Church finances professional#

This lack of a professional clergy acts as one of the checks on helping to make sure that it is not the financial reward that drives those who serve in the church.

Church finances full#

So the members support those who are engaged full time in the work of the Church if necessary, but we also do not have a system where one can simply choose to become one of these full-time workers (for example, by getting a degree and looking for a job as a clergyman). Problems arise when the issue of money becomes a greater motivator than the things of God (and this can happen to any member). Having a paid clergy is not in and of itself a terrible thing. The scriptures mention circumstances in which a paid ministry is appropriate, and also provide several cautions about the practice. Problems arise when the issue of money becomes a greater motivator than the things of God

Question: What do the scriptures teach about paid ministry in the Church of Jesus Christ? Having a paid clergy is not in and of itself a terrible thing.

Question: Who is the highest-paid Church employee in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?.

Question: Do General Authorities sign a non-disclosure agreement promising to never divulge what they are paid?.

Question: Do General Authorities receive a large sum of money when they are called in order to 'keep them quiet'?.

Question: Why do General Authorities receive living stipends?.

Question: Is the fact that some General Authorities, mission presidents, and others receive a living stipend while serving the Church evidence of the “hypocrisy” of the Church?.

Question: Does the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints employ a professional clergy?.

Question: What do the scriptures teach about paid ministry in the Church of Jesus Christ?.

They then point to the fact that some General Authorities, mission presidents, and others do, in fact, receive a living stipend while serving the Church, and point to this as evidence of the “hypocrisy” of the Church. Summary: It is claimed that Mormonism prides itself in having unpaid clergy as one proof of the Church's truthfulness.

FAIR Answers Wiki Table of Contents No paid Latter-day Saint ('Mormon') ministry