One factor to consider when deciding how many staff your church should hire is the simple math of how much you pay them. Should you aim at lower compensation so you can hire more staff? What are the spiritual consequences of overpaying or underpaying your staff? Let me suggest two principles to guide your philosophy of staff compensation. 

GENEROSITY 

Every time the New Testament addresses financial support of church staff and missionaries, it underscores generosity. 

  • “The one who receives instruction in the word should share all good things with their instructor” (Gal. 6:6, emphasis mine). 
  • “The elders who direct the affairs of the church well are worthy of double honor, especially those whose work is preaching and teaching” (1 Tim. 5:17, emphasis mine). 
  • “Do your best to speed Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their way; see that they lack nothing” (Titus 3:13 ESV, emphasis mine). 
  • “Please send them on their way in a manner that honors

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