The Ohio Independent Baptist, April 1954

April 1954_____________ TIIE 01110 INDEPENf)EN,.r 13AP'l'IS,.r J.>ag . Jt iv . ~~----.~~~~~~~~~~~--=~~-~ HOW DO YOU TREAT YOUR PASTOR? . 'rl1r follc>,,·i11g- arli<·lr tlJ) l) C'cll'P<l i11 111<' l lnJJlisl IJ11/l r li11, l\1c1rc·}1 i~.·,1 r - ,t t1tl1c>r )1 <>1 c•c)11,,i11ercl 11l clt 1 'I'<' 1s a 111 ,lii<'r \\'lliC'll clc i..;c• r,·<'s c·a1·r, 1't1l .it t ,,111 ic,11 l l \ the• <' ltttrc·hPH • i<l < 1 11t i f' ic'<l. ( J•~cl it c> r } l a 111 cl })cl8t r . f a 111 J)clicl l-l \ ' (~l')T fi 11e ~ alcll')". J) , el111r<'l1 l)cl Y8 111~· gasoli11r e. 11e111sr, f11rl eost8 a11cl electric l)ill at t lie 1)arsc) 11c1g·0 ( ,,,hie 11 tl1e}" al. I ro, 1 iclr ) . Tl1 r}' ,ll H<) l),t)' 111)' eXJ) 11: e. to ot1r a11 11 11al (} 1\ f{ll( 1 11.1 eting: c111d J)l'esr11t 111 r ,,·it h ,l l)on11s at ( 1 l11·i~ t1r1a . ti111 . I c:llll 1nl)a1·1·c1. . eel i11 tl1 })r e ·e11t·c of otl1 r l)a~tors ,,,110 ttl'P reall}' worth 111ore to t}1pir 1 l1t11·l'l1 e , tl1cl11 I a111 b 11 t ,v 110 111 ltst Htr t tg g le t h1~011g:h fi 11a11cial e111 l)ar1·,1. s111e11t... tl1at are t e1·1·il)l}.,. t111fair. • 1ll ost J)a: to1· ' a1·e pitift111) 7 llll ler– paicl. 1l1081, of tli e co1tg1·egllfion ltould li a1.:e it otll e1·wise . II o,,Te , 1 r , the matter 11e,re r ~·ee111. t o g· t t o t }1e place \Vh I' it i. f ,lil'})r f) l' - . e11 tecl. .. on1 e fo ll, . ti:111< cl bot1 t it : ag1~ee abot1t it· l)t1t 11e,,er :ee111 to be able to i1np1~e tl1e 1) a r el t o tal{e actio11. Wh ,T . l1ot1l l l 1oa1· 1 .. 1ne1nber. be o l111fai1· J? L,1bcJr 11n- io11s co11 tautly battle f 01· t 11 fair– e ·t po ibl cl al for tl1ei1· 1n– ployee. , b1.1t pa tor cl a1· ·ay 11otl1- ing 01· eve1 allo,v it to l>e th t1gh t that th y are anythi11g· btlt happ)r abo11t their .fina11cial t1·ait . The 1111fortt1nate (not t o a ric1ict1lou. ) attitt1de tl1at seem t o prevail i that the pa. tor ho11lcl 11ot re eive more tha11 tl1e lo,, 1 e t or· the aver ag·e a la1·y of the n1er11- • lJ e1'. . " That a g'e1111i11e ,·~.ray to di - cot1rage initiative and di cot1rage a J)ru tor's h art! l\Io. t 1 a. t o1·s a1-- 11ot mo11ev-mi11d d bt1t it tal{e.. .. rr1ighty ma11ageme11t to 1·1111 a fol11·- ht1nd1· d-do1lar expe11 · a ·co1111t 011 ct three-h1111dred-dollar· alary. 1ia11y a ch11rch is this ve1')' hot1r exp cti11g· th pa. ·tor t o provide the type of pr a 1 hing a11cl a l111i11i ·– trative ability that ,vill bttilcl a g1·eat chur ·h in its com1111111ity, lJtlt majntai11i11g }1is salary at l)rac– i icall y tl1 e • ame l ev l a. ,vl1 r.11 the c hl1r ·h was 11 ,,, a11(l str l1gg:l i11 2.·. 