Pastoral Compensation

"Two weeks after drawing praise for allowing congregants in need to take cash directly from his offering baskets, Pastor John Gray of Relentless Church in Greenville, South Carolina, is drawing flak for gifting his wife a Lamborghini Urus for their eighth wedding anniversary." - CPost

"Compensation for full-time Southern Baptist pastors and church staff has lagged behind the growth in the cost-of-living over the past two years. And health insurance coverage remains low, according to the 2018 SBC Church Compensation Study." - BPNews

2016 study of pastor salaries, benefits available

Broke Pastors, Broken Ministry Model

How Well Should Pastors Be Paid?

Church input sought for compensation survey

Piper on Pastors’ Pay

The Choppy Waters of Pastoral Compensation (Part 1)