Why should we look for answers in the Old Covenant? Paul was bi-vocational, a tent maker.
The issue we have in the USA is the idea that a church should be a mega church and have hundreds or even thousands in attendance. A church this size then needs a full time paid and salaried pastor and pastoral staff.
I think a small [50-100], med [100-200] should have a bi-vocational pastor and an avg sized church [200-400] should have a FT salaried pastor
The issue we have in the USA is the idea that a church should be a mega church and have hundreds or even thousands in attendance. A church this size then needs a full time paid and salaried pastor and pastoral staff.
I think a small [50-100], med [100-200] should have a bi-vocational pastor and an avg sized church [200-400] should have a FT salaried pastor
As it pertains to the OT, I was just going by that for the point about tithes since you know the tithe is mostly covered in the OT and what it was used for and how it is properly to be distributed and used by the Levites, whom were the priest caste of that time.