Do Pastors Need to Look Poor?
Is part of the calling of a pastor to live well below their means? Are preaching pastors called to receive “extra” pay? Does the pay a pastor receives correlate to the churches understanding of pastoral ministry? What responsibility do pastors have to use their means for the benefits of the church? Brian Croft and Jim Savastio discuss these questions and more on this episode of Trench Talk.
(2:30) “We keep them poor and God will keep them humble”
(6:45) Negative examples of higher pay for ministers
(11:00) Being mindful in our contexts and callings
(18:30) Pastors wrestling through financial issues with their church
(21:00) Final words and wisdom on these things