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?

[YaaKov and Hadassah Terry]

Bravo,...this midrash is back on course...

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Renee Dais writes: " If the pastor is wealthy and does not need money to provide for himself & his family, then maybe he can afford to volunteer his /her services. That is very good..thankyou...Renee
,...The basic tenants of Judaism is volunteer work ~TZADAKAH second to TESHUVAH~it is all about doing Tov/good deed from one to another' and repentence one to another
So I suggest what do the rabbis do today if any different from the Times of Yeshua...? Really not much...The Torah is shared free for the most part,because it is the lifestyle of a Jew.
The Yeshivas like any Academy of higher learning are 'worthy of their hire...and lets see if you are a Rabbi of merit you most likely obtain your income in the community doing the Bris ceremonies or in the Kosher field EG the slaughter of animals...making a new home Kosher etc..these are the standards of income forever...well until you have a new theology spring forth with personal kingdom building attached..in that I see no reverence to HaShem.

The Torah is the foundation of all existence,... To deny the value is virtually intolerable..It is the essence of all life the Ruach of YHVH is most precious...and that my friend is freely received freely given that is an Absolute..However in the days of Noach it was not so.

Therefore I have an opinion...unsympathetic to denominational/Institutional structures for one clear reason When they incorporate they give up their sovereign rule...and are now at the mercies of government whim...like when A-Hitler controlled the churches....oppps.

G-d spoke to Love Him with all your heart,... It is a positive Mitzvot from the ten commandments for the Jews and it is the first in the Seven noahide laws to the Gentiles as Yeshua taught to the Goyim [historically known]

So nothing new is under the sun...everything we need is here,... we just need to see it and when we do the division will be healed and Shalom one to another...

But the people wanted a king Right...so we all follow the Patricians orders and the globally acceptable answer(s)~ {someone might look up "Agenda21" _UN ruling}

To the moderator,..Love the thread..hopefully we will find common ground as haShem intended.

I suggest the Book "Akiba" Scholar ,saint ,martyr'~[On my book list blog]
~ filled with historical documentation and rulings from the time of yeshua the time of R.Hillel and The Temple rulers the house of Shammai( all historically correct) and the rulings regarding the Temple Tithe, what happened after the Bet HaMikdash was destroyed.
And the END of the Tithe ( hope somebody gets that ruling) for the lineage for Aharon or the Temple..in their case.
The Tithe was re-instituted NOT by the Jews but By a ruling from Rome-( SRY do not have Docs.it at hand ) you might research that it was abandoned and brought back again for the support of Romes priests..That is not what the Jews/Hebrew people taught now or then..I hope that helps.


Sry must run and get ready for Shabbat may. Hashem bless all who come unto him..May the Shekinah of YHVH permeate your very being..Shalom Shalom...

[Spoken And Motion Ministries]

I dont necessarily have an answer but I will pose this question..Should the President of The United States run the country for free?
It's not a high paying position that he has however there are many perks and benefits that are available to him. He is on duty 24 hours a day..even in his sleeping hours, I'm sure his mind is on solving issues between people in his party, people in opposing parties, different countries, etc. Most pastors I know (the called and chosen by God) carry the same weight of responsibility as the President just in a more concentrated and centralized manner.

[John]

That's like comparing apples to oranges. The President is about the world and a minister/pastor should be about the Lord. It's not the pastor/minister that does anything but the Spirit inside them and all the glory/praise goes to God not the pastor/minister. Just my 2Cents.

[Pastor valentine]

Yes, if it be God;s call,Pastorship should , not be or should ever have been about Money. God will take of you,GOD Will.

[Justin K. Gilyard]

No MY PASTOR WOULD NOT. BECAUSE THAT IS HIS ONLY SOURCE OF INCOME. PASTOR GOTTA EAT. IF YOU GO TO YOUR JOB AND THEY DID NOT PAY YOU HOW WOULD YOU FEEL

[Pastor valentine]

Correct my Brother ,if it's your only source of income then yes. I was going under the assumption that one had another source of income

[Pastor Louise [phone]]

yes for FREE
and teach the people how to care
and TRUST the Lord

[YaaKov and Hadassah Terry]

Everything needs to have the Balance of HaShem..

[Spoken And Motion Ministries]

Balance is very necessary I whole heartedly agree Yaakov and Hadessah Terry. We have to be careful that the paid pastors dont fall into greed. There should be a board or an agreement with the church members on a fair allocation of funds to the pastor. Too many pastors dont have accountability..they manage the money which gives them too much temptation to misuse and abuse the system of giving.

[Trevor T. Greene]

Why try to reinvent the wheel, Pastor Lee? Take this subject as a legitimate Bible Study and see that all of those very things are discussed within the Bible, both O.T. and N.T. The tithe is for:

-the poor
-the Ministers as their primary source of income
-the furthering of the Ministry

All are divided evenly already within the scriptures. we tend to say we don't have enough because we are busy wasting funds on things like a bigger Church building, or a conference. Technically speaking, when a congregation us getting bigger, its time to launch some of the Ministers out to set up another congregation else where, not make a multi-million dollar facility. With all that we waste, we are worrying about greedy Pastors? Not to downplay the greed of some false Ministers, but truth be told, foolish spending is a bigger and more common threat that greedy Pastors.

[Spoken And Motion Ministries]

Reinvent the wheel? didnt think that my statement was doing that. Never the less I stand on my original reply....Balance is necessary.

[YaaKov and Hadassah Terry]

DITTO,Me too .....................................................................