Maybe a minister or a minister's wife can answer this.
2006-07-28 05:30:11 · 10 answers · asked by Z Z 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
First of all, ministers aren't paid directly from the tithe. Tithe is taken and divided accordingly throughout church needs - building rent, missionaries, etc. Staff is paid from a seperate account made for salaries specifically for them. And yes, they still tithe, since the money goes to missionaries and other places - not right back into their pockets.
2006-07-28 05:53:27 · answer #1 · answered by Julie Beth 3 · 9⤊ 4⤋
Ministers aren't excluded from paying tithes.
2006-07-28 05:32:56 · answer #2 · answered by Jim Darwin's Peace 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think they have to do the 10% tithe if they have seperate jobs. My preacher works in a plant and tithes that.
2006-07-28 05:33:49 · answer #3 · answered by Dragonfly 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Interesting question...Some ministers give back some of their compensation to the institution they're working for and others don't because they see it as a conflict of interest. PEACE!
2006-07-28 05:32:57 · answer #4 · answered by thebigm57 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No one has to tithe. It's a matter of the heart. We are to take care of our pastor so he can dedicate his life to the ministry. Nothing belongs to you - God has put whatever you have into your hands through his grace; it still belongs to God. We tithe to give back "first fruits" whether it be time, talents, or money to show our appreciation to our Father for His gifts. God bless you. ~Nisa
2006-07-28 05:38:54 · answer #5 · answered by newfsdrool 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you give a minister $1, then he gives you back $0.1, then you give him back $0.01, then you end up with 9 cents and he ends up with 91 cents.
Maybe you should just give him 91 cents instead and save all this back and forth hassle. Of course, then he would have to give you back $0.09 and you would have to give him back $0.01 of that, meaning you are out of pocket $0.83.
Continuing this process, we arrive at the final amount you should give, $0.00.
2006-07-28 05:38:14 · answer #6 · answered by lenny 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why do you have to pay them. why does the money not go to people who need it.
In Islam we do not pay the Imam the Zakat or tithe goes to the up keep of the Masjid and the people who need it the Imam real has a real job and must pay Zakat
2006-07-28 05:34:57 · answer #7 · answered by Layla 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I understand they do. Many faith-based ministries also tithe to another ministry.
2006-07-28 05:33:23 · answer #8 · answered by freelancenut 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So where does the money for the separate fund come from, if not from the parisioners?
2006-07-28 07:47:24 · answer #9 · answered by Flora_54 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ours does
2006-07-28 05:39:08 · answer #10 · answered by guatemama 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