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Podcast: More Than Money
Episode: Episode 48 | Is It Okay For A Church To Accept Someone’s Lottery Winnings?
Description: Is it okay for a church to accept someone’s lottery winnings? When is it wrong for a church to accept designated gifts? Is it okay to accept personal gifts from church members? Listener question answered:I am a bi-vocational pastor. My ministry income is about 10% of my total income. Are there any unique ways churches should allocate pastoral pay packages (distributed between housing allowance, mileage reimbursement, etc.) when the pastor does not depend on the funding to provide for his family?How should "cost of living" and inflation factor into the modest raises mi...