Senior pastor compensation as a share of the typical mainline church budget
Percent of the typical mainline congregation's budget, 2008 (in percent)
Key finding
- Senior pastor compensation as a share of the typical mainline church budget: 33%. Senior pastor compensation packages represent one-third of the typical mainline congregation's budget
Source: Barna Group, Report Examines the State of Mainline Protestant Churches · Surveys of mainline adults: 267 in 1998 and 1,148 in 2008. Article published 2023-12-05.
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Senior pastor compensation as a share of the typical mainline church budget: 33%. Senior pastor compensation packages represent one-third of the typical mainline congregation's budget.
Who published this data?
Barna Group, 2008. Source: Barna Group, Report Examines the State of Mainline Protestant Churches (https://www.barna.com/research/report-examines-the-state-of-mainline-protestant-churches/).
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