Church Mafia

 

What have we come to?

I have to ask myself,

This Church Mafia business

Is not good for one’s health.

 

It has come out of Africa,

Nigeria to be exact,

Bigger than “fake it till you make it”

And this is a fact.

 

If you are a pastor

And are seeking to be established,

Just connect with a big one

Whose lifestyle you relish.

 

Abandon the Bible’s way

Or your church will not grow

And consult with the big boys

That already know.

 

They will give you tips

On how to grow your church,

You don’t need the Holy Spirit,

Just these successful experts.

 

I listened to this pastor

That was giving his testimony,

He was sharing some stuff he did

And it wasn’t funny.

 

To begin his church-growth

He invited some big guns

And his church was packed out

Every time they would come.

 

 

They were full of the Holy Spirit

Or so it would seem,

People just swooned and fell;

It was an action-packed scene.

 

He was given mixed portions

He was supposed shower with

And when he operated,

It was as though he had the gift.

 

A part of his ritual

Was to make a grand entrance

And this came after worshippers

Had everyone in a trance.

 

He would stride down the aisle

As in a triumphal entry

And the congregants would fall;

There was such ecstasy.

 

But he found out some things

As he got closer to the big guns,

Regarding Christian principles

They had little or none.

 

Though in conjugal relationships,

They still played the field

And invited him to join them

As part of the deal.

 

They were wheeling and dealing

All in the name of Christ

And the materialism they gleaned

Did more than suffice.

 

It was the good life they lived

Just like the mighty Mafia experience

And any who dare not pay up

Suffered their grievance.

 

 

These are apostles and prophets

Of the extraordinaire type

And many believe in their offerings

And love the emotional hype.

 

Church Mafia is well organized

Like the Lodge and the occult

And the power they exert

Is like that of the Mighty Hulk.

 

They know more about you

Than you know about yourself

And they know how to use such

To generate their wealth.

  

They utilize their informants

To obtain critical information

Which is relayed via WhatsApp

About those in the congregation.

 

They are great at pretending

That they knew nothing about you

Until informed by the Holy Spirit

And it therefore must be true.

 

Call to come out by name

From among thousands of folks

Must be nerve wracking and chilling

And certainly no joke.

 

Then to hear your life history

Recounted in accurate detail

Can only generate the kind of reverence

Reserved for the holy grail.

 

 

Do not be fooled, my friend,

These so-called prophets are not God

And their well-engineered programmes

Are deceptions of King Fraud.

 

They utilize the fear factor

To get you to buy in

And to assure you that outside of them

Your hopes are simply dim.

 

They promise you a breakthrough

But you must sow a huge seed

Which goes into their pockets

To support their greed.

 

We live in a global village

And nothing is now far away,

Something could start in Africa now

And reach here by today.

 

“It can’t happen ‘bout here!”

Could be the colossal blunder

That opens the proverbial doorway

For the Church Mafia to plunder.

  

And that is the wolf’s objective,

To ravish the sheep:

Especially those frisky little lambs

Or the sheep falling asleep.

 

Be on your guard, I caution,

There may be a case near you,

So, open your eyes of discernment

And if needed, change that view.

 

Stewart Russell © October 20, 2022