{"id":1611407,"date":"2022-08-17T20:02:14","date_gmt":"2022-08-18T00:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1611407"},"modified":"2022-08-17T20:02:26","modified_gmt":"2022-08-18T00:02:26","slug":"pastor-appears-to-berate-congregation-for-not-buying-him-a-high-priced-watch-in-viral-clip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pastor-appears-to-berate-congregation-for-not-buying-him-a-high-priced-watch-in-viral-clip\/","title":{"rendered":"Pastor Appears To Berate Congregation For Not Buying Him A High-Priced Watch In Viral Clip"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpastor-appears-to-berate-congregation-for-not-buying-him-a-high-priced-watch-in-viral-clip%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1611407&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/missouri\">Missouri<\/a> pastor appeared to berate his congregation for not giving him enough money to buy a high-priced watch, in a clip that has since gone viral.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@kansascitydefender\/video\/7131367021094260014?is_from_webapp=v1&#038;item_id=7131367021094260014&#038;refer=embed&#038;referer_url=https%3A%2F%2Fnypost.com%2F2022%2F08%2F17%2Fmissouri-pastor-berates-congregation-for-not-buying-him-new-watch%2F&#038;referer_url=https%3A%2F%2Fnypost.com%2F2022%2F08%2F17%2Fmissouri-pastor-berates-congregation-for-not-buying-him-new-watch%2F&#038;referer_video_id=7131367021094260014\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">clip<\/a>, posted to TikTok by a local digital news outlet called The Kansas City Defender, was taken from a livestreamed Sunday service at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewellkc.net\/who-are-we\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Church of The Well<\/a> in Kansas City earlier this month. In the clip, pastor Carlton Funderburke appears to berate his congregants for not \u201chonoring\u201d him sufficiently by giving enough of the money they spend on themselves. The clip has since gone viral, amassing more than 550,000 views in four days.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is how I know you [are] still poor, broke, busted and disgusted, because of how you been honoring me,\u201d Funderburke says in the clip. \u201cI\u2019m not worth your McDonald\u2019s money? I\u2019m not worth your Red Lobster money? I ain\u2019t worth your St. John Knits? Y\u2019all can\u2019t afford it no how. I ain\u2019t worth y\u2019all Louis Vuitton? I ain\u2019t worth your Prada? I\u2019m not worth your Gucci?\u201d he continues to question the congregation, prompting several people to shout \u201ccome on\u201d back at him. \u201cMother, ooh, I\u2019m saying this, and I promise you \u2026 it\u2019s not with respect to want. I\u2019m saying it because I want you to understand what God is saying.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI even found out that Movado, you can buy a Movado watch at Sam\u2019s [Club],\u201d Funderburke went on, prompting at least one congregant to shout back \u201cyes, you can,\u201d while another tapped him on the shoulder with something. \u201cAnd y\u2019all know I asked for one last year. Here it is, the whole way in August, and I still ain\u2019t got it,\u201d he said. \u201cY\u2019all ain\u2019t said nothing. Let me kick down the door and talk to my cheap sons and daughters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>TikTok commenters blasted the pastor for what they viewed as putting material wealth ahead of his pastoral duties \u2014 though some in the video seemed to verbally affirm the pastor\u2019s words.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAin\u2019t said one scripture he just preaching his feelings,\u201d one user commented.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat would\u2019ve been my last day in his church,\u201d said another.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDoes anyone know which part of the gospels mentions Movado watches at Sam\u2019s Club? Asking for a friend,\u201d another wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a pastor, I\u2019ve got to say this. It\u2019s the Lords command to tithe, but it\u2019s not the churches [sic] job to buy the pastor Anything!\u201d another added.<\/p>\n<p>Funderburke issued a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OE5zyTX3vOM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> Tuesday apologizing for his conduct in the video.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThough there is context behind the content of the clip, no context will suffice to explain the hurt and anguish caused by my words,\u201d Funderburke said. \u201cI\u2019ve spoken to those I am accountable to and have received their correction and instruction. I have also privately apologized to our church who has extended their love and support to me. \u2026 The video clip does not reflect my heart or my sentiments toward God\u2019s people, yet that is not discernible in the clip. Therefore I offer this sincere apology to you today. No context could erase the words I used. I apologize to all who have been hurt, angered, or in any way damaged by my words \u2026 I apologize to the Church at large for any undue scrutiny I have subjected you to. \u2026 To those who now know me because of this video clip, I regret that your first impression of me is one of anger, hate, and resentment. My actions and my words are inexcusable. I offer no justification or defense. That moment was mishandled and mismanaged. I deeply regret this moment, and I solicit your prayers and your forgiveness as we grow forward.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Missouri pastor appeared to berate his congregation for not giving him enough money to buy a high-priced watch, in a clip that has since gone viral. The clip, posted to TikTok by a local digital news outlet called The Kansas City Defender, was taken from a livestreamed Sunday service at The Church of The &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1611424,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1611407","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1611407","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1611407"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1611407\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1611424"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1611407"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1611407"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1611407"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}