Saya tanya teman dari gereja Protestan, berapa gaji pendetanya di sini (Belanda). Teman bilang, ya dihargai sama besar dengan orang2 lulusan universitas. Tetapi majelisnya milih 2 pendeta, masing2 kerja 3.5 hari dalam seminggu, dan bukan satu pendeta untuk 7 hari melayani umat. Dengan begitu kalau satu pendeta sakit, masih ada satu pendeta lain yang dinas. Heran saya, gereja Protestan Indonesia di Belanda kok penuh, dan dapat menggaji pendetanya. Sedangkan 3 gereja katolik dekat kami, terpaksa fusi. Begitupun tidak penuh di hari Minggu biasa. Penuhnya pada hari Natal dan Paskah.
On 30 May 2018 at 07:30, Hsin Hui Lin [email protected] [GELORA45] < [email protected]> wrote: > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: "Amaranath Mahawaduge" <[email protected]> > Date: 30 May 2018 8:53 a.m. > Subject: Fwd: Pastor's salary > To: "Eraj Abeywardene" <[email protected]>, "Hsin Hui Lin" < > [email protected]>, "dias weera" <[email protected]>, "Kumar Senaratne" < > [email protected]> > Cc: > > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Nihal Mahawaduge <[email protected]> > Date: Wed, 30 May 2018, 04:51 > Subject: Fwd: Pastor's salary > To: <[email protected]>, <[email protected]> > > > Good one. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: DAN PEIRIS <[email protected]> > Sent: Mon, May 21, 2018 7:13 pm > Subject: Pastor's salary > > Pastor's wife was expecting a baby, so he stood in front of the > congregation > after the service on Sunday and asked for a pay rise. > > After much discussion, they passed a rule that whenever the Pastor's > family expanded, > so would his salary.. After 6 children this started to get expensive and > the congregation > decided to hold a meeting to discuss the Pastor’s expanding salary. > > A great deal of yelling and inner bickering ensued as to how much the > Pastor's additional > children were costing the church, and how much more it could potentially > cost. After > listening to them for about an hour, Pastor Andy rose from his chair and > spoke. > "Children are a gift from God and we will take as many gifts as He gives > us." > > Silence fell over the congregation. In the back pew, an old lady > struggled to stand and > finally said in her frail voice. "Rain is also a gift from God, but when > we get too much > of it we wear rubber boots.” > > The entire congregation rose and said "AMEN" > > > >
