Pastors

A Word in Season: Messages by R.J. Rushdoony on the Faith for All of Life · Apr 12, 2026 · 2m

A recent study has revealed a shameful truth about the American church: the average pastor earns just $10,348 a year well below the federal poverty line with 14% earning under $6,000 and only 5% receiving more than $15,000. Meanwhile, truck drivers, electricians, lawyers, and dentists earn many times more, showing plainly that church members demand much from their pastors while valuing them little. Scripture, however, commands the opposite: faithful ministers who labor in Word and doctrine are to be counted worthy of “double honor” that is, double pay (1 Tim. 5:17–18). In biblical language…