How Much ???

[paul]

I was looking at an old pole from 2003 here on Jude 2 concerning salries.
It got me thinking...

What is considered a reasonable salary for a Full Time Pastor who does not have a secular income ?

If the Pastor in employed in a secular job at what point (salary) should he /she consider leaving that position (if at all) ?

Should geographical areas be considered ?

Who should determine the salary ?

Is it more benificial for a Pastor to have a home provided or should he be purchasing his own home ?

I am not looking for a right or wrong answer, just curious as to what some might consider enough or not enough.

[Jennifer Smith]

I can't really answer that because so much of it is subjective. I think it depends a lot on the standard of living the person has been accustomed to and what they are willing and given the grace to do.

[oletimer]

Goes back to the old questiion,"which came first the chicken or the egg"? Interpretation into what the needs of the minister and the chruch are. Funds available, and the personality of the preacher. Some have to work at some kind of job beside their chruch work and they seem to do good by doing it that way.

[Pastor Gary]

If a congregation had 11 families/members tithing consistently it would seem that a solo pastor would be able to live at a level similar to, or consistent with the lifestyle of his/ her members.

[one love]

Paul that is a good question. I know we have our "limit paying" churches and those that surely have to work as well. I have always said though in some areas (Virginia beach for example) a limit paying church in TCOG would not suffice for a family and kids. One would still need to work or the wife would. In other areas 30k-60k goes a long way but in other areas it does not.
I have often thought the same thing , should they take the area in to consideration because one area cost 5 times as much to live then another.

[Jennifer Smith]

If a congregation had 11 families/members tithing consistently it would seem that a solo pastor would be able to live at a level similar to, or consistent with the lifestyle of his/ her members.

Those are the operant words...tithing...consistently