At work on friday morning I hear from my work mate that Bishop Brian Tamaki of Destiny church is rumoured to be getting a salary of 1.1 million dollars. I have done some research this morning and found the following article..
"Cash for preaching lifts Tamaki's pay to $1m"
How much is one man of God worth? I wonder, I really wonder just how much should one brain, one mouth, one man be worth.
Obviously in our modern age many public servants are earning a million plus a year, so why is there a problem with a church Pastor earning the same.
I personally have little problem with public servants such as politions and large corporate CEO's earning a million plus a year, as they live to a different standard. The real problem for me is when you say you are a Christian, you say you believe in the God of the Bible, you say you worship Jesus Christ and yet take home a million plus a year.
Why would this be a problem? Shouldn't someone committed and working for such a great cause be able to be rewarded for their efforts?
Recently coming out of Christian minstry I know how hard you work and how much effort goes into the running of a small ministry, let alone a church the size of Destiny. But at what stage does reward drift into excess and really how much is one person worth?
What are your thoughts?
Isn't there something wrong when young children are leaving there delapidated homes with empty stomachs to attend school while Men of "God" are living in millon dollar mansions and playing on half million dollar boats.
As Christian are we not called to help the needy.. to clothe the naked.. the feed the hungry?
