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It seems many people are getting their panties in a twist over how much pastors should make, so I'm going to ask -- how much should a pastor be paid?
And, how come they are supposed to do stuff with any extra money, yet no one ever questions if you should be too?
In the OT Law, the priest got 10%. 10% of the land, 10% of the herds. 10% of the crops. And that was included in tithing to the Lord.
2.2 million people walked out of Egypt. 10% is a lot, no matter how you slice it. And once Jerusalem had the temple, the Levites had the land around it, plus herds, and crops, and whatever other 10% the people gave. They used the tithe to keep up the temple, and to keep up with all that was required in the temple. (You can't keep using the same grills and candlesticks without thinking they need replacing eventually, and considering the grill and candles were gold, it's "high maintenance.")
Now it seems "fair" to pay a pastor $20,000-$30,000 plus a parsonage. Or, worse yet, be a pastor part time, and have "a real job."
Is that Biblical? Or is that stingy?
And, yeah. I really do thinking private jet is above and beyond, but I don't know the answer. Then again, my idea of the high life has always been I want an Audi. lol
What should a pastor be paid? And what's the base for that?
And, how come they are supposed to do stuff with any extra money, yet no one ever questions if you should be too?
In the OT Law, the priest got 10%. 10% of the land, 10% of the herds. 10% of the crops. And that was included in tithing to the Lord.
2.2 million people walked out of Egypt. 10% is a lot, no matter how you slice it. And once Jerusalem had the temple, the Levites had the land around it, plus herds, and crops, and whatever other 10% the people gave. They used the tithe to keep up the temple, and to keep up with all that was required in the temple. (You can't keep using the same grills and candlesticks without thinking they need replacing eventually, and considering the grill and candles were gold, it's "high maintenance.")
Now it seems "fair" to pay a pastor $20,000-$30,000 plus a parsonage. Or, worse yet, be a pastor part time, and have "a real job."
Is that Biblical? Or is that stingy?
And, yeah. I really do thinking private jet is above and beyond, but I don't know the answer. Then again, my idea of the high life has always been I want an Audi. lol
What should a pastor be paid? And what's the base for that?