Preacher's Honorariums...When do we get to the place when unless you pay I wont preach?

[Pastor Byron L. Sims]

Just a thought! We have come to a place when the name of Jesus is not as popular as our title and name? So if a preacher has a popular name this determines his/her worth of honorarium.

[Dr. Maxcina Gadsden]

Pastor Byron

You are welcome but it is the word that speak of truth.

[Dr. Maxcina Gadsden]

Pastor Patrick,


I like the Holy Ghost Hustle name. LOL

I just walk away from the ones who start to complain around a lot of people. That conversation should be with the Pastor, Chairman of Trustee Board and Chairman of the Deacons Board. Most of the time the other heads do not know what the other hand is doing or did.

[Dr. Maxcina Gadsden]

Pastor Long:

$5000 for prayer - Wow!

Minister Ross - $1.35

We just need to pray and ask God for help and direction.

[Elder Donald M. Ross]

God called me to be a servant and to proclaim his mighty works...(NO MATTER THE COST LOL) I mean as men and women of God, we have to look at the bigger picture and that is souls...Even if you preach the house down and only get a hand full of change at the end of the night :-)... Hey it happened to me if im not mistaken I think it was $1.35 (no quarters included) to be exact.

[Pastor Byron L. Sims]

Thank you woman of God for your comment.

[Dr. Maxcina Gadsden]

Is it right to pay preachers? What do the scriptures say?

Paying preachers and pastors is Biblical.

First, look with me at 1 Corinthians 9:9-14: "For it is written in the Law of Moses: "Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain." Is it about oxen that God is concerned? Surely he says this for us, doesn't he?

Yes, this was written for us, because when the plowman plows and the thresher threshes, they ought to do so in the hope of sharing in the harvest. If we have sown spiritual seed among you, is it too much if we reap a material harvest from you?

If others have this right of support from you, shouldn't we have it all the more?

But we did not use this right. On the contrary, we put up with anything rather than hinder the gospel of Christ. Don't you know that those who work in the temple get their food from the temple, and those who serve at the altar share in what is offered on the altar?

In the same way, the Lord has commanded that those who preach the gospel should receive their living from the gospel."

In this passage, Paul is explaining why he had the right receive money from the churches who supported his ministry. Sometimes he used this right (Philippians 4:15-18) and sometimes he didn't (1 Corinthians 9:12). Here the Apostle points out the principle from the Old Testament that even an ox would not be expected to work for free.

He then points out that the Priests in the temple would make their living from the offerings and sacrifices given at the temple. And then Paul revels that God has commanded that those who preach the gospel should receive their living in the same way. So yes, it is a command from God that preachers should be paid for their full time service and make their living from preaching the gospel.

But not only Evangelists (preachers of the gospel). 1 Timothy 5:17-18 "The elders who direct the affairs of the church well are worthy of double honor, especially those whose work is preaching and teaching. For the Scripture says, "Do not muzzle the ox while it is treading out the grain," and "The worker deserves his wages."

This passage teaches that elders who give much time in service to the church, especially preaching and teaching, are worthy of being paid. The principle is stated again, "the worker deserves his wages."

The principle is repeated again in Galatians. Galatians 6:6 says, "Anyone who receives instruction in the word must share all good things with his instructor."

It is not right for you to receive instruction from a preacher and not share all good things with him. I have seen churches where the members are quite wealthy, but the preacher (though he had to be educated from an expensive private school) makes far less than the vast majority of the members. They drive new cars and live in lavish homes while the preacher drive an old rust bucket and doesn't even have good health insurance for his family.

Is that right? No, if you receive instruction from someone, then you owe them something. You should share all the good things you have with them. It's not right for a church to not pay a preacher well for his time and service. As Paul said, "If we have sown spiritual seed among you, is it too much if we reap a material harvest from you?"

Preachers should not be living like kings off the offerings of others either. Paul said about giving in 2 Corithian 8:13 "Our desire is not that others might be relieved while you are hard pressed, but that there might be equality." My point is that the preacher should be living at an equal standard to those he serves.

I hope you are tithing to your local church because that was God's plan to supply for the work of ministry and the priest in the Old Testament and Paul says God commands preachers are to be receiving their living "in the same way."

[Patrick D. Joubert]

Turn to yo neaighborhood and say "HOLY GHOST HUSTLE".....LOL....At least we can laugh about these things now but when they happen to us it AINT FUNNY...LOL...

This has never happened to me but I've been told of situations where the preacher looks at his/her check and then send for the pastor or deacons in order to complain about the amount of the gift and then raise UNHEAVEN until they get some more money....How would you handle that....?

~ Jube ~

[Dr. Maxcina Gadsden]

Bro Anthony,

Cover a sister! LOL

I know I just step in the heads of the hustlers and thieves in the house of God

[Dr. Maxcina Gadsden]

I think hustlers in the church house!!!! LOL

We hustle for the streets now we are hustling for the house of God! WOW

[Dr. Maxcina Gadsden]

You do not have to be a Pastor to be paid for your services.

I do not like it when the church take up two offerings but they do that so they want have to tax the church.

Personally, the speaker offering should be first then the general offering. The churches do not like to do that because they beleive that the 2nd offering will not be as big as the 1st offering.