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Originally Posted by KeptByTheWord
Ha... I've heard this one MANY many many times... the pastor "takes" people out to dinner, and "pays" for it himself. Funny. Don't you realize that either the church members paid for this, or the taxpayers did! He did not do this out of his own pocket, I can assure you. Either he paid with the church credit card, or if he used his own, the church reimbursed him, or if neither of those things happen, he will keep the receipt, and send it in to the IRS to get reimbursed from the taxpayer for this lovely dinner using charitable donations tax exemption.
Feel better?
I know this is how it works, because I have worked as a church secretary, have family in the ministry, and I do not speak out of ignorance. Ask him for yourself if you don't believe me. LOL.
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You sho is smart...
...when was the last time you took a whole congregation to dinner there buddy?
Or anybody for that matter?
I'm glad you had it so rough as a church secretary. Many of us that have been called one day to pastor and have worked and labored tirelessly in the ministry of reconciliation will understand why this statement is foolish at best. I've fixed vehicles free of charge, I've helped my past pastors repair and restore saints houses free of charge. I've watched my pastors scrub the church floors, cut saints lawns, etc. I've helped pay individuals rent. I've helped pay for gas. I've filled tanks of strangers while I was witnessing to them, bought them food, and prayed for them. I've watched the men of God who have trained me in the ministry do this. I wake up at 2 in the morning for saints who need random assistance. At the same time I'm expected to go to work, go to church on time, pay my bills on time, tithe, and keep a strong relationship with God and prayer life. I can't imagine being a pastor on top of all this. It's not a calling that any sane man should want, especially with people like yourself constantly attacking and accusing pastors, and I find what you said to be an attack, unwarranted on someone who I've watched grow old with a genuine burden for the souls he oversees and a man I respect and revere. The ministry is not "easy", nor is it "fun and games" and some of us spend our lives on reaching out to others trying to see God's plan of salvation fulfilled and people's lives changed. Now... what are you doing?
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