How are/should preachers be paid

[The Lemon]

Titus,

No worries...this thread has been thought provoking. I remember when I was very young and my wife and I struggled from paycheck to paycheck....in those days my father did our taxes. We could not offord to pay some of our bills...but you know I never missed a tithe check. Long and short...my Dad refused to help me financially when I actually had the money to take care of our expenses, but was giving it to the Church. So I know what you mean in light of family and giving to the Church...even more so when there may be questions on how the money is handled.

It has just been my small experience that I have never seen any of my pastor's salaries. I have seen other aspects of the bill paying etc. in business meetings...but not that. I am not sure if my last two pastors even take a salary at all...but maybe they do.