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Daily Archives: December 16, 2022

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Churches Continue to Increase Lay Staff

Administration, Congregational FinanceBy Lovett WeemsDecember 16, 2022

By Lovett H. Weems Jr. As congregations seek to carry out their missions faithfully, they will want to assess their spending on personnel. In that process, they need to address spending that includes both clergy and lay staff. The Lewis Center has been seeking to learn the proportions of church budgets spent on paid clergy…

The Religious Workforce Project is a research initiative of The Lewis Center for Church Leadership of Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C. Founded in 2003, The Lewis Center produces resources and research for effective leadership in ministry.

Funding for the project generously provided by The Lilly Endowment, Inc., a private philanthropic foundation supporting the causes of religion, education, and community development.

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