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Volume 46 Issue 1 / JANUARY-MARCH 2015

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Attendance in the U.S. and Canada

This year the General Sunday School Division made a special effort to collect information on our church at-tendance in the U.S. and Canada. They compiled reports by district and not by individual churches. About 50 percent of churches reported, and extrapolating from these reports we have an attendance of over 500,000. The peak attendance per church is 124. This number is greater than average attendance but probably re-flects the total who attend regularly. For comparison with other religious bodies, which report all who identify with them, we estimate that our total constituency in the U.S. and Canada is about 750,000.

In 2015, we will also seek informa-tion on the number of people baptized and the number of people receiving the Holy Ghost in the past year. Ladies Min-istries has volunteered to help us collect these statistics as well as attendance. I appeal to every pastor and church to re-cord and report this information so that we can accurately assess our current status and make effective plans to foster growth.

Global Missions UpdateThe miracle of General Conference

continues as Global Missions continues

to receive funds for “I Am Global,” its plan to send missionaries back to their fields without further deputational trav-el. Recently, we received an unexpected, anonymous donation of $177, 000 for this effort. To date, twenty-five mission-ary families have been released under this plan, and we expect to exceed the goal of twenty-six. We appreciate your sacrificial contributions toward world-wide revival.

Urshan College Accreditation Update

The state of Missouri has approved for Urshan College to offer the asso-ciate’s degree in General Studies and bachelor’s degrees in Christian Ministry, Organizational Leadership, and Music. The state has required Urshan College to submit a timeline for accreditation, and in response the college has established a plan to attain candidate status by 2018. It has submitted its initial filing and had its first official meeting for this purpose. While the college cannot advertise any relationship with an accrediting agen-cy and cannot guarantee accreditation at any future date, it can communicate its plan to its governing constituency, which is the UPCI. It has been given permission to proceed with the process, and it is firmly committed to attaining its stated goal.

Ferguson, MissouriMany of you have heard about the

recent protests and rioting in Ferguson, Missouri, which is in metropolitan St. Louis about five miles from our head-quarters office. Several of our churches do outreach in Ferguson and have mem-bers in Ferguson. Our churches in the area are multiracial and are attempting to minister to the needs of everyone. We have also communicated with other Apostolic churches in the area to support peaceful solutions. As an organization we advocate justice for all and stand against all forms of racial prejudice. We support freedom of speech and the right to protest, but we oppose all vio-lent protests and all criminal activity. We are encouraging community involve-ment and communication with local governmental authorities to address the problems. Above all, we are working for individuals, families, and neighborhoods to be transformed by the gospel of Jesus Christ.

David K. Bernard is the general superintendent of the United Pentecostal Church International.

UPDATE FROM THE GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT

As an organization we advocate justice for all and stand against

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Features06 God’s Strategy for Church Planting Victory

09 Human Life

11 SEND

14 Redefining Success

16 Gender Distinction

18 Compensation for Pastors

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04 Editorial

12 Ministerial Statistics

13 Re-tweets

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Church Growth Followsby Rodney Shaw

During the course of our building program we sold our existing building to a school with a leaseback provision. Over time, the school began to occupy more parts of the building until finally we were left with only the sanctuary. For one year we had no offices, class-rooms, fellowship space, kitchen, prayer rooms, or baptistery. To accom-modate the Easter crowd that year, we had children’s church outside on the parking lot in a tent, and we had a sun-rise service to make room in the eleven o’clock service. Sixty-seven people had confirmed they would attend the sunrise service—more than two hun-dred showed up! It was a fabulous yet simple service with classic resurrec-tion hymns and only a keyboard. We served Communion. We followed our typical format in the eleven o’clock service.

Although our plan to relieve the crowding was successful, the eleven o’clock service was totally flat. We had great music and children’s ministry, and greeters were posted everywhere, but I was caught off-guard by what happened that day. Not only did we lose the participation of those who did not return to the eleven o’clock service, we had grown accustomed to having the children and children’s ministry staff in our worship service. Having all these people out of the ser-vice created a huge void. But more importantly, many of the people who did not return to the eleven o’clock service were seasoned, mature saints, and their absence changed the spiritual climate in the eleven o’clock service.

