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11. Should a pastor be rich? How rich should Aman of God be? How are true riches to be measured? Does having money make a pastor rich? We uncovered seven levels and manifestations of wealth to be found in a truly financially healthy pastor.

12. Financial wealth is on the sixth scale ‘of wealth. We conclude that durable wealth comes from biblically balanced living.

13. The global, financial-economic meltdown has caused several national economies in the world to shrink. It has started to impact the income of churches. COVID-19 has shattered global economies without exception. It has brought up a new normal.

14. Salaried jobs are the first casualties. 95 percent of typical church members are salary earners. Tithes and other forms of giving will be affected.

15. This has a snowballing effect on pastors’ salaries. Wages increment and promotion are clearly out of the discussion for the next three to five years in most Church Board meetings.

16.. The salary of a pastor is a function of the capacity and financial ability of the church. This is why 80 percent of full-time pastors live below the poverty line (Below $60). Our research showed that 80 percent of pastors’ wives are unhappy, disgruntled, and sad, resulting from the financial state of their husbands. More than 90 percent of Pastors’ wives work outside the church.

18. Pastors cannot discuss their financial problems with church members or leaders. There is no pastoral union to bargain and negotiate pastors’ salaries.

19. Pastors’ salaries are fixed arbitrarily in most denominations with little or no regard for experience, training, or qualifications. Several pastors that I know go on for years without raises “or promotions.

20. It takes a financially healthy pastor to raise a financially healthy congregation. The opposite is equally true. It takes a poor pastor to raise a poor congregation.

21. The difference is in what the pastors know, teach, and do in their churches. Healthy pastors impart a wealthy mindset to their members. They relate to their congregation from abundance mentally.

22. A retired senior pastor told his audience recently that he never taught on the subject of money in his over 40 years in ministry. Why? It was considered taboo to devote godly time to treat “filthy lucre”. No disciple can be above his master. No church can go above her pastor’s mindset!

23. Dr. Kenneth E. Hagin, once remarked that 80 percent of what is taught in Theological Seminaries and Bible Colleges is not useful. The “useful” twenty percent that is taught in pastor’s schools do not contain the subject of personal financial freedom in ministry.

24. Any training on personal financial success in ministry is accidental. 95 percent of ministers do not have an adequate financial education.

25. Our interaction and findings show that 70 percent of pastors do not have any form of savings. Most pastors consider any form of financial education as being too secular and not for servants of God. A senior pastor said recently “I don’t patronize shares. I don’t want to keep my money for the anti-Christ”.

With all these considered, you must take seriously the subject and teaching embedded in this book and the lord will give you understanding.

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