The church employs a full-time staff of 56 people. One can readily see that the needs of the school require substantially more people that the church ministry. Without careful management a major problem can occur. Employees in the school may not be compensated as highly as those serving the church ministry - simply because there are more of them, and to pay them more would dramatically increase the budget. A lack of equity in compensation, ministry wide, causes discouragement and dissension among the staff.
People quickly take sides and serious trouble can occur.
Inequity in compensation is not an easy problem to avoid, and indeed it cannot be solved without the leadership of an understanding and caring pastor. The Scripture provides specific guidance concerning compensation of those involved in the ministry. When these principles are ignored, the whole ministry suffers. The pastor must insure that employees across the scope of the ministry are treated properly. Irreparable harm has been done in ministries where the leadership either did not understand or did not apply this Biblical principle.