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Originally Posted by shamgar1
Budget fees are part of the problem. For an ordained minister they are over $400 per year. The district and sections require dues as well. Mine total around $1000 per year currently.
This may play a part in the low number of young ministers. Why pay dues if there is no real benefit?
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Are you allowed to take those dues and fees out of your tithes?
When I was in the ALJC my pastor allowed it but a nearby pastor did not allow a young minister in his church to do that. That pastor believed the tithe was supposed to go to him.
Taking dues and fees out of your tithes could cause financial hardship to the local church.