrying about other people's sins. Maybe he is tired of the ministry he is doing and wants to get out of that circle. I don't want to blame him because a pastor is still a human being, who still has lust and greed.

[macson]

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The winner of the gamble was a pastor, but why did he immediately act greedily like that and immediately closed his church, what happened to his congregation, it seems that his real goal in establishing a church from the start was just money and most likely he used the congregation's offering money to gamble.

Now my question is, As a business or as a career person who is also into gambling/betting, would you quit your current business or career if you won the same amount of money from gambling/betting?
Be sincere and state your reasons for your decision..

Even though i won big, i will not leave my business because gambling wins are only temporary and the opportunity to run out of money in the future is very large, while the business that i am currently running has accompanied my life for several years.

[Strongkored]

Now my question is, As a business or as a career person who is also into gambling/betting, would you quit your current business or career if you won the same amount of money from gambling/betting?
Be sincere and state your reasons for your decision..

Wouldn't it be very strange if we were a businessman or someone who had a good career and just because of winning a huge amount of money from gambling decided to quit that business or career?
Because people who have long-term thinking and healt mind know that winning any amount of money in gambling cannot guarantee a life unless we use it to create a business, because people who stop their business because they win a lot in gambling are lazy persons and think only to relax but on in fact, people who are resting will actually spend more money when they are no longer earning, and if they return to gambling, it will be possible for them to lose because gambling is not a money machine that always produces.
I think that the victory that the pastor got will only guarantee his life for some time after that he will be poor unless he uses his money for useful and productive things, but the most unfortunate thing is that he left his ministry because he had earned money from an activity that was always considered bad even by himself when preaching because most preachers always say so.

[michellee]

That's a reality that a priest does. Even if it was wrong, at least he had admitted that it was all because of his greed. Maybe after this incident, some people will look to him to ask for an answer.

And if I were a businessman who also gambled, I would leave the business that I was running but not suddenly but I would leave slowly so as not to raise suspicions. Or I might still be able to run my business and if it is going through good times, I will invest the winning money in my business to grow even bigger.

[LogitechMouse]

The church members came for their normal weekly services and were shocked to discovered that the entire place were locked, and the pastor no where to be found, the pastor was later contacted, and he confessed that he become a pastor out of greed and not because God called him ...
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The above affirms to the fact that many, are into what they do, not because they love it, or because its their calling, but because of the money they get to make from it, just imagine how many years this pastor have deceived his church members into believing he was genuinely called by God to serve as a pastor..

Well, at least he didn't last when they asked him his whereabouts, and instead confessed everything. He admitted his wrongdoings. 

Kidding aside, it's kind of funny and scary how he really deceived his church members to the point that he got money from them just to have funds to be used into gambling. I guess he's lucky that he won that huge amount, and because of that he stopped doing deceiving other people. I guess it's good for the members, and because of that, the pastor stopped fooling them.

Now my question is, As a business or as a career person who is also into gambling/betting, would you quit your current business or career if you won the same amount of money from gambling/betting?
Be sincere and state your reasons for your decision..

I don't think so.

I mean I love what I'm doing, and I still didn't achieved my goals yet so even though I will win the same amount of money, I will not stop what I'm doing. I will just invest that money. I will just use that money to work for me, and get passive income.

[FatFork]

Although winning a significant amount of money from gambling can be life-changing, it doesn't necessarily mean that it's the best decision to quit your current business or career. I think it's important to consider the long-term impact of such a decision. For instance, if I quit my business, I would lose the opportunity to grow it and create more employment opportunities.

On the other hand, if my business career involved being a pastor, I would undoubtedly resign and seek a new path in life.  

[tusandii]

The winner of the gamble was a pastor, but why did he immediately act greedily like that and immediately closed his church, what happened to his congregation, it seems that his real goal in establishing a church from the start was just money and most likely he used the congregation's offering money to gamble.

Maybe the pastor after winning big wants to live a luxurious and affluent life so he no longer wants to be a pastor in the church.
But after winning, he should be able to give a little of his winnings to help his congregation who are more in need and still be a good pastor.
It is not the right thing for a pastor after earning a lot of money to go and increase the good he has been doing for years.

And if I were a businessman who also gambled, I would leave the business that I was running but not suddenly but I would leave slowly so as not to raise suspicions. Or I might still be able to run my business and if it is going through good times, I will invest the winning money in my business to grow even bigger.

What do you mean will leave the business and prefer to be a gambler.
Business is a job that can make a person earn a steady income.
If after getting a win then leave the business are you sure that your winnings can be enough for the rest of your life to meet the daily needs of you and your family.
It would be better to use the winnings to build an even bigger business so that the longer you can benefit from a bigger business, the more you can even leave gambling if you have become a successful businessman.

[Bitinity]

Although winning a significant amount of money from gambling can be life-changing, it doesn't necessarily mean that it's the best decision to quit your current business or career. I think it's important to consider the long-term impact of such a decision. For instance, if I quit my business, I would lose the opportunity to grow it and create more employment opportunities.

On the other hand, if my business career involved being a pastor, I would undoubtedly resign and seek a new path in life.  

This case is just a proof that not all pastors work as real pastor, this pastor main intention is just about money and it is not something new in Christianity world. He should be shamed of what he did and I'm sure he will regret his decision in the future.

Winning huge in gambling should not be used as a reason for gamblers to stop their own job/career in real life. Better to enjoy the winning without leaving what we have been doing for years.

[slapper]

This tale echoes the timeless debate: wealth or joy? Sure, a massive windfall might offer a fleeting thrill, but we oughta ponder its lasting impact on ourselves and our loved ones. If I hit it big in betting, I ain't ditching my current hustle. Real contentment is rooted in gratifying labor and deep connections, not mere possessions.

Moreover, gambling can send you tumbling down a hazardous path, ending in dependency and monetary disaster. Seneca, that renowned philosopher, said it best: "Money has never yet made anyone rich." So, let's prioritize crafting a rewarding, lasting existence over banking on fortune's favor.

[Johnyz]

Now my question is, As a business or as a career person who is also into gambling/betting, would you quit your current business or career if you won the same amount of money from gambling/betting?
Be sincere and state your reasons for your decision..

Church is consider now as a business, and its free from any tax and with the action of that pastor he proves this rumor.

Well, winning that money is already huge but if you also have other profitable business better to expand it than to close it because a business minded individual will still look for other source of income and having that funds can make it more possible.