Church Funds Under Scrutiny
4:58A church official demands that Pastor Ty account for church T-shirt sales and where all contributions are going, leading to a heated exchange. After the pastor invites him to confront the church leaders, the caller reveals the prank.
Transcript
106 linesHello.
Hey, Brother Tom, I got Pastor Ty on a line.
I'm trying to uh uh I've been asking you to speak to him.
Can I speak to him now?
Yes, sir.
He's on the line now.
Oh Pastor Ty.
What's up?
Have I met you?
Have I met you?
I I don't I don't know if you met me.
I've been a s I mean, I'm I'm always at service, but I don't know if you met me or not.
Okay.
Okay.
So
what I what I was asking uh Kelvin is I'm trying to figure out what's going on as far as little church is concerned.
So uh uh you know, you got these little church t shirt.
How much did these t shirts uh how much did these t shirts cost?
Oh no, no, no.
I I'll I don't I don't know what I don't know how what you and Kelvin's conversation was, but we don't selling the t shirts right now.
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.
That's all.
It's not like the sale or not like that, bro.
Okay.
Now let me let me let me ask you this here.
Because this is what I'm trying to figure out is where is the money going in the church?
And and do you do you feel like members have the right to know where everything is going?
That's listen listen, uh with no disrespect my man, but this this is what I'm saying.
We tell the members all the time.
We we tell everybody.
That's why I say, have you have you been coming?
We we tell we we make it very clear where where the money is going and
people saying that I'm saying what are you what are you doing with the church money is what I'm asking you.
I'm putting it back into the church.
We don't even have a building yet.
Like what is your contribution to the church?
What are you concerned about?
I'm giving
I'm giving money to the church.
Okay, and I'm giving you
okay, but every every Sunday I'm getting, but what I'm trying to figure out is every time I look up and see you doing different thirds.
Yeah, uh but that's what I did way before the church started.
I've been doing concerts.
I've been doing that 20 years, man.
God has blessed that.
So that's a different story, and I got money on that's that's my that's my job.
That's what I'm saying.
But that ain't what I'm saying, though.
What I'm saying is
I don't I don't get hyped like this with members or not, like I don't do stuff like this, man.
And number two, you said every Sunday.
We haven't even started on Sundays yet.
So I don't even know what church you're going to or what church you're talking about I don't know what's saying here.
What did you what is you doing with the church money?
It's what I'm asking you.
Well, I don't do this for people.
I'm I'm about to just go.
You're ready.
Your voice is very unnecessary.
It's almost disrespectful.
If you come in tonight, you can see me tonight and we can talk tonight.
No, no, that that ain't that ain't where I'm at.
I'm trying to get you to tell me what you're doing.
Yo, Kev, can you please talk to my man?
'Cause I uh I'm done.
I don't say just simple calls like this.
I don't give people disrespect.
You're raising your voice again.
I tell everybody every week what we do with the money.
If it's not comfortable for you, you can either stop coming or put your money elsewhere where you're comfortable.
Okay, can I say this to you, Pastor Ty.
Can I say something else?
You said enough.
I'm uh but can I say can I say can I say one more thing?
I'm I'm listening, my friend.
I'm I'm chilling, I'm listening.
Pastor Ty.
This is Thomas Miles, nephew Tommy from the Steve Hobbin Morning Show.
You just got prank, baby.
You just got pranked, baby.
Yeah, you did.
Yeah, you did it.
Let me say something.
Thank God I'm saved today.
Yo, I was wondering why I was wondering why Kelvin wasn't stepping in.
Hey, you know what?
Because you know what, Ty, everybody, when you get to this business and you get to this level, everybody has a buffer.
And your buffer is supposed to step in.
And your bumper was not saying anything.
I was like, where's my buffer at?
What's the radio?
Do me a favor.
Tell me what is the baddest radio show in the land.
Oh, you already know the Steve Harvey Morning show.
I love y'all, man.
Hey, Ty.
Hey, hey, let me say this, man, from the Steve Harvin Morning Show to you.
We got much love, man.
We got much love for you, man.
You are incredible.
Uh your career is incredible.
Keep doing what you're doing, brother.
We are behind you.
If you need us, come holla at you, man.
But but let me go on on say this.
The nephew got you.