影音使團向全港教會及信徒發出公開信，提到香港首個挪亞方舟主題館將於大約八十天後落成啟用，該團現希望在兩個月內，籌集一千五百萬元奉獻金，將該個提供生命教育的休憩方舟展覽館，提升為擁有多元化福音信息的屬靈方舟，成為基督徒集體向世界見證的地方。
一千五百萬元的經費分別用於以下幾部分：
一、擴建福音內容供應總部及發展人力資源，預算為二百五十萬；
二、添置高效率福音系統，預算為三百一十五萬；
三、擴建及持續發展六大福音內容供應系統，包括方舟探索及聖經研究、地球深度行訊息發展部、基督教新聞網絡、人生熱線及生命見證中心、電影製作技術研究部，以及演藝宣教訓練中心，預算為六百萬；
四、創世電視九月份之平台管理、營運費及節目製作費，預算為一百六十萬；
五、九月份的同工薪酬，預自為一百七十五萬。
查詢可瀏覽www.media.org.hk/email/20080917/index.asp。
（www.christiantimes.org.hk，時代論壇每日快拍，2008.9.19）
傳媒責任
其實呢件對【影音使團】財政問題及與新鴻基的瓜葛己經講咗問咗好耐好多次，但無人敢跟進！《時代論壇》上月李錦洪公開募捐的信也自言不怕權貴、乜都佈道！點解係【影音使團】財政問題及與新鴻基的瓜葛事上不去追查？這不是傳媒責任是甚麼呢？
反而去讓一些人去登一面之詞的是是非非的《遺憾聲明》，這是甚麼的傳媒原則呢？
希望《時代論壇》為各教會跟進【影音使團】財政問題及與新鴻基的瓜葛事件！
Questionable appeal and accounting
Correct me if I am wrong:
According to Media's TV fund raising, they already have 4000 committed donors donating $300 per month, that is 1.2 million and what they need as stated in the article is 1.75 million, which is only .55 million short. Why do they listed as 1.75 million? That is not right at all!
Also, in the past fund rasing campaign, each one of them are all in the millions of dollars. Seldom see them present the result of each urgent appeal, how the money are being allocated, it is also hard to find the report of other sources of income. Somehow, they will not put the incomes together but they will group all expenses together. It is very very misleading!
For example, what are the sources of income for the salary of the staff, there might be more than one but the donors will not know and they won't present it. For their expenses, they will use them in different ways, different channels and different platform, meaning that one expense might show up in different areas at different times raising for the same amount, again, that is very misleading and not right.
When a student apply for scholarship, at least they need to list their income and their needs clearly. When an organization appeal for funding, they should do the same. They are raising for 15 million, they didn't mention how much they already had, that again is not right!
Watch with your own eyes and see after these two months, whether Media will report what they received from this campaign and how they have allocated the fund that they have received, I really doubted they will. In the past, they only advertised what they need but seldom (I don't want to say never) advertised what they received and how they allocated those fundings. I think if they spend so much effort in fund raising, they should spend the equal amount of effort in fund reporting.
I need to emphasize that I am not against any ministry but I just hope that an organization like Media should be more responsible and truthful in their financial management.
What so special about the Ark?
Since the movie about Noah Ark by Media came out, Media began to continue in this direction and even place their ministries around this theme.
But, somehow, I don't see much special about the Ark comparing to other object lessons in the Bible. At the present time, we still have the temple, Jerusalem, the Israelites, the manuscripts, the Bible, the universe, the fulfillment of one prophecy after another.....telling us about God. What makes such a big difference by building a visible Ark? I am not saying that it is good or bad but this is not the whole thing about Christianity.
I can see God instructed Noah to build an Ark but after that God also instructed His people to build the temple and then in the New Testament talking about building the church.
I think the most effective witness or testimony for God is not a visible Ark but a lively church, a church filled with life changing people, loving one another congregation, truth teaching pulpit....that will be very very powerful.
I am really amazed at Media's steadfastness in pursuing the Ark. When the movie came out, many criticized it as the biggest lie since they have never proven that they have found the Ark. After a while, they brought down a piece of wood and said that they will do more test on it to see if that is from the Ark. Well, where is the result, has it been recognized by scientific authority that the piece of wood that they found is from the Ark. They can only say that it might be. What can "might be" do to our mission, to our Gospel?
I think there are more important things that we can do and should do, I also think that there are better ways to spend our money!
Very confusing
Media is doing the same thing as before:
1. Mixing many items together. They use the theme park as the focus but then they include the fund needed for September's TV program and staff salaries, isn't that interesting. Even the other items are very confusing. Part of the needs will be used besides the theme park. Somehow they just mix everything into one big lump sum.
2. Urgent appeal within a short period of time. They need to raise 15 million within the next two months, that means 7.5 millions per month. it is interesting that they only list the need for September for the TV program and staff salaries, then what about October, November and December. More similar appeals will be coming. This is not good management and even good approach at all. They tried to use the opening of the theme park as an urgent opportunity to raise fund but then they put other regular expenses into the total amount.
The timing and the approach are both very unprofessional and not well planned. I think they really need to change their way of management and believers should not let them continue to do this kind of urgent and confusing appeal again and again.
What is happening to the board of directors? Are they really directing at all? Do they know what is going on?
新鴻基單野究竟點架？
同新鴻基單野究竟點架？究竟邊個比乜野錢？
影音使團應、該交待一下先問人奉獻！
