tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2294170801673753291.post4503475506919032416..comments2023-04-04T08:07:42.350-04:00Comments on SBC Plodder: Frank Page's One Percent SolutionWilliam Thorntonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12502242710436994507noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2294170801673753291.post-78610212055630074612011-09-23T07:41:37.803-04:002011-09-23T07:41:37.803-04:00When someone says they will give 1% when someone e...When someone says they will give 1% when someone else does it first they sound like a junior high school girl. Do what the Lord tells you to do and don't worry about another church or pastor. <br /><br />I'm not sure why you are getting paranoid and upset about seminary salaries. I guarantee you that they are so low you would be embarrassed (except for Patterson's salary in FW). I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2294170801673753291.post-89570616353190744742011-09-22T21:04:25.830-04:002011-09-22T21:04:25.830-04:00Sure, you can make the motion but it will be out o...Sure, you can make the motion but it will be out of order, since each entity is separate with trustees, etc.<br /><br />I suggest that you email whatever entity and ask. They may answer you.<br /><br />WilliamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2294170801673753291.post-63135446482580609842011-09-22T20:44:11.436-04:002011-09-22T20:44:11.436-04:00William, do you know if a motion can be made from ...William, do you know if a motion can be made from the floor concerning the salaries of all staff with sbc entities? I think it would be extremely helpful. Is there anything I can do as a messenger to help this information be given?Jared Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17020789108248163960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2294170801673753291.post-70908668964331199172011-09-22T15:43:17.138-04:002011-09-22T15:43:17.138-04:00I love our missionaries and hope NAMB will make so...I love our missionaries and hope NAMB will make some progress in commissioning some missionaries for NA. I know more is needed to fund full time missionaries but there are too many on payroll at NAMB that really make no significant impact on our culture as a NAMB employee.<br /><br />NAMB is only one of our entities that our CP dollars support. The others have their structural problems also (overJon L. Esteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13197096460227507823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2294170801673753291.post-68423471557143960102011-09-22T15:06:44.775-04:002011-09-22T15:06:44.775-04:00"The salaries of our state conventions, missi..."The salaries of our state conventions, missionaries, seminaries, etc. needed to made available to the sbc. Are they already available, and I just don't know it?"<br /><br />The answer to Jared's question is an emphatic, NO! If you want to find out where folks fall in this latest tilt-a-whirl that question would be a great place to start. Why aren't the salaries of our "Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2294170801673753291.post-84246070615838765182011-09-22T11:53:47.909-04:002011-09-22T11:53:47.909-04:00William, I would like to see more money leave the ...William, I would like to see more money leave the states myself; but, if I know that these various heads and staff are making near what the average pastor is making, I am likely to give more; and I believe our churches will be likely to give more as well.Jared Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17020789108248163960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2294170801673753291.post-31912270941166440042011-09-22T11:12:14.895-04:002011-09-22T11:12:14.895-04:00Rick, Hunt and Floyd have both led their churches ...Rick, Hunt and Floyd have both led their churches to healthy, very healthy increases in CP giving. The pattern on this is that some of the megas, some of the heavyweight SBC churches and names will heed this call but there aren't enough like them to move the needle up.<br /><br />Jared, I agree with you but let's presume that everyone is paid reasonable and not extravagant amounts. Would William Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12502242710436994507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2294170801673753291.post-44046660581124056922011-09-22T10:30:56.682-04:002011-09-22T10:30:56.682-04:00I will give 1% more right after our SBC leaders li...I will give 1% more right after our SBC leaders like Ronnie Floyd, Johnny Hunt and others give theirs.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02901111396986672643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2294170801673753291.post-69105985578002508242011-09-22T10:29:46.930-04:002011-09-22T10:29:46.930-04:00William, I think it's time for total tansparen...William, I think it's time for total tansparency. The salaries of our state conventions, missionaries, seminaries, etc. needed to made available to the sbc. Are they already available, and I just don't know it?<br /><br />I think churches will give more if they have a better idea where the money is going.Jared Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17020789108248163960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2294170801673753291.post-71196179098259648972011-09-22T09:38:52.806-04:002011-09-22T09:38:52.806-04:00The problem is that some churches are already at v...The problem is that some churches are already at very generous and sacrificial percentages while others are giving paltry percentages. Asking EVERYONE to give 1% more is an insult to the church already giving close to 10% (again, often at great sacrifice) by putting it in the same category as the church giving close to 1% that clearly DOES need to give more in order to catch up with the Ricknoreply@blogger.com