We had great attendance for the day, but I don’t know that much was ac-complished spiritually. It was a stark reminder that filling a building with people is not the same thing as grow-ing a church.

There is a danger in merely at-tracting unconverted crowds. I am not saying there is a danger in converting large numbers of people, but there clearly is a danger in attracting large numbers of people who remain uncon-verted. If the attendance of a church outpaces the conversion rate, at some point this will change the complexion of the church. It will affect worship, spiritual warfare, giving, and the over-all culture of the church. Not only so, but if our priority is to merely make a church bigger we easily fall prey to gimmickry, and in worst cases, apos-tasy.

The primary question is not how do we make our churches grow, but rather, how do we make our church-es healthy. Health leads to growth, but growth does not necessarily lead to health. The implosion of countless megachurches testifies to this. A body that grows too quickly due to a phys-iological imbalance will have skeletal issues. Fruit that grows too fast will burst or will likely lack flavor. A tree that grows too quickly will break and even fall over. Now this is not an ex-cuse for a stale church, and neither is this to say that churches cannot grow quickly. The early church grew ex-traordinarily fast in the early days, but beginning with Pentecost, they report-ed converts, not attendance. (See Acts

1:5 cf., 2:4; 2:41, 47; 4:4; and 5:14.) Growth was determined by converts not crowds, giving units, constitu-ents, or volunteers. I am not opposed to tracking these things, and indeed I graph everything I possibly can. How-ever, if our attendance increases but our conversions do not, we are not experiencing true church growth. We are planning Easter now, and I hope the house if full. However, Easter at-tendance shows the reach of a church, while the Sunday-after-Easter’s atten-dance shows the strength of a church. I hope we are strong.

So how do we make our churches healthy? This is the crux of the matter and will require more articles to fully answer, but I think it is important to re-member that true growth follows other things: church growth follows proc-lamation of the gospel (Mark 16:20); church growth follows a demonstra-tion of the power of the Spirit (Acts 1:8; I Corinthians 2:4); church growth follows a steadfast commitment to the apostles’ doctrine (Acts 2:42-47); church growth follows the exercise of spiritual gifts (I Corinthians 14:24-25; Ephesians 4:11-13). We can do very little to make something grow. I cannot make my church grow any more than I can make a peach grow. But, I can strive to make sure the tree is healthy, and when a tree is healthy, it will grow and bear fruit.

Rodney Shaw is the pastor of New Life Austin and the co-editor of the Forward.

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“And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Send thou men, that they may search the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel” (Num-bers 13:1-2).

Have you ever wondered why God sent spies to search out a land He had already given? Never before had they relied on intelligence reports. Was God unsure of the defenses the enemy possessed? God did not need information to defeat the armies of Canaan. God wanted all of them to return with reports of faith; howev-er, only Joshua and Caleb focused on the positive fruit of the land. The evil report of the others declared “We are too small,” and “The competition is too overwhelming.” In a moment of intimidation, Israel’s lack of faith in God derailed their victory.

Like most church planters, I’ve shared the dismay of the ten spies. In September 2000 I met the Texas Dis-trict Board and was approved to start a church in Katy, Texas. It didn’t start well. In our first two years, we held services and Bible studies in nine lo-cations.

Having evangelized for ten years, I quickly learned that I still knew lit-

tle about planting a revival church. The first few months of planting were awkward and clumsy, especially my preaching. Many Mondays I con-templated calling every church I had preached in to apologize for my igno-rance about how churches grew.

All the vogue concepts didn’t work. I didn’t know what to do. I pled with God for the key to Katy. What follows are principles we learned, em-ployed, and continue to use to this day.

Get New People Involved One night in prayer the Lord gave

me the first key to church planting victory. The Spirit asked, “How fast can you get people involved in min-istry?” My answer: “A few weeks.” God spoke into my spirit that our speedometer of growth would match the pace at which we prompted new converts to engage in ministry.