'I'h fa ·t that it v.ras hi s leacl er sl1iJJ that lJroug·ht the cl1111·ch to jts pr . - e11t res1)ectal)] placP i11 thP eo111- m1111 ity go s 1111noti 1 ecl , a. fa1· as ta11 g·il>l c r r tl11·11 s to l1in1 fr o11 tl1c cl111r ·11 's fi11a11 c.:cs is to11 <· er11ecl. I ar11 per so11ally ac:c111ai11 t <1cl \Vitl1 ,t prea •}1 r a1l(l l1is f a 111ilj 7 \ \ 1 110 a.r '.l going furtl1er i11to detJt a ,}1 y a1· l>c~cat1se 011 e of 11 is offi ei ~1ls ( l~x– }1ilJit A of the ' ' ~ iOl'i •ty c>f 'l' igl1t.– , va<ls' ' ! ) oJ)JJOHes a11y att£•1r1 J>t t o g-i\' C J1i111 H r <'SJ)P<·t,tl >l<1 rai s< 1 • ' l'h <' c, tl1 ' l' lll< 1 t11l )<'rs i11 thH1 c·h\tr<·l1 ~llc>11lcl }1,1 vr P11 o t1 g·J1 se1 ll' r rs 1,< 1 c·t ,t11cl l' <'S J1P<'1 f' c> r t h< 1 i r J)Hs1c,r 1 <> () \ ' <' r r i l <' t Ji e {) J) i l I i() 1 l () f' 1h1 s s 1 i 11 g·) ' , \\' C' cl]th)r lllclll . \f( C' l' all ] ! ,lJ >tist <'}ltlJ"('}lPS 8hOttl cl l )t 1 l'llll l>J' ( ' C) Jl ~ l·P g· ,l ti 011s, 11<> t I>)' l>c),l r , ls. 'I' l' l l P C' () 11 !!, l' cl t l t 1 ,\ t{) )' \' J° (' l l l ,l J' l< S • ctll(l l{ill 1 s t ,l1 Pll 1P llt s ,-ti th P clP< li - (' cltiO l 1 0 f a l l (' \ \ ' l) l l i ] Cl i 11 g· () l' <' () l l l - ])l r t i 011 o f sc)111c 1 c> tll t' r jc>l > ,,,c> ll cl<> tl <' C' ll <•C) lll' cl ~'l' cl J>H .' l<>l' · }>tlt r P\ V J> cl S tc>r s rc 1 eei,·r tl1 e 1·,tis<1 i11 s,tln r , , .. tl1 ,lt tl1r, ,. 8llc)1 1J cl ,,· l1c>11 t11 e c·httrc·l1 • l)ttil 1i11 g· 1)r og·r ,t111 " ,trP 111 ,1etio11 . Ir. 13oar(l ~ I P 111l)Pl' , it is 11 't i' ,tii· f 01· )t Olt t o x}lee t yo tl r J),tst or to bP eo11. t,111tlv· i11 a fi11a11 eiitl ~tr,1 it .. '\' l 1 i 1 (: }1( g· i 'r 8 l 1 is '\ 1 h O 1 p 1 i f (l r O l' t l 1 e l· lllll' ·}1 i11 \ "Olll' C'O lllllll lllit\". ' J' J1r11, • • ) Ir. 13 oar cl :\J e1111lJ<' l' after f i,, or so ..\· cl r 8 ,v 1 e 11 ) "o11 r j o l) is c J l l it r clo11, it is ti111p f ol' )T<>llr J)a:t or t o g·o 0 11 t o ,111otl1el' J>laC'P of s<1 r,·ier . Tir 11 vr r li(l g·et th r r c1i ·c1.· }1P cl · 1·,·0cl; l )11t ,,·l1r t1 tl1e 11 r xt 1>as– tor i. eall eel, 1 r r reei \' s t ll l' 1 > re– \1iot1.. J)a: tor , 1·ai · i11 ..·alar y ! ,, 1 11)" cl oe. 11 't ot1r l)ast o1· get ,l better ·alarJ" ? ' That 's a c111Psti011 oft 1 a l{ecl b~.. eo11:i cl 1·ate ( a11c1 n101·e g'e11er ot1s ) n1e 111 b r s ,,, 110 ,11· 11ot 011 t l1 offi ·ial boar 1. 11r ll1111· h f i11a11ce ,,·ill 11 ot a llo,v 11.. t o 1·ai: o tl r pa:t or· .· . al– a 1·y . Tl1a t s t he t oo oftr11 r r – v eatecl t ate111e1 t of of f icial. . I f yo11.1· pa t o1· i 111zderpaid, tlie of– fi cials slt o1 tl d ·ee to it tl1at tlze uL erli er1rl of tli e cl1 l t r cJz e.r pe 1ises is cut a1z cl st ay s czlf zt,ifil tlze pa.star 1· paicl a1 7z o11 esf a1zd 1 re pectable sala1'y . 01ne l)a t o1\ 111a)t 11ot cle. e1·ve a r·ai e i11 ala1·y , l) llt prol)al)l)r the J)rolJl e111 i.· cl e11e1· t ha11 tl1at ; a c– tually tli ey clo not cl e:er i ci a . al– crr11 as a par tor, that i ! 