A new series highlighting the odd, bizarre, funny, or perhaps even heretical behavior of those who claim the title "pastor".
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Case #009 - The Case of the Pew & Pulpit Profiteer
Pastor's are overworked and underpaid. Everyone knows it, and frankly, few churches are willing to do anything about it. There are pastors all over this country who get paid peanuts, and are--literally--kept in the poor house.
Many congregations, if given time and biblical teaching, will eventually come to realize the necessity of paying their pastor's well. However, there are some congregations that stubbornly refuse--and continue to pay 1950 wages for 21st century professional labor. If I meet a pastor in that situation, I usually counsel him to find another church (if they don't value their man of God, no ministry will happen there anyway).
Of course, some pastors decide to take matters into their own hands. A California pastor was recently arrested for selling the church and parsonage out from under his congregation. Forging key documents, he made off with hundreds of thousands of dollars before the unsuspecting congregation caught on. While that is certainly a guaranteed method for achieving a qucik pay raise, it is perhaps not the wisest course of action. Pews, pulpits, and even the offering plates were all part of the sale.
For many of us, when we suspect a church is after our money we have a desire to hand on tightly to our wallets. Next time, forget your wallet...hand on to the pew!
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