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Re: How Much Does Your 'church' Pay?
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Originally Posted by RandyWayne
We had a pastor who used that line to pay himself exactly double that which was the average pay for the city (or state, or nation?) we lived in -can't remember which one it was. Although in some ways I admired him for not keeping it a secret. He didn't shout it from the platform but the books were open so many knew.
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I can't imagine my pastor even thinking or suggesting this, let alone actually implementing such a plan.  So it was the pastor's idea? Not the congregation or board?
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