Earlier this week at ThomRainer.com:
Churches Should Close the Pay Gap for Women on Staff — Sam Rainer
Women on church staff tend to make less than men for similar roles. Depending on how researchers do the math, the current pay gap for women on church staff is between twenty-four cents and seven cents, meaning women make anywhere between seven percent and twenty-four percent less than men. The national pay gap is around seventeen cents. The national figure applies to all jobs, from unskilled labor to executive leadership. The church can do better. In fact, we should lead the culture in solving the pay gap with women.
10 Clichés Pastors Should Keep — Todd Gaddis
We mustn’t throw the baby out with the bathwater, however. At the end of the day, some clichés still communicate well and serve a useful purpose. Here are ten that work well for me.
4 Possible Reasons Some Pastors Struggle Financially — Eric Geiger
While there are likely many reasons, I want to offer four possibilities—three of which place responsibility on the church for not providing enough support and one that places responsibility on the pastor for not being a wise steward. In my more than twenty years of serving in local church ministry and working alongside pastors and churches, I have seen all four reasons at play.
4 Ways Your Church Can Help People Simplify Christmas — Karl Vaters
A few years ago, our small church decided we weren’t going to compete with all the shopping, school plays, office parties…
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