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The Pastor-Church Relationship—The Contract | Church Law & Tax
The Pastor-Church Relationship—The Contract
Volume 1 . Chapter 2 . § 2-02
The relationship between a minister and church is based on contract. One court observed that "one becomes pastor of a church pursuant to a contract, made with the person or body having the authority to employ." another court noted that "just as a church can contract with persons outside the church membership, it can contract with its own pastor." Often, a contract of employment will be implied between a church and its minister if no written agreement was signed. As one court observed, ...
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