How much should a pastor get paid?

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Honestly as a Christian I don't think pastors should be paid. When pastors are paid and the tithe/offering or congregation drops then what?I can just imagine how many churches are struggling now with a full time pastor etc. on board now that they can't meet regularly.

Apostle paul was a tent maker
Peter was a fisherman


These folks were performing miracles and Peter walked with Jesus and Paul wrote most of the new testament yet they weren't rich

I got kicked out of a friend's wedding I was close friends with the bride. Met the groom's father for the first time. We got to talking and he told me he used to be a general manager over a couple fast food restaurants. Then he started a church. Made so much money he started a second one and was able to quit his job and was making bank. I went off on him. Called him a blood sucker of the poor and he's taking advantage of all this hard working people. . He was white so didn't feel AS bad but yeah they booted my ass lol.

 

[Amerikan Melanin]

The exact same amount jesus got paid to preach.

 

[MikelArteta]

I got kicked out of a friend's wedding I was close friends with the bride. Met the groom's father for the first time. We got to talking and he told me he used to be a general manager over a couple fast food restaurants. Then he started a church. Made so much money he started a second one and was able to quit his job and was making bank. I went off on him. Called him a blood sucker of the poor and he's taking advantage of all this hard working people. . He was white so didn't feel AS bad but yeah they booted my ass lol.

2 peter 2:1-3
But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction. And many will follow their sensuality, and because of them the way of truth will be blasphemed. And in their greed they will exploit you with false words. Their condemnation from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.

 

[...and some waffle fries]

The bible explicitly says that they are not supposed to be paid. But here we are.

 

[King Jove]

i don't know but there should def be a salary cap or something lol

no reason a pastor should be rolling up to the church in a s560 asking his congregation for money where members are living paycheck to paycheck.

 

[Noriega]

Enough to cover basic rent, groceries etc like the rest of us.

Should be how it was in the old days where pastors lived on church grounds.

 

[Taadow]

Honestly as a Christian I don't think pastors should be paid. When pastors are paid and the tithe/offering or congregation drops then what?I can just imagine how many churches are struggling now with a full time pastor etc. on board now that they can't meet regularly.

Apostle paul was a tent maker
Peter was a fisherman


These folks were performing miracles and Peter walked with Jesus and Paul wrote most of the new testament yet they weren't rich

The Scripture imply that some of the Apostles may have been rich...but the point is,
they didn't get rich off of preaching. Jesus told them:

Matthew 10:8 - "You received free, give free."

 

[FaTaL]

Is there a limit in your mind as to how much a pastor (or rabbi or imam) get paid?

Let's say the church is a mega church, should the pastor get more than a church with lower income folks and with a smaller congregation?

Or should the pastor's payment be based off of a % of the tithes and offerings?

Enough to get his own airplane

I can’t believe people fall for their scam

 

[BaldingSoHard]

It's America.

If he can earn it, then he earned it as far as I'm concerned.

 

[TL15]

Pay your Duestoronomy 24:7 says “for all that spread the message of the lord upon thy ministry, thine shall be clothed, fed, aboded, private jetted, and Rolls Royced from the offerings of those who accept the lords message....and don’t be cheap ”

 

[BaldingSoHard]

i don't know but there should def be a salary cap or something lol

no reason a pastor should be rolling up to the church in a s560 asking his congregation for money where members are living paycheck to paycheck.

I actually love this shyt. It's just so ignorant and obtuse .

Besides if his congregation doesn't care, why should we?

 

[jay83]

Or they can do it miliary style where all the pastors get paid the same.

A P-1 (pastor 1) gets paid so much but if he does good work through the years and get promoted to P-7 then he can drive the convertible home. lol

Nah but when your income comes from the people you preaching to fukkery is bound to happen.

 

[broller]

The bible explicitly says that they are not supposed to be paid. But here we are.

damn i didn't know what. what verse?

 

[CarmelBarbie]

Honestly as a Christian I don't think pastors should be paid. When pastors are paid and the tithe/offering or congregation drops then what?I can just imagine how many churches are struggling now with a full time pastor etc. on board now that they can't meet regularly.

Apostle paul was a tent maker
Peter was a fisherman


These folks were performing miracles and Peter walked with Jesus and Paul wrote most of the new testament yet they weren't rich

this

 

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However much they are able to negotiate, just like any other job.

The Bible is not against ministers being taken care of by the church.