That is indeed quite a racket he's in, and interesting to see from my own perspective as a member of my local church board. In my evangelical-ish denomination pastor's salaries are not high; and rarely rising beyond the level of a front-line people-manager in the corporate world.
From that angle it truly appears that SBC is little more than an MLM scheme with "Christian" spackle on it.
I grew up in the SBC hyper slick evangelical church growth world. I loved and adored the amazing pulpiteers of the 50s, 60s, and 70s. And then in the 80s, as we started making babies and adulting, the childhood mission and holy calling that we all held dear became a made for TV reality flick. The veil was removed. Our sins have now found us out. We are sin sick people in need of a savior. O God have mercy on us. 🕊️😪🇺🇸
That is indeed quite a racket he's in, and interesting to see from my own perspective as a member of my local church board. In my evangelical-ish denomination pastor's salaries are not high; and rarely rising beyond the level of a front-line people-manager in the corporate world.
From that angle it truly appears that SBC is little more than an MLM scheme with "Christian" spackle on it.
I grew up in the SBC hyper slick evangelical church growth world. I loved and adored the amazing pulpiteers of the 50s, 60s, and 70s. And then in the 80s, as we started making babies and adulting, the childhood mission and holy calling that we all held dear became a made for TV reality flick. The veil was removed. Our sins have now found us out. We are sin sick people in need of a savior. O God have mercy on us. 🕊️😪🇺🇸