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Abstract:
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0 ne of the issues facing the Mrican
church is that of adequate salaries
for pastors. Not all churches give
their pastors sufficient payment. I
think, for example, of the Mrica Inland
Churches of Nyandarua, Kenya where
churches have failed to adequately meet
their obligations in supporting the
pastors financially. Insufficient support
has brought about numerous problems
that have affected the church's ministry
in Nyandarua. The monthly salary
given to a "full-time" pastor is too little
compared to the needs that he has for
his sustenance and that of his family.
Consequently, most pastors have sought
outside jobs, such as farming, in order
to earn adequate income. In effect, the
church suffers from "spiritual
malnutrition" because pastors cannot
give their full attention to the ministry.
The pastor's divided effort causes a
lack of spiritual nurture and lack of
church growth.
One cause of th |