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    Mark Driscoll on Paying Pastors

    Here were his three main points:

    Principle #1:
    A pastor is not worth respect unless he produces results

    Principle #2:
    A pastor worth respect is worth a decent wage

    Principle #3:
    Sometimes a pastor lays aside his wage for the sake of the gospel

    It's a very interesting presentation... you can find a pdf of Mark's outline and thoughts here; and there's also a podcast and video of the service available at the Mars Hill website.

    Any thoughts?

    Mark Driscoll of Mars Hill Church recently preached a sermon on I Corinthians 9:1-18 on how to compensate pastors. Mark says:  For some reason, pastoral ministry remains for some a glowing, naive, dreamy life idealized as hours of Bible reading, prayer walks with Jesus, and days spent singing worship songs and smiling. But being a pastor is the spiritual equivalent of being a kamikaze pilot…

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    1. gucci handbag on Wed, July 15, 2009

      Again, for his people or other church goers who don’t have a clue about what their pastor does all week?

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