Getting new believers involved in a shallow-end-of-the-pool minis-try is a pillar of our momentum. Job descriptions (we call them covenants) with ministry requirements protects our leadership’s Apostolic integri-ty. The guidelines for ministry are simple and easily understood by the

volunteer and include accountabili-ty measures. Our ministry covenants include an agreement signature line, which increases the volunteer’s fo-cus on what they are agreeing to. If one is highly motivated to serve, the individual will have little trouble conforming to godly practices. It has proven easier to allow the Spirit to “lead and guide them into all truth” when new believers are engaged in the work of the Lord.

Focus on the HarvestA second key to victory came

as I surveyed guest cards. It seemed most guests were invited by a handful of our members. Pastor friends con-firmed my observation that churches have a small handful of inviters. We decided to use it to our advantage. If someone does not excel as a harvester we decided to celebrate wherever they were serving in ministry. Our Sunday morning service was refocused to re-spond to the opportunities presented by the harvesters. Why do harvesters bring guests to their young church? With this in mind, our Sunday morn-ing became a soul-winning machine. Every Sunday morning, with the fo-

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cus on harvest, we do the following:

1. Talk about the gospel: the death, burial, and resurrection (I Corinthians 15:1-4).

2. Explain Acts 2:38; Acts 19 (for those who need to be re-baptized); and John 3 (Nico-demus—a good man needing a new birth).

3. Explain potentially confusing things like how and why we praise as we do, as well as any demonstration of gifts of the Spirit.

4. Briefly explain the terms “Pen-tecost” and “Pentecostal.”

5. Personally connect with every guest.

6. Intentionally motivate first-time guests to return.

7. Any second-time guest is asked to commit to a Membership Experience Lunch with Pastor. (We keep 86 percent of those who attend the lunch.)

Invest more in your second-time guests. Anyone can visit once, but you will grow your church off those who liked it enough to return. We of-fer strategic teaching series as a “gift of the month” for second-time guests. Be strategic about your guest gifts. We discovered through a church-wide survey that the gifts were one of sev-en primary reasons that most people decided to start attending church. We selected messages on DVD that min-istered to each of these reasons. (The seven reasons people start attending church: People are worried about their kids, having a marital crisis, having financial trouble, needing spiritual or emotional deliverance, needing a miracle, struggling with loneliness, or concerned about the end time.)

When you announce your gift DVD of the month you will likely connect with a real and pressing need of 98 percent of your guests

Like most church planters, with some simple readjustment, my frus-tration has become an experience of effectiveness in Katy. God has a strat-egy for your community. However it is developed, that strategy will likely include involving people and clearly focusing on the harvest. If God has called you to a city, be strong in faith; He will always give you the strategy at the moment you need it.

Church Planter Rob McKee is in Katy, Texas. If you have questions or would like to learn more about McKee’s journey of discovery, you can contact him at [email protected].

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Humanity was created in and exists as the image of God (Genesis 1:26-27). Humans were created to live eternally, though death entered the race as a result of the sin condi-tion, which resulted from the Fall. (See Genesis 2:17; 3:3; Romans 5:12.) Accordingly, death is the ultimate and common foe of humanity. The redemptive work of Christ conquered death and brings hope of eternal life. The ultimate victory over sin will be the final abolishment of death. (See II Timothy 1:10; I Corinthians 15:26, 54-55; Revelation 21:4.) Since God is the giver of life, and since Jesus Christ came to redeem life, Christians are to be champions of life. (See Matthew 16:18; John 1:4; 10:10; I John 1:1-2; Genesis 2:7.) As Christians our highest allegiance is to God and to His king-dom. We are called to live a life that adheres to Kingdom principles, and these sometimes transcend the moral-ity of our society and restrain us from fully engaging in things allowed by the laws of our secular governments.

We condemn the elective taking of human life whether by murder, abortion, infanticide, or euthanasia. Although there are circumstances that may require difficult choices in order to save the life of a pregnant woman, we wholeheartedly condemn elec-tive abortions. (See Position Paper on Abortion.) And while there is no obli-gation to use artificial means to prolong the life of one who is terminally ill, we do not object to such measures so long

as they are aiding in natural process-es and are compassionate measures that minimize suffering. However, we wholeheartedly disapprove of assist-ed suicide, euthanasia, or any elective procedures intended to terminate a life prematurely.

In situations of self-defense and defense of the innocent and helpless, we urge restraint. The goal should be to use the minimal force necessary to stop the aggressor without the inten-tion of causing death.

