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Originally Posted by triumphant1
I believe ever pastor should be on a reasonable salary...most churches (of about 70) might have to give the pastor 100% of the tithe for him to be full time....
But....when the tithe is more substantial due to a larger congregation...the pastor should take a set salary from the tithe and use the excess to fund other salaries and church needs...
Where is the cap? Depends on the church and the circumstance I suppose. For instance...in deep East Texas $35,000 is a whole lot more money than it is in California....
If a pastor is in a city situation...more money is needed to live and prosper...in the country...maybe less...so the premise of this thread is flawed...what it takes to barely get by in California, or New York City, or even Houston could be quite adequate in po-dunk-ville....therefore how can we say with any ceertainty what is acceptable compensation and what is not....
The attitudes about the pastor not prospering are just wrong. Maybe what is best for some is to join up with a group that doesn't allow full time pastors....every pastor has to work in the secular field as well as pastor the church...maybe that would make those gripping saints and jealous spirits feel better..
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I agree with the bold part and most of the rest. That is what I was trying to say. If he needs 100% then he should take it. When the church gets to a point that he don't need 100% he should take a salary out of the tithes. He still oversees how the remaining amount is spent. It should go for a salary of other ministries in the church and evangelist etc... but at no point do I think that the church has the right to tell him what he can make.