just heard that almost 70% of the churches in america are pastored by bivocational ministers. Makes you wonder why they are often the forgotten and overlooked step-children of the ministry world. Considering the present and future economy of the U.S., I strongly believe there will be a rise in the number of bivopastors serving in local churches. I have never seen any statics or suggestions in the area of salaries and what churces per size should really spend of staff. the bigger questions that many churches will face soon is who should hire full-time versus bivopastors and staff.
there will always be circumstances that effect ever decision that don't fit the norm. ( like buildings payed for, or one giver in a group of 20 that gives a huge amount that pads the numbers) Here is some common sense guidelines churches should consider.
these numbers are based on the actual number of adults only (no kids)per sunday average attendance
35-45 adults( yearly budget under $50K) --a bivopastor only, with volunteer staff
45-65 --( budget of @ $80-100k) a bivopastor with part- time paid staff - this is the biggest area of concentration of churches that are struggling financially and may be having to cut back staff. if pastors are full time in this range it is only because it is an older church with the buildings and land paid for.
65-100 (budget over $100-125k)-- have only met a few bivopastors with churches this size that are not full-time. Most pastors are only considering full time positions thus.
100-125 ( budget @ $150- 175K) full time pastor, part time secretary and music and youth worker.
125-150 ( budget over $175-200k)full time pastor, full time 2nd pastor all other positions part-time
over 150 adults (budget over $225k) several full time staff members
study shows saving on staff salaries promote church health
Warren Bird... Thanks to over 700 churches that responded to Leadership Network's “lean staff” survey in January, we have some helpful insights for everyone. We compared churches that spend only 10%-35% of their budget on staff (which we call “lean”) against churches that use higher percentages for their staffing costs...
Responses included churches of all sizes, from attendances of 50 to 20,000. Among the things we learned:
* Lean staff churches do a better job with volunteers and lay leadership development.
* Lean staff churches invest a noticeably higher percentage of their budget beyond the walls of their church.
* Growing churches spend a smaller percentage of their budget on staffing costs, so they’re “leaner” than plateaued or declining churches.
* Staff costs become leaner with size -- as overall weekend worship attendance increases, but not dramatically so.
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