Church Pastors' Pay Rises to More than $80,000

Buster405 »

Mon Sep 29, 2008 12:15 am Agree: 1   Disagree: 0

I am a pastor. I am on call 24/7. I do weddings,funerals, hospital visits,preach at least 3x's/week,marriage counseling,attend all types of ministry functions,study,pray,and plan services, do church administration, hire staff, train staff, make sure everyone has a place if wanted, attend community events, denominational events, family events, and I get persecuted for my pay no matter what it is by ignorant people who don't know the Bible nor want to. I love my church, my job and my God. In man's eyes 80 grand seems like a lot. In God's eyes it's not much....Do I make 80 grand? In some churches yes and some I didn't. Every church does what it can. Paul made tents, he wasn't a pastor w/ a church to support him. He started churches and after awhile they began to support him. The Bible says the laborer is worthy of his hire and don't muzzle the ox that treads out the grain. There are pastors who are worth much more than 80 grand and some aren't worth much at all....Let God decide that.....not man. I have many in my church that are great and deserve much and some I just pray for....lol....I love them all. You get yourself in trouble judging anyone.