An unfortunate result of a pastor being underpaid is that it ultimately hurts not just the minister but the congregation as well. A pastor who is not adequately compensated is not a happy minister. He is most likely harassed and disillusioned, even to the point of questioning his calling. His Read more …
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Negotiating a Pastor’s Salary
It is an unfortunate reality that the concept of a pastor’s financial package is one of the most misunderstood in ministry finance. Most churches believe that salary equates package—this is not true. A package generally refers to all costs that a church pays for its minister. The amount includes, but Read more …
Who should set the Pastors salary?
In the corporate world, much care and attention is given in determining workers’ compensation packages. Special boards and committees are in fact created to regularly study and evaluate salaries of workers in every rank of the organization. While churches may not have hundreds of people on their payroll, it would Read more …
Should a Pastor work part-time (part 2 of 2) – In defence of the bi-vocational Pastor
What is a bi-vocational pastor and is it ok to be one? This is the question that comes next after we have seen how many ministers’ pay are often not enough to cover their basic needs, forcing them to seek outside compensation. The basic understanding of the term bivocational is Read more …
Should a Pastor Work Part-Time? (Part 1)
To fully understand the question as to whether a pastor should work full or part time, it is best to understand the typical work of a minister. In his article entitled the Pastor’s Week, Evangelist Dan Woltmann details a pastor’s weekly workload, which we are simplifying here. Sunday is the Read more …
What is a Fair Salary for a Minister
Determining what a Pastor’s salary should be is another matter that many churches find difficult to decide on. Whether they are fresh out of the seminary or veterans of numerous church assignments, pastors still feel uncomfortable talking about their pay lest their motives be questioned. Do they really have a Read more …
Should a Pastor Ask for a Pay Rise?
Since the work of a pastor is seen more of a vocation rather than a profession, it follows that concepts usually part of a regular employee’s compensation package such as increases, bonuses and incentives are deemed not applicable to him. Already low to begin with, the pastor’s paycheck most likely Read more …
Should a Pastor’s Salary be made known?
Another question that has elicited a lively discussion between those for and against, is one that concerns making the pastor’s salary known. There are two differing schools of thought here: Proponents of transparency and accountability maintain that the church pays the pastor’s salary thus every member has the right Read more …