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Originally Posted by pelathais

I dunno, FAL. In the manner in which it has been described so far, I agree it's shameful.

But what if you have an elderly pastor, say, who is in high demand as a national and conference speaker, he has difficulty carrying luggage and needs an extra bit of help updating his blog and doing other church communications related work?

If "it's done right" - that is, if a talented assistant is paid a decent salary and given the respect they deserve - that they've earned! - then I don't see a problem.

I knew one pastor who had eyesight problems and always seemed to have some one at his arm to help him find his way into and out of large meeting halls. The problem he ran into was that though he seemed to appreciate the help, he was also generally something of a grouch at other times so he cycled through his informal "armor bearers" with some rapidity.

"Done right" is an ambiguous phrase. Maybe we should say - "Done with a sense of honor and mutual respect..." and if a full or even part time position - "Done with reasonable and adequate compensation."

This is basically what I had in mind - too bad people didn't see that. I was at work and couldn't give a more detailed response.