While many view capital punish-ment as divinely ordained justice, we recognize that a diversity of opinions exists in our movement. We urge that opinions be rooted in justice, not re-venge.

We recognize a state’s right and obligation to maintain law and order, to mete out justice, and to protect its citizen from aggression. Human gov-ernment is ultimately derived from God (Romans 13:1-4), and God re-quires justice. We urge those who serve as officers of the peace to carry out their duties on behalf of society with respect for life and to exercise restraint when the use of force is required.

We further recognize that due to sin and the hardness of people’s hearts, war may be necessary, and circumstances may lead Christians to conclude that a particular war is just. The world community must band together to defend against unpro-voked acts of aggression, genocide, and slaughter of innocents. However,

due to the complexity of the political process and countless details that are unavailable to the public, the true mo-tivations and reasons for war are often concealed from soldiers on all sides. Accordingly, military personnel are of-ten placed in a position to take human life based on reasons unknowable to them or even reasons that do not pro-mote justice. This potentially places Christians in the armed services in the precarious predicament of following an order for which there may not be moral justification to take human life on the behalf of a human government. With the spread of Christianity around the world, Christian soldiers on all sides could be in the tragic position of taking the lives of other Christians. We recognize there are diverse opinions on these matters among our constitu-ents, and we also recognize a strong tradition of conscientious objection that has been part of the Oneness Pentecostal movement. While we sup-port this tradition, we urge those who believe it is consistent with their Chris-tian conviction to serve in the armed services to do so only after thoughtful and prayerful reflection, to carry out their duties with respect for life, to ex-ercise restraint when the use of force is required, and to comply with all pertinent laws, at the same time recog-nizing that the laws of God transcend the laws of secular governments.

Human LifeAdopted by the General Board in 2014

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General Conference 2015 will take place in Nashville, Tennessee, at the Music City Center. The conference will begin Tuesday, September 22, and close Friday, September 25, with the annual message of the general superintendent. The theme of the conference is “Send” taken from Isaiah 6:8: “Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.”

Again this year, there will be seminars on Thursday and Friday offering instruction and inspiration. A few of the top-ics will be:

• Presenting Our Lifestyle Convictions• Living and Leading in Ministry• The Fiscally Responsible Church• How to Pray for Our Leaders, Our Nation, and Our

World• When the Passion for Ministry Fades

The general schedule for General Conference 2015 is listed below. A more detailed schedule will be published later.

Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Thursday, September 24, 20159:00 am - 11:50 aM

Seminars

11:00 am - 11:50 aM

Closed Ministers Session

NOON - 2:00 PM

General Sunday School Division Service

3:30 pm - 5:20 PM

Seminars

6:30 PM

Tupelo Children’s Mansion

6:45 PM

WNOP Prayer Service

7:00 PM

Global Missions Service

Wednesday, September 23, 20159:00 am - 2:00 PM

Business Meeting

10:00 am - NOON

Ministers’ wives Breakfast

6:30 PM

Lighthouse Ranch for Boys

6:45 PM

WNOP Prayer Service

7:00 PM

North American Missions Service

Friday, September 25, 20159:00 am - 11:50 aM

Seminars

9:00 am - 11:50 aM

Ladies in Action

11:00 am - 11:50 aM

Men’s Ministry Service

NOON - 2:00 PM

General Youth Division Service

6:00 PM

Memorial Service

6:45 PM

WNOP Prayer Service

7:00 PM

General Superintendent’s Message

Send

All of the information regarding General Conference 2015 can be found online at www.upcigc.com. Online registration, hotel reservation, and exhibitor registration will open March 10, 2015.

6:30 pm

WNOP Prayer Service

7:00 pm

General Conference Service

On-site Registration opens at

8:00 am at Music City Center


Ministerial statistics, which report new ministers, promotions to general license, promotions to ordination, deceased ministers, and minis-ters no longer affiliated, are printed regularly in the Forward. Those who are no longer affiliated due to nonpayment of budget fees are not reported. This is because more often than not these ministers do not intend to withdraw from fellowship but simply have overlooked these payments. Since most of these ministers are quickly reinstated these are not printed in the Forward. The cases of those who are no longer affiliated for other reasons must be reviewed by the Executive Board or Executive Committee before they are official and can be reported in the Forward. The Executive Board usually meets twice a year. Since the Forward is printed quarterly, the list of those no longer affiliated does not appear in every issue.

