Asking Pastor Where the Church Money Goes

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A caller grills Pastor Ty about how church funds are being used and demands answers about concerts and spending, refusing to be dismissed.

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Speaker 1

Hello.

Speaker 2

Hey, brother John, I got Pastor Ty on the line.

Speaker 1

I'm trying to I I've been asking you to speak to him.

Speaker 1

Can I speak to him now?

Speaker 2

Yes, sir.

Speaker 2

He's on the line now.

Speaker 1

Pastor Ty.

Speaker 3

What's up?

Speaker 3

Have I met you?

Speaker 3

Have I met you?

Speaker 1

I I don't I don't know if you met me.

Speaker 1

I've been as I mean I'm I'm always at service, but I don't know if you met me or not.

Okay.

Speaker 1

Okay.

Speaker 3

So

Speaker 1

what I what I was asking uh Calvin is I'm trying to figure out what's going on as as far as little church is concerned.

Speaker 1

So I uh you know, you got these little church t shirt.

Speaker 1

How much did these t shirts uh how much did these t shirts cost?

Speaker 3

Oh no, no, no.

Speaker 3

Um oh I don't know what I don't know how what you and Kelvin's conversation was, but we're not selling the t-shirts right now.

Speaker 3

It's just for like the greeters and hospitality so that people that come can identify, you know, with people who can help them at the church.

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That's all.

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It's not like the sale or nothing like that, bro.

Okay.

Speaker 1

Now let me let me let me ask you this here.

Speaker 1

Because this is what I'm trying to figure out is where is the money going in the church?

Speaker 1

And and do you do you feel like members have the right to know where everything is going?

Speaker 3

Listen, listen, uh with no disrespect my man, but this this is what I'm saying.

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We tell the members all the time.

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We we tell everybody.

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That's why I say have you have you been coming?

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We we tell we we make it very clear where where the money is going and

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people saying that.

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What are you what are you doing with the church money is what I'm asking you.

Speaker 3

I'm putting it back into the church.

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We don't even have a building yet.

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Like what is your contribution to the church?

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What are you concerned about?

Speaker 1

I'm giving I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm giving I'm giving money to the church okay and I'm giving

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it man

Speaker 1

okay but every every Sunday I'm getting but what I'm trying to figure out either time I look up and see you doing a different concert.

Speaker 3

Yeah but that's what I did way before the church started.

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I've been doing concerts I've been doing that 20 years man.

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God has blessed that so that's a different story and I got money off that's that's my that's my job.

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That's what I'm saying.

Speaker 1

But that ain't what I'm saying though.

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What I'm saying is

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that I get too high I don't I don't get hyped like this with members or not like I don't do stuff like this man.

Speaker 3

And number two, you said every Sunday we haven't even started on Sundays yet.

Speaker 3

So I don't even know what church you're going to or what church you're talking about.

Speaker 1

I'm saying what is you what are you doing with the church money is what I'm asking you.

Speaker 3

Well I don't do this for people I'm I'm about to just go you're raising your voice it's very unnecessary.

Speaker 3

It's almost disrespectful if you come in at night you You can see me tonight and we can talk tonight.

Speaker 1

No, no.

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That ain't where I'm at.

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I'm trying to get you to tell me what you're doing.

Speaker 3

Yo, Kel, can you please talk to my man?

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Because uh uh I'm done.

Speaker 3

I don't say disrespectful calls like this.

Speaker 3

I don't give people disrespect.

Speaker 3

You're raising your voice again.

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I tell everybody every week what we do with the money.

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If it's not comfortable for you, you can either stop coming or put your money elsewhere where you're comfortable.

Speaker 1

Okay, can I say this to you, Pastor Ty.

Speaker 1

Can I say something else?

Speaker 3

You said enough.

Speaker 1

I'm uh but can I say can I say can I say one more thing?

Speaker 3

I'm I'm listening, my friend.

Speaker 3

I'm I'm chilling, I'm listening.

Speaker 1

Pastor Ty, this is Thomas Miles, nephew Tommy from the Steve Hobbin Morning Show.

Speaker 3

You took a prank, baby.

Speaker 3

You just got prank, baby.

Speaker 1

Yeah, you didn't.

Speaker 1

Yeah, you did.

Speaker 1

Yeah, you did.

Speaker 4

Thank God I'm saved today.

Speaker 4

Yo, I was wondering why I was wondering why Kelvin wasn't stepping in.

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Hey, you know what?

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Because guess what, Ty?

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Everybody, when you get to this business and you get to this level, everybody has a buffer.

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And your buffer is supposed to step in.

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And your brother was not saying anything.

I was like, where's my buffer at?

What

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trippy?

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Do me a friend.

Speaker 1

Tell me what is the baddest radio show in the land.