Should I ask for donations?

If I preach the gospel,
this is no reason for me to boast,
for an obligation has been imposed on me, and woe to me if I do not preach it!

If I do so willingly, I have a recompense,
but if unwillingly, then I have been
entrusted with a stewardship.

What then is my recompense?
That, when I preach,
I offer the gospel free of charge.
(1 Cor 9:16-18)

This scripture explains why we would rather quietly ask for donations instead of charging a fee for the Good News Reflections or the articles in the WordBytes e-zine.

But often, that's not enough.

Sometimes people advise us to have big fund raisers, but the above scripture is why we prefer not to.

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Saint Paul was not saying it's wrong to charge a fee. In fact, Jesus said that the worker deserves his wages (Luke 10:7). But Paul knew that what matters most is being a good steward of the gifts that God has given us.

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