Pastor’s Penny

I want every Christian pastor to be financially independent.

That doesn’t mean I expect them to work for free. Far from it. Scripture is clear that the people of God should look after the physical needs of those who look after their spiritual needs.

What if every pastor served the people of God and the Kingdom of God and the mission of God not because they needed to put food on the table but rather for all the reasons we started ministry in the first place: because we are hopeless in love with God, God’s mission in the word, and God’s people?

It seems to me pastors would be more faithful to preach and teach their conscience, less worried about what their congregants think, and more free to focus the ministry of the Word and prayer (Acts 6:4).

I know a lot of pastors and I’ve noticed that most of them don’t think about money nearly as much as they should. I don’t blame them–they’re more spiritual than I am. This site is intended to help them make some incremental decisions to move toward financial independence.