MINISTRY BUDGET TOOLS

Annual Conference approved some new tools for calculating pastors’ salaries and benefits. It doesn’t change most of the fundamental elements of the scale but rather is designed to help congregation determine what percentage of time they can afford while compensating pastors fairly. It also encourages congregations to think about ministry priorities, and which ones the pastor should be primarily responsible for and which ones congregation members might do. Those resources have recently been made available online at www.brethren.org/news/2022/office-of-ministry-launches-new-webpage-with-compensation-resources/.

From Sept. 26 through Oct. 22, members of the Pastoral Compensation and Benefits Advisory Committee (PCBAC) will offer an introductory workshop on five occasions to introduce the these new tools. The workshop is open to all and will be particularly helpful to church board chairs, pastors, and treasurers. Register to attend and receive a Zoom link by completing the Google form: https://forms.gle/9hLDdACeMK8jurya7. A training session also will be offered at district conference.

If you have questions, contact officeofministry@brethren.org Members of PCBAC include Deb Oskin, chair, Bob McMinn, Art Fourman, Angela Finet, and Andy Hamilton, representative of the Council of District Executives.