Good to have this conversation. I have found that you have to be assertive because committees don't always think logically when it comes to the compensation survey. The survey is from LAST year's salaries and is meant for determining next year's salary. It's not meant to BE next year's salary, but the finance committee in my church doesn't seem to understand that. Because they have always used last year's numbers for the present year, I'm a year behind. If all finance committee's did what mine does, our pastor's salaries would always remain the same. The other issue is that our Classis had an influx of young new pastor's and the average dropped significantly for last year. In my two years in my present charge I've actually been presented with a decrease both years. Go figure!
Posted in: Walking Like Jesus
Sam, so good to be enriched again by your wise observation! I'm going to add "walking" to my job description!
Peter Stellingwerff
Posted in: Imagination, Tradition and the Divine Gift of Abundance
Very timely and true Kevin! Perfect love casts out the fear of scarcity, and the Spirit leads us anew into abundant creativity!
Peter Stellingwerff
Posted in: Annual Compensation Review: Support for Pastors?
Good to have this conversation. I have found that you have to be assertive because committees don't always think logically when it comes to the compensation survey. The survey is from LAST year's salaries and is meant for determining next year's salary. It's not meant to BE next year's salary, but the finance committee in my church doesn't seem to understand that. Because they have always used last year's numbers for the present year, I'm a year behind. If all finance committee's did what mine does, our pastor's salaries would always remain the same. The other issue is that our Classis had an influx of young new pastor's and the average dropped significantly for last year. In my two years in my present charge I've actually been presented with a decrease both years. Go figure!