Ministerial StatisticsNovember-December

2014

New Ministers

Alabama DistrictJones, James D.Parmer, James J.Sherrill, Derek D.Zaragoza, Jose L.

Arizona DistrictMorris, Timothy L.

Canadian Plains DistrictQuintero, Walberto

Florida DistrictDa Silva, Lucas R.Zuniga, Fredy A.

Global National Workers DistrictRoss, Samuel D.Sievers, Bethany R.

Illinois DistrictLinton, Joshua R.

Indiana DistrictLutz, Perry L.Ortiz-Remolina, Jorge

Kentucky DistrictThompson, Mark A.

Louisiana DistrictClark, Keith W. IIICrawley, Myrtis L.Estrada, Rigo O., JrGalvan, Aaron J.Hilton, RickThornton, Nathan R.Wiggins, Ronnie W.

Maine DistrictCyr, Jacob D.Hedges, Robert C.

Nethers, Randy

Maryland-Washington DC DistrictMorrison, Neville O.

Mississippi DistrictAinsworth, MichealBolden, Kelvin D.

Nebraska DistrictAlonzo, Felipe R.

New Jersey Metro DistrictWilliams, Demetri L.

Ohio DistrictBethel, James M.McClain, Bruce B.Mollett, Michael E.Schroder, Nathaniel T.Smith, Joshua C.Tacker, Michael V.

Rocky Mountain DistrictLongfield, Todd

South Carolina DistrictEspinal, Josias D.

South Texas DistrictCuster, KennyGreen, Christopher W.Henao, Carlos A.Hernandez, Trinidad P., Jr

Tennessee DistrictCallahan, Tommy K.Choate, Kyle C.Gamblin, Acey L.Lewis, Ryan T.

Virginia DistrictMaisuwan, AmrungMidey, Jordan E.

Western DistrictChicaiza, Jose L.Galvez, Esteban A.Garza, Emilio C.Krantz, Ernest R., Jr

Wisconsin DistrictHoffman, Dustin M.Parady, MichaelVenzant, ElliottWenzel, Erich T.

Promotions to General

Alaska-Yukon DistrictGlover, Geoffrey C.

Connecticut DistrictThompson, Craig D.

Indiana DistrictHaner, Nathaniel P.

Louisiana DistrictDeglandon, AaronMaxwell, KeithMorris, Sam S.Snider, Donald R., Jr

Maryland-Washington DC DistrictWhisenhunt, Brent

Mississippi DistrictParks, Christopher D.

Nebraska DistrictMorgan, Stacy J.

North Carolina DistrictBlue, Neil L., Jr

Ohio DistrictHancock, Michael S.

Nutter, AnthonyRodriguez, Benjamin R.Tennison, Ricky D.Urbanik, Theodore M.

South Carolina DistrictLozado, ReinaldoSnipes, Robert J.Soto, Luciano, JrStair, Gregory D.

South Texas DistrictDobson, Donald R.

Tennessee DistrictBridgforth, Brian H.Pilcher, Marshall R.

Virginia DistrictForbush, Jason

Western DistrictFloe, Matthew J.Thorson, James D.

Wisconsin DistrictNewble, Marshall E.

Promotions to Ordained

Global National Workers DistrictLespier, MichackResto, Nelson

Illinois DistrictSuarez, Andrew D.

Louisiana DistrictMcManus, Douglas D.

Ontario DistrictGrant, Raymond F.

South Texas DistrictMcDaniel, Jon P.

Deceased

Atlantic DistrictFoster, Robert D.

Indiana DistrictDavis, Carl D.Weddle, Forrest L.

Kentucky DistrictEvans, Larry E.Gill, Leon

Louisiana DistrictWhite, Danny L.

Missouri DistrictGilmore, Glen R.

Ohio DistrictCox, Major

Oklahoma DistrictChennault, Marilyn L.

Ontario DistrictBrown, David H.

