tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2294170801673753291.post74204418264845077..comments2023-04-04T08:07:42.350-04:00Comments on SBC Plodder: A sweet deal from NAMBWilliam Thorntonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12502242710436994507noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2294170801673753291.post-69934479123884464012011-11-13T08:16:11.127-05:002011-11-13T08:16:11.127-05:00Anonymous 6:44, it would be disgraceful if you had...Anonymous 6:44, it would be disgraceful if you had a major health issue that bankrupted you while your church is supporting the Cooperative Program. I don't know your state but chances are 60+ percent of your CP dollars stays in your state and most of that goes to pay staff expenses. You can be guarranteed that no one on your state convention staff lacks comprehensive health insurance, at William Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12502242710436994507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2294170801673753291.post-41349652451263903782011-11-13T06:44:04.667-05:002011-11-13T06:44:04.667-05:00Jeff -
It is sad that we who are in ministry ofte...Jeff -<br /><br />It is sad that we who are in ministry often have to live with things many others do not. The pool is getting smaller for those who get decent benefits.<br /><br />Like the 1st poster on this blog who pastored for 44 years now (and probably much of his ministry) did so without medical insurance.<br /><br />I don't have it. We are a one income home. As I get older, I worry Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2294170801673753291.post-49105811019255921002011-11-12T07:26:20.751-05:002011-11-12T07:26:20.751-05:00Jeff, I appreciate that NAMB's policy change w...Jeff, I appreciate that NAMB's policy change will be felt by these 340 individuals who are funded <50% by NAMB. I read that 206 of these are in the southern region where their associations or state conventions can pick up their insurance.<br /><br />We would all like to be brought under NAMB or some other large entity where the pool of insured is fixed and lower premiums may be achieved. William Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12502242710436994507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2294170801673753291.post-88888414508204066782011-11-11T18:53:25.399-05:002011-11-11T18:53:25.399-05:00I should also add that just because a person is pa...I should also add that just because a person is part-time with NAMB, it doesn't mean they do ministry only part-time.JRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11866217329682765205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2294170801673753291.post-11746661495431981652011-11-11T18:51:30.658-05:002011-11-11T18:51:30.658-05:00I'm not sure this such a great idea across the...I'm not sure this such a great idea across the board. It depends on what the part-time people in question are doing. This insurance benefit has been a huge help to campus ministers in states outside of the South, a number of whom I know personally. Many of those small state conventions cannot replace this benefit. The only solution will be for the ministers to try and raise more outside JRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11866217329682765205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2294170801673753291.post-24244152737052216372011-11-10T10:25:21.936-05:002011-11-10T10:25:21.936-05:00I'm a retired Baptist pastor after 44 years an...I'm a retired Baptist pastor after 44 years and have no health insurance since I can't afford it. I'm 64 now and have only a little while to wait until Obama will be taking care of me. I always thought he would do it free of charge but have been discovering there are a lot more charges than he told us. <br /><br />At least when Obama takes care of me it will be far less than Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com