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Perhaps that says something about the generosity of the people who go to church there and something else about congregations who are selfish pigs and cannot keep a pastor very long because they will not care for him.MorganT said:OK folks if you would look at the heading Wealthy Pastors you will notice that I was not speaking of your everyday Pastor I was only referring to the Wealthy ones which yes are few and far between and I asked what you thought of them.
So here it is Pastors that make a rediculous salary way out of proportion what do you think of those Pastors. The ones that claim to be Gods man but I would have to think twice about that.
preachinjesus said:I've had this conversation before at other places (primarily seminary.) My position is that we have no grounds to question a man of God as to his compensation if we are outside his parsonage. It does nothing to edify the Kingdom of God to indulge in pointless conjecture about issues which we have no righteous reason to consider.
If you have a problem with your pastor's salary than go ask him about it and talk with him about it. If you have a problem with a man who is not your pastor and the salary he, supposedly, makes than get over it and don't go to that church. We have no place to question a pastor outside of our particular church...that's Baptist polity.
Some pastors who serve in larger churches do make more significant salaries than others. There are some lawyers who serve in larger firms that make more significant salaries than others. There are some business people who serve in larger settings that make more significant salaries than others. Just because someone is a pastor does not make them more open to questioning or pointless conjecture about the "morality" of their salary.
For full disclosures sake: I have known and served with pastors who have made above this "immoral" (+$100,000/year) and quite frankly will not ever question them for it. It is not my place, I serve with them and under them. They have tremendously impacting ministries.
Perhaps we shouldn't classify numbers and salary with success in church. What if we finally were able to move beyond the secular criteria for success (numbers and bottomline) and think about the Kingdom impact.
Also, remember to whom much is given much is required. Having served with said pastors, there are few of us who could ever grasp handling the ministry they deal with on a daily basis.
MorganT said:Bro Tony $100,000.00 or a million makes no diffence to a man that makes less than $30,000.00 a yr I see it as the same he is wealthy in my eyes you however may be a wealthy man and not see that kind of money as much.
If you understood the history of the church and the context of the verses you quoted you would understand that you have no right to question the pastor unless you are one of the leaders he is accountable to. That is the job of the leaders of the church. The early church did have a cultual hierarchy in place.MorganT said:You are absolutly wrong that I dont have the right to question a pastor. It may be the SBC way but its not Gods way look at what the bible says.
Does your pastor have every God given right to see your tax forms after they are filled out at the end of the year?MorganT said:1Jo 4:1 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
What does the bible tell us in 1 John believe not every spirit, but try the spirits
I have every God given right to question a pastor
gb93433 said:If you understood the history of the church and the context of the verses you quoted you would understand that you have no right to question the pastor unless you are one of the leaders he is accountable to. That is the job of the leaders of the church. The early church did have a cultual hierarchy in place.
You forgot the verse which states, "Do not receive an accusation against an elder except on the basis of two or three witnesses."
Do you ever question a glutton who is a member in your church?
MorganT said:OK folks if you would look at the heading Wealthy Pastors you will notice that I was not speaking of your everyday Pastor I was only referring to the Wealthy ones which yes are few and far between and I asked what you thought of them. I am from Memphis TN were a nomal house of 1500 sq ft would cost from $50,000.00 to at best $175,000.00. If a pastor were to making enough to pay cash after one year for a new house then he is over paid dont you think.
How about Pastor Fred Price http://www.letusreason.org/Wf27.htmif I remember correctly he drives a Rolls Royce and lives in a $1,000,000.00 home I am speaking of people like this. I know he is not Baptist but the question was not about Baptist Pastors it was about Wealthy Pastors in general I should have remembered to spell everything out plainly as I should have known there would be people judging me for asking about Pastors. So here it is Pastors that make a rediculous salary way out of proportion what do you think of those Pastors. The ones that claim to be Gods man but I would have to think twice about that.
And after much prayer consulting with God to lead you. These folks have blown this way out of proportion from what I was asking.greek geek said:As for MorganT's statement that he has a right to question this of his pastor - he is right. We must be careful to not let Baptist polity trump scripture. Scripture clearly states that church leaders are to be above reproach. How are we to know they are above reproach if we are not allowed to question it?
Also look at Paul - he was questioned, rather accused, by others because they thought his going to gentiles with the gospel was wrong. He went with them to the apostles in Jerusalem and the matter was questioned and resolved. (Acts 15)
There is model in the new testament for making sure that leaders are above reproach. This is not to say that you stand up on Sunday morning and start flinging accusations - but you are entitled to question something if you truly believe that there is a problem with the leadership. Above all you need to do it with love and respect.
OK you obviouly can see by how many post that I have made that Im new to the board so forgive me if I dont know exactly were to post a post at. Im sure all of you are perfect people and never made a little mistake by putting something in the wrong place. Forgive me.El_Guero said:OK I gotta little bit of a laugh outta this one: On a Baptist Board in the Baptist section . . . Wouldn't you expect most of us to be Baptist?
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If you go back to post 17 you will notice that we have established that we are talking about a hireling type of pastor and not a normal God called Pastor. A man that is preaching strictly for the money or for a better word a TV personality type of Pastor that lives in multi million dollar houses and has personal jets, drives rolls royces and boast about having it all in Gods name.MorganT said:Yes Bro Tony I do understand what you are saying and its the hireling type of pastor that I am asking about what do people think of them not of a true man of God.
MorganT said:OK you obviouly can see by how many post that I have made that Im new to the board so forgive me if I dont know exactly were to post a post at. Im sure all of you are perfect people and never made a little mistake by putting something in the wrong place. Forgive me.
El_Guero said:Forgive you? Now doesn't that belong under the other thread?
And now that you admit my perfection, it would be truly difficult to forgive you on the wrong thread . . .
bless you brother
Wayne
MorganT said:The answer to your question about a glutton its not my place to judge someone just because of there size you never know they may have a heart condition that makes them appear to be a glutton when in fact they might have a severe heart conditon.