South Texas DistrictGarcia, Manuel H.

Southern California DistrictGoodwin, John D.

Tennessee DistrictJolly, Joe

Texas DistrictPounds, James E.

NOTICE:All resolutions for the General Conference in Nashville, Tennessee, must be sent to the World Evangelism Center, 8855 Dunn Road, Hazelwood, Missouri 63042-2299, no later than July 1, 2015. The Resolutions Committee will meet soon after this date to consider the resolutions and prepare them for mailing to ministers.

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@DavidKBernard

The name of Jesus is not a label or a magical formula; God’s power is active specifically through faith in His name (Acts 3:16).

@TFTenney

Sometimes your only available means of transporta-tion is a leap of faith.

@PaulDMooney

Quote I’ve noted over the years; “Your passion is your identity.” The more you think about it the more pow-erful it becomes.

@SOGleason (Stan Gleason)

Had a university student from Congo who speaks four languages receive the Holy Ghost last night at TLC. Now he speaks five languages.

@MDYPrez (Gabriel Castillo)

Tragedy happens at home long before it ever occurs on the street.

@RyanAOneil

The #Apostolic movement has looked past color/race since its inception. In 1924, there was one predomi-nate organization...led by a black Superintendent.

@RevEliasLimones (Elias Limones)

Don’t try to birth in the flesh what God promised you in the Spirit. You might end up with an Ishmael when God promised you an Isaac.

@PastorSA (Scott Armstong)

“Vision is the ability to talk about the future with such clarity it is as if we are talking about the past.” — Si-mon Sinek

@PhilipGBowers

Organizational culture is always being built. Whether intentionally or unintentionally. Be intentional #health #culture #churchplanting

@CMNetwork

“[Pentecostals] are often avid planters, not just in their own area, but also around the world.” @edstetzer

@DavidMcGovern

Thankful for: 700 guest cards filled out, 36 Holy Ghost filled, and 12 baptized in our first 19 months. #An-gelesChurch #Thanksgiving

@NathanHarrod

During 2014 fiscal year 670 were baptized, 639 re-ceived the Holy Ghost, and now 5,301 souls make up the UPC of Spain. #GrowinginSpain

@RyanAustinDean

We’ve been working on getting @jerryldean to say, “Gra-cias,” instead of, “Grashius,” for at least a decade…

@WMarkFoster

Got the best news in over 10 years on cancer from Mayo Clinic. My PSA came back 0.10- “undetect-able.” #PraisingGod #Thanksgiving

@DougKlinedinst

Pressure: preaching each night after @davidkbernard.

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What is your definition of success? Dictionary.com defines success as: “1. the favorable or

prosperous termination of attempts or endeavors. 2. the attainment of wealth, position, honors, or the like.” This may be a good definition for the world at large, and though God desires us to prosper, the church is commanded to multiply.

More churches, daughter works, and preaching points will help to ful-fill our mandate from Jesus Christ to reach the world. More churches will also expand our abilities. Simply put, more churches will cause us to prosper. More churches means more money will be given to mission causes like Save Our Children, Mother’s Me-morial, Sheaves for Christ, and Global Missions.

Let me give you some examples. A church in Texas has existed for sev-enteen years. This church has given $750,000 to Global Missions, North American Missions, and other annual campaigns. When we plant churches, it expands our base!

A second example comes from a small North American Missions church. I asked the church planter if they supported Global Missions. Very apologetically he and his wife ex-plained, “We are a very small church with limited finances and are only able to support three global missionaries and one metro-missionary!” This is what church planters do! What if we had a thousand more just like them? Some have had the mindset that we cannot have very many Apostolic churches in a given area. Maybe it is time for us to rethink this.

For centuries the scientific and athletic communities thought it impos-sible for a man to run a mile in less than four minutes. It was first achieved in 1954 by Roger Bannister in three minutes and 59.4 seconds. Since then Bannister’s record for the mile has been lowered by almost seventeen sec-onds. Even high school students have broken what once was thought to be an unbreakable goal. An even greater il-lustration of how commonplace it has become is that in 1994, the Irish runner Eamonn Coghlan became the first man over age forty to run a sub-four-minute mile. Since Roger Bannister proved it could be done, the four-minute mile is not only possible, it has become the new standard for all professional mid-dle distance runners.

