Richard Hammar's book Compensation Handbook for Church Staff is a super helpful resource I use to help me determine salary ranges for my staff at New Day. Here's how it works...First, the book evaluates a variety of factors such as: Position (i.e. executive pastor, worship pastor, associate pastor, kids pastor, etc.) Church income Worship attendance Longevity (how long the staff member has been in your employ) Education (i.e. bachelors degree, masters degree, doctorate or none of the … [Read more...]
How to Determine Compensation (Subjectively)
If you have staff (or plan to have staff one day) one of the many things you must decide is what you will pay them. There are both objective and subjective factors that will go into determining this. In my previous post (click here to read) I covered the objective factors I use to help me determine salary ranges for my staff. In this post I will cover some of the subjective factors that help me determine where exactly my staff will land within their salary range. The subjective factors … [Read more...]
How to Determine Compensation (Objectively)
If you have staff (or plan to have staff one day) one of the many things you must decide is what you will pay them. There are both objective and subjective factors that will go into determining this. In this post I'll talk about the objective factors. A resource I've found super helpful in determining salary ranges is Richard Hammar's Compensation Handbook for Church Staff. The book evaluates a variety of factors such as: Position (i.e. executive pastor, worship pastor, associate pastor, kids … [Read more...]
How to Project Income: Method 2
At New Day we use Money Matters in Church: A Practical Guide for Leaders to project income for the upcoming year. The book outlines two main ways to project income. In this post I'll cover the second. In my previous post I covered the first which you can view by clicking here. The second method is called the "Projected Attendance x Projected Per Capita Method." This is straight out of the book (which I highly recommend you purchase): Year Avg Attendance Increase Giving … [Read more...]
How to Project Income: Method 1
At New Day we use Money Matters in Church: A Practical Guide for Leaders to project income for the upcoming year. The book outlines two main ways to project income. In this post I'll cover the first. In Thursday's post I'll cover the second. The first method is called the "Numerical Increase Method." This is straight out of the book (which I highly recommend you purchase): History of Giving Increase over Previous Year 2004 … [Read more...]
The Preacher as Herald
In 1 Timothy 2:7 the apostle Paul writes, "...I was appointed a preacher..." That English word "preacher" literally means "herald." Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 1:21 that "...we preach Christ crucified..." Again, in this instance too, "we preach" literally means "we herald." So a preacher is a herald. The herald was a messenger who conveyed the words of the king. In the same way, a preacher is a messenger who conveys the words of the King ( who is Jesus). The herald doesn't make up the … [Read more...]
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