Our church board determines the salary I make. There is NO way I would take all the tithes, neither do I believe a pastor has a right to them. I'm not in this to get rich. However, the good folks @NLC desire for my family to be taken care of, and for that I am grateful! My wife and I have always been in the top givers of NLC and we are not the top wage earners. I believe in giving to what one believes in and I believe in our local church!