With this in mind, take a look at the number of Southern Baptist

Redefining Success

by E.W. Whitmire

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by E.W. Whitmire

Convention churches in a few cities scattered across Texas:

Beaumont: 218 Bryan/College Station: 86Killeen: 86 Longview: 142Dallas/Ft. Worth: 997 Lufkin: 45Palestine: 23 Sherman: 107Texarkana: 132 Tyler: 156Waco: 150 Wichita Falls: 50.

If Southern Baptists can have well over 2,000 churches in these few cities, can we be content to have only three hundred United Pentecostal churches in the entire Texas District? The answer is too often, “We cannot

have churches that close together.” Do we need to redefine what can be done? What we need to ask is, “Why not?” Is it because of the lack of spirituality in neighboring churches, or could it sim-ply be that we are not spiritual enough to envision it? Some say, “If we have a church on every street corner, we will monopolize Christianity in America.” If that is their definition of success, then why should ours be so much less?

When it comes to true King-dom growth, could it be that we have bought into the same kind of think-ing that kept men from breaking the four-minute mile? Could it be that God is just waiting on His church to believe that we can break the bound-aries when it comes to planting new churches? Could it be that you are the Roger Bannister who will lead the way into a spiritual dimension of growth

that will usher in the last day move of God? Extraordinary times demand an extraordinary effort from an extraordi-nary church. Are you willing to make the kind of effort required to double the number of churches in our fellowship? Are you willing to start by believing it can be done? Are you willing to lift up your eyes and look on the fields? Are you willing to transcend the cul-tural and economic challenges? Are you willing to believe God to grow the local church, multiply your ministry, and become a truly successful pastor?

E. W. Whitmire is the pastor of the Pentecostals of Robertson County and the director of North American Missions for the Texas District.

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Swiftly changing cultural expectations have created pressures to compromise many biblical principles,

but it is vital for the church to continue to firmly and faithfully embrace and teach scriptural truths. Regardless of cultural changes or pressures, Bible principles should always be the final authority in governing how we reflect the gender distinction with which God has blessed us as individuals.

Gender distinction is of utmost importance to God because it relates to His most precious creation and the ob-ject of His love: the people He created. We should celebrate the distinction and differences God made within the gen-ders, which complement and complete us as His unique created beings, made in His image and after His likeness.

“So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them” (Genesis 1:27).

“And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a wom-an, and brought her unto the man” (Genesis 2:22).

God first made a man and from that man He made a woman. This foundational truth is important for at least three primary reasons:

1. A basic aspect of His beloved creation is their unique gender roles, rights, and responsibili-ties. The Scriptures outline the important roles that men and women have and how they relate

in a harmonious family unit.

2. The procreative power of the human race depends on the union of those of the opposite sex: male and female. Gender identification then becomes central to the definition of the family, which in turn is the core of any healthy society. Jesus reaffirms this truth in Matthew 19:4-6 and furthermore regards it as the motivation to begin a marriage and family. To blend, confuse, or distort proper gen-der roles is to bring confusion to the heart of human society.

3. A social group or society that begins to blur clear gender rep-resentations also tends toward unhealthy sexual practices and follows a downward digression away from God and His fun-damental plan for humankind. This degradation leads to the disintegration of the most basic roles of men and women (Ro-mans 1:24-28).

In the beginning the enemy of humanity, in the form of a serpent, ad-vanced his agenda of the destruction of God’s people and their paradise. Eve’s deception and Adam’s disobedi-ence led to the complete loss of their innocence and paradise. In response to their shame and nakedness, the first man and woman clothed themselves, albeit improperly. The Lord gracious-

ly intervened. He mercifully covered and clothed them, forever answering the question of God’s involvement and interest in the apparel that men and women wear. In their fallen condition, they needed clothes to cover them, and they needed God’s guidance for prop-er clothing choices. In short, clothing mattered to God then, and it still mat-ters to Him today. The Lord provides parameters and principles concerning our clothing: modesty, costliness, and distinctiveness (I Timothy 2:9; Deuter-onomy 22:5) .

Gender Distinctions: The Mandate