The Fundamental Problem With Creflo Dollar’s Defense Of His $65
Million Jet Fundraiser
Article By Eboni Wilson/ Photo Credit: Facebook
Weeks after Creflo Dollar was shamed for launching a campaign to raise $65 million to purchase a luxury
jet, he is hitting back at his critics.
“If I want to believe God for a $65 million plane, you cannot stop me,” said the Atlanta-based pastor of
World Changers Church International.
Despite being blasted by fellow ministers of the gospel and respected Christian artists like Kirk Franklin,
Dollar is convinced that, at the core of the criticism, is a satanic attack to discredit his ministry.
“The enemy has got to discredit the voices of faith and grace, and truth, because he don’t want you to
know that you can walk on the water if you can look at Jesus,” he said.
“I can dream as long as I want to. I can believe God as long as I want to. If I want to believe God for a $65
million plane, you cannot stop me. You cannot stop me from dreaming.”
When the defiant leader launched a verbal assault against his detractors, the congregation roared with
approval.
“If you think a $65 million plane was too much, if they discover that there’s life on Mars, they gone need
to hear the gospel and I’m gone have to believe God for a billion dollar space shuttle, because we got to
preach the gospel on Mars,” said Dollar, trying his best to attach the poorly conceived luxury jet request
to a ministry opportunity.
He continued, “I dare you to tell me that I can’t dream. I dare you to tell me that I can’t believe God.”
One of the glaring flaws in Dollar’s rebuttal was his vacillation back and forth between his own dreams
and his desire to fulfill the great commission to spread the gospel.
The jet also reveals a conflict between Dollar’s personal wants and the heart of God for humanity.
The leader’s goal of owning a shiny new Gulfstream G650—the largest and most elite plane on the private
jet market—according to him, is to spread the gospel.
But there are so many other good things that could be done to help the poor and needy with that kind of
money.
Therein lies the problem.
Multi GRAMMY® award winner Franklin said in a blog post that slammed the 53-year-old leader,
“When I camouflage my ‘greeds’ to look like ‘needs,’ that’s a shortage of character.”
Dollar’s dream plane comes with two Rolls-Royce engines, high-speed Internet, two multichannel
satellites and helps create an exquisitely comfortable environment for 18 passengers, according to
gulfstream.com.
On Twitter, Franklin also said, “We are not gods. And we can fly commercial. Your church does...”
Dollar told the congregation, “We are in the midst of a great fight. The enemy, like he always has, is trying
to stop the preaching of Jesus and we’re not gone stop.”
Growing increasingly bold as he delivered every line in his clap-back, with wild eyes and a frown, Dollar
said to his congregants, “I never came to you one time and asked you for a dime for this airplane, did I?”
He answered his own question, saying, “I ain’t never asked you for a dime.”
According to the unapologetic preacher, notorious for championing the cause of wealth acquisition, “We
got over 3 million partners around the world—3 million donors around the world—who support the
ministry so I can get to where they are.”
For those online who have weighed in on the inappropriateness of Dollar’s request, he said, “Half the
people that are commenting on the Internet don’t even know me. They don’t know this ministry. They
don’t know what we do.”
The mega pastor fails to address, however, numerous critics within the faith context, who have openly
condemned his actions.
They know him and what he does, and yet, believe his latest goals have veered far away from what his
ministry’s mission should be.
Watch.
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