By Mike Willis In Eph. 3:8, Paul said, “To me the very least of all saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unfathomable riches of Christi.” That God called Paul to preach the gospel is, indeed, a manifestation of His grace. Paul’s background demonstrates that he did not earn the right to …
Yearly Archives: 2012
The Lord’s Call For Evangelism
By Johnny Stringer The Lord has called me to be an evangelist. I have received no mysterious, better-felt-than-told feeling, nor any other such special revelation from God calling me to the work of evangelism. But I have most assuredly been called. In the revelation which God gave in the first century and which is recorded in …
Correction for “What We Pay Our Preacher Article”
By Herschel Patton I reported in this article that according to information given to me by a former IRS employee, preachers did not have to list as income what churches paid them for Social Security taxes. This, however, is in error. It seems that a ruling has been made concerning this since my informant retired some …
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What We Pay Our Preacher
By Herschel Patton Several good articles have been written lately concerning preacher pay. Preferred Risk Insurance Company has circulated a leaflet entitled “How To Properly Insure Your Church and Provide Intelligently For Your Minister.” Under “How Much Should Your Minister Be Paid,” the leaflet says, `Ask yourself these questions . . . . 1. Would you …