Should a Pastor, Pastor a Church for free

[Pastor Lorenzo Edwards]

Should a pastor that spends most of his time preaching and teaching get paid for what God has him to do? I know what the scriptures says about this, but would you pastor for free?

[Hezekiah Ben Israel]

No. The Lord said with stammering and another tongue will he speak to his people. It is in all languages. Jesus is just a good as Yeshua.

[YaaKov and Hadassah Terry]

Mr. israel writes"Jesus is just a good as Yeshua."

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Well,...considering the Mystic side of your Rabbi's teaching indicates that there is power in the use of the Hebrew language when it pertains to invoking healing etc. If someone calls you Kaleb and your name is John when would you correct them???? Considering that Kaleb means dog, I' would want them to know me as in James or Yaakov..So in reverence to your Rabbi Yeshua from all Historical documents or for those not lettered as Hasidic or rabbinic Torah teachers J-sus is well for you. As Paul/ Shual stated to those with little ability to go into the Yeshiva ( academy) or house of study,... He said simply "If you know Elohim then you do well" That is a powerful Salvation theology Now isnt it?
If you know G-d deep within,... If you know G-d,... you do well.

Personally,I perceive he liked the name given to him ~ at his Bris cerimoney~Mar Yeshua ben Yoseph" instead of the misconstruct given from Rome 100s of years later~~'the son of Zeus' as their teaching references.

As always. I could be wrong..we will leave it up to HaShem to sort out, I think however, we need to be of one mind soon.

[YaaKov and Hadassah Terry]

Old habits of Reverence, Never die, young man...enjoy your journey

[Prophetess Laura Cecere]

I believe that the Lord blesses his Pastors who earn a living and Pastor!.From my own witness,most pastors I have known that Pastor,alot of them dont even have enough members to be in a FULL time pastoring position.Paul worked and preached,Jesus was a carpenter as well,and the bible doesnt not make it clear that while he preached he never used those skills again for work of any kind in his travels.I believe that Any minister of God,not just pastors who pour themselves out to bless the people of God ought to be given something - in finances and prayer.I dont think anybody goes to a steak house eats a fine dinner..doesnt pay & leave a generous tip for a person who simple brought your meal and a drink! I do find this offensive in my spirit,that saints can come to the table of the Lord..eat their fill of your anointing,get their breakthtoughs,get their word of the Lord, and then insult you by saying in their giving that your Not worth but a dollar or two!I am equally as offended that Pastors or Ministers would use "WitchCraft" in the Pulpit to manipulate the People of God for money and self Gain!! We all who are in Christ should be learned enough, that we know what to do and when to do it by His Spirit..God will hold us ALL in account for the way we give,and the way we abuse Spiritual power of priveldge!! so I say to you all,it is very simple..."Just Do the RIGHT THING! PERIOD."

[Pastor Shola Adeoye]

He as given us the ability to make wealth, and He promised to supply all our needs.
The blessing of the Lord will always be upon us. The shepherd should feed the flock the Lord will bring increase and blessings. We are not in the Minsitry for the money but for the souls, as you are faithfully working at your duty post , He will meet you. He will never leave you empty, He will make a way for you at the time you needed it the most. He will never leave nor forsake you. Lets depend on Him for all things.
Amen

[Zealot X]

There is nothing wrong with receiving money from a congregation. However, it all depends on how this is done. Historically, people brought gifts to their spiritual leaders and other "men of G-d". If someone brings you a gift out of love or appreciation there's nothing wrong with that. But if you require money of the congregation then you are stepping into territory that is problematic.

The first problem is that people tend to use the priesthood and how they were supported as meaning they as pastors should be supported too. However there is really no link between priests and pastors. Priests were of a specific family, the Levites, and weren't given a natural inheritance of land like the other tribes. So the other tribes took care of them. They were set a part to be there all day every day to make sacrifices for the people and that's also how they ate. They were part of the sacrificial system. However, rabbis were the ones who were more like modern pastors. They could be from any tribe and not even all of them were teachers and most probably weren't pastoral. They may have been bothered throughout the week but no more than the way people bother pastors. They most likely received gifts but there was no requirement to pay them.

However, rabbis are not equivalent to Catholic Priests or Protestant ministers either. These roles have influenced later rabbis but a rabbi was not a set apart job that G-d had anything to do with making sure people supported so that they wouldn't have to work. The amount of work done by a pastor is his choice. If people call at all hours needing to talk to someone, the only reason why they do is because they think and are used to the notion that this is your job. And this is why many pastors have become life coaches and free psychologists. There is no such thing in the bible and even if you think there should be you have no right to add anything to the bible or use it to convince people you need to be paid so you can do this full-time.

shalom

[Zealot X]

To accept tithes and get paid out of tithes is wrong. That money should not even be collected if its not going to those who scripture says that money was for. It was for the Levites, the widows, and the fatherless. It provided for people who didn't have a provider in the house. Through Tithing G-d was able to provide for them so that THEY were taken care of. Tithe was collected to make sure the congregation was taken care of, not its teachers. Ministers who take tithe for themselves without repentance, I believe, will be called to account-especially if there are widows and fatherless children in that congregation.

There is nothing wrong with receiving gifts but the most you should do is let people know that you're not getting paid to be there for them so if they want help support you with gifts that is acceptable. But using guilt or fear to get people to pay you money is wickedness. No one should be paid to love and support a congregation like its a just another job. Yeshua set an example for how his disciples were to go out and preach the gospel. Nothing in his example had the walking around with their hand out in return for preaching to people. Because ultimately, the word of G-d is free. You cannot put a price on it.

[Zealot X]

And back then it wasn't like it is today. Back then only the rich had their own copy of the torah. Most people didn't have access to read the bible 24/7 and so this is why they had a more natural reliance on sages or rabbis who knew it very well. This isn't the case today. Today, everyone who wants one can have a bible. Bibles are so common place and often times free that there are extras that are battered and treated worse than other books.

Today people have such an unnatural dependence on pastors to tell them what the book they own says that they are not really taking advantage of their 24/7 access to the bible. The whole point in your sermons should be to inspire and foster an environment where people are led to G-d, not to you. And if they are led to G-d they will read the bible for themselves. If they are led to you and your charisma they will often be led AWAY from G-d and from personal study because they're not following G-d because they're too busy following YOU.

The more people are following you the more your pastoring will be a full time job. People are too dependent on the personal relationship they believe their pastor has with G-d and he becomes a medium through which they seek help. But ultimately this is an unhealthy relationship. They need to learn how to pray, how to believe, how to have the relationship themselves to where they don't need a pastor to hold their hand. Because ultimately, you can't save them or be righteous for their sake.

[Bryan E.J. Robinson]

I believe that a pastor should be paid for his work. However being a man/woman of God you should be a blessing more than a burden to the church. For example if you are pastoring a smaller church without major finances then you should be willing to take a lower salary or love offering than if you were pastoring a church that was large enough and in a position to offer more money.

[YaaKov and Hadassah Terry]

Mr. Robinson writes: "I believe that a pastor should be paid for his work. However being a man/woman of God you should be a blessing more than a burden to the church."

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Shalom,...I might add we should get back to the original Bible 'church' ~~that breaking bread~~ house to house fellowship..in the community in reverence and helping one to another~~~would anyone agree... ? At last count it costs three plus billion "that's with a "B" $$$
[ barna reports~ etc.] to operate the various demonations not counting the perks, the four starr hotels for Good" crowd movers/pleasers etc...Such a farce.. IMHO
This -un repented country now has an un repented government just like everything else is out of alignment with the Torah basics. And raping Amerika blind such a shame and all because the house is divided similar to this thread.

Folks we need a serious Baal Teshuvah movement like Yeshua, R. Hillel, the Essenes' and others tried to do. ..however it seems that nobody listened.
Two thousand years later and we still do not get it.
One G-d Shema YIsrael Deverim 6:v4-9 and the Mitzvot commandments 1 & 2
One Torah which was before the beginning is given freely to all who study. You have need of no man teach you stated Yochannon the Talmidim that 'Yeshua loved' That idiom from your Rabbi means in Hebrew That John got it!!..That is the Adam Qadmon he is talking about in john 1~ and John 14:1-2 John Got it he connected to the divine...One' as yeshua was One/Echad with ABBA.

The power is in the Hebrew letters folks Raise the dead heal the sick /Refuah health and healing It is all in the Torah... It is time to actualize it If the milk theology stuff is over..
That is why I went back to my Jewish/sephardi roots of teaching and historical Hasidic learning. No jump and shout runaround stuff No fluffy bunny stuff just a pure reverence and the received tradions, so rich I have not words to tell you... But to each his own I suppose.
I have mentioned where folks can get the original rulings re the tithe and so much more However it goes unheeded it seems..That is why 'many are called and few are chosen' ~I hear HaShem saying"




Your forty two journeys in the wilderness can be somewhere up on a mountain OR playing in the quagmire of the golden calf..the choice is yours, if you overcome the fear of going up! [ Deut.~Deverim 5:v5 ]
Remember it is reverence and Teshuvah / repentance~that moves the hand of G-d not bribery..SEE; Deverim/Deut.10:v17

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[Bishop Stewart McClain]

A pastor should get paid for his services, Pastors go to school have to pay for there own tuition. A true Pastor wont to serve the people of God fulltime. He needs time to seek the lord, pray,fast and not worry about bills and everything else like that.It is not easy being a pastor it is a lot of hard work. You have to deal with people that do not wont you to have anything but they are able to have whatever they like. They will tell you, a pastor should not worry about a new car and they go by themselves a new car. People do not respect pastors like they use to. If it was not for pastors obeying God a lot of people will still be on drugs, fornicates, gossipers, adulteries, Etc. God uses man to complete his purpose. So do not be so holy that you are no earthly good. Some people do not love there pastors they use them and through them away and some people wont to be able to control them. They are broke so they would like there pastor to be broke it makes them fell better about themselves. So if God sends a person to be at a job and they are not getting paid anything they my not take the job. It is not about money. It is about appreciation. If a man tells his wife he love her and he never pays any bills and does nothing around the house. But he loves her God's provides for them. Love is an action word and if you love someone you wont the best for them. Not the least. Let start back honoring our pastor. I am a pastor, my wife have to share me with the world. Think about this if I live in a place were everyone has a Lexus there will be no complaints. But if a person comes an has a ford then they may say everyone has a Lexus, they think they are better thing us are something. If the pastor ask people to help him pay his bills because he does not get salary but he is going though the people will talk about him and most of the time not help him. But tell him we will pray for you God will provide.