[P-Marlowe]

In my last church, we had a rule of thumb: the pastor's salary should reflect that of the congregation. I rather liked that. To a degree it keeps the pastor from appearing to be the hired help.

I believe that a pastor's compensation should reflect his value to the congregation. Our church has people in it that make minimum wage all the way to corporate heads and business owners that make millions of dollars a year. I suspect (I've never bothered to find out) that my pastor is paid roughly somewhere in the middle.

[Gamecock]

I believe that a pastor's compensation should reflect his value to the congregation.

If a pastor is of little or no use, why is he sstill the pastor?

Our church has people in it that make minimum wage all the way to corporate heads and business owners that make millions of dollars a year. I suspect (I've never bothered to find out) that my pastor is paid roughly somewhere in the middle.

You pastor makes $500,000 a year?