011 ,vl10 is lctzy, lael<s i11itiati,·e a11cl leacl r r – ship, C:O lll l l l<l l' (l})r PX]) 0('t t}1 p ('l1111~e}1 t c> g·et c-l xC' it rcl a l)ot1t l1is s11111 o r t. I ' , ,e l( 11<>,,'1l a f (, ,,. ·11el1, bt1t Oll]}r a fp,\' . l\1011ey i11 a11)' 111a11 's J)Oe l<<' t gi \'Ps l1i111 a se11s0 of sr<·11rit J' ft11cl sa t is– f ctc·tic)11 il1at is i1111>oss il )lt) if l1is ·l1ilclre11 11eccl sl10Ps, l1is ear 11Pt1cls J'P Jlail' ".;, ~t11cl 11i~ l1 c)11s0 i 8 cl (lisgra cca c:01111)~11· cl t o otl1e 1· l1<>111 e1s . Ilel1) l1i111 J>U } ll[J 11is cloc- t c1r , <.lP11t ist. g·a r ~L!2.P, g·1 .. (>CPr , 111il lc111a1 1, l,111rll<>rcl , i11 s 11rc1 11 (· <' , <' t <· ., c1 t1 cl 1h c 1 11 g·j ve J1i111 C' l l<> tl !.!.' ~l ~,tl,try tc, ltff JJ fl 1c rn J)Hi cl, f>l l l8 C' l lC) tl g h 1c> h ,t\.rc• H f P \V clcJllnrt.., C'\' P r \ · r1 1c> 11 Lh 1hat ,tt'P • r1 11 l1i8 <> \\' tl . l) r, thiH -,t11cl \' (> t1 ' Jl . ' ll lctl{ l' H, 11<' \ \' lllclll C> ltf <>f ',' C)l lr' J>l' C'HC'}l (' t' ! " Jl p' JJ \VC> rl{ }1 ,t r tl r th,t 11 l1 r PV<1 r cl icl. ( 1 rit ie is111s ,vi)l rvc, 11 1><' Pa~iPr to JJP cll' . 11 is s t11 <ly () J' 111(' vVcJ rCl \\' i]I ri ot l>P r 11cl<1 lv· ct11 cl <' <> 118t,t11 t lv clistt1rl>Pel by tl1c>. f ,t<·L 1}1a1 }1 c:a fs i11 cl f i11:111 C' ict1 r>l ig·lit . 1)<> 11 t 111al{<' J'<>t tr J)r ',t<' l1C1 r l> 1 thP il l8 ()ll'<tt i() Jl ill l 'fl iSi Jt g ,tll t}t(l l't1 r1cl ~ f cJ r ,tll t }1 ) J>rc,jPt·t s f' c> r ,111 t J 1P or~ ,l 11 i % tt 1 i c> 11s , f' <> 1• ,t] J t 1 <' yr, l l' , \\'Jtil P llOl)()C ly ' g·ot's t o 1>,ll ' f' C)l' Ji i 111. 1 I e < • cl 11 t < l o i t }1 i 111 sr l f . 'I'l1 <1 r '~ ,t so11r1c l ]3il>lic·ft l c o 111 - 11,t11 cl i11 1 'f' i111<Jt l1y .> :17 1 : IJ t ~ t l1e:. el tl e1 r s t}1,tt r ttl c ,,,ell lJe c·c) tt11t r l ,,,ortll}' of cloL1l>l c> l1 011011r , C 1 ~J)C(•i,1}}.\, t h 1 _\r \\' }l o }a.b Ol ll' i1 t h P ,, or cl a 11( 1 cl <> t tr i 11 r, fo r t }1 r <.;e r i r1- t 11 r <1 ~,1it l11 'l' l1<JL1 s l1,ll l 11ot 1111 lz– l' l 1 tl1 ox that t r eacl r t l1 ot1t th r. c·or11 . .... \11 cl , t l1e la l101 trer i. \Yor t ll}' <, f hi s 1·e,,·ar cl . \ 11 l i11 1 'I' li e.• ·alo11ia11s .> : 12, 1 ;j : · ' ..c\11cl '\":> lJeRercl1 yc>t L, llr Pth1· c>11, to l<110\\' t l1e111 t 1 at labo111· a111011()' ) "Ol1 , a11c l ar o, ..c1~ \ '"Otl i11 t l1e 1.J <J r (l a11cl ... a c.l11101 i: h }'Olt : clll(1 to e. t ec111 t 1 r 111 ver~y }1 io·h]jr i11 lo, ,e f or t l1r ir , ,·or k '.· • 0 .. 8,l]{ . ' TRAINING BAPTIST LEADERS TRAINING LEADERS IN A N ew T estament T heology A Chris t -centered M essage A C hurch- centered Ministry F ound ed in 193 2 386 s t u d en ts in d ay c lasses Competent F act1l ty A pproved by the R egents of N . Y. C ooperating with the GARBC. Paul R . Jack son. D .D ., Pres. John R . Dunl<in, 1'h.D.. Dean Wri te for additional inforn1at ion BAPTIST BIBLE SEMINARY,JOHNSON CITY,N.Y.