Thompson Brushes Off Dobson Remarks

pastorE »

Tue Oct 09, 2007 9:59 pm Agree: 0   Disagree: 0

We are going at this all wrong. If we want a nation that is under God, then we need to change individuals. No matter who is President, he can't legislate morals or Christian values, that has to be done on a personal, individual basis, one soul at a time. The views of the secular world is partly our fault. The majority of the time, we don't condemn sin in love and look for a change. Instead, we say our convictions with such out right hate, no wonder we are loosing the battle. Jesus said unless our righteous exceeds that of the pharisee, we couldn't be a follower of him, We need to condemn sin, but love the sinner, and be willing to lay down our life if necessary, for them.

Survey Reveals Which Pastors Get Paid Most

pastorE »

Tue Oct 09, 2007 9:44 pm Agree: 4   Disagree: 0

I have been a pastor for 22 years in a small Kentucky applachian mountains. The churches have been small and poverty stricken.
I have never been given a salary. I worked 2 jobs. I'm not complaining. My days was 14 hours of work, plus visitation in hospital, homes, funeral homes, jails, board meetings, meeting on how to assist my members who were in poverty, drive 100+ miles to pick up food, using my own funds. I have never earned over $8.00 ever. When there were funerals, I'd have to miss work, when members had serious surgeries, I'd miss work to be with them and the family. I had to study to deliver 3 sermons a week, plus bible study and Sunday School lessons. Plus church cleaning, grounds keeper, plumber, painter etc.
And this has been done with not very many thank yous, but a lot of complaints.
Before you start getting down on the paid pastors, put yourselves in their place. See if you would do what they do, put up with, the hours spent what they do.
Remember they have to eat, raise a family, just like you do. Would you do all that? If you don't support the church and its ministries like you should, then you'd have to answer truthfully, no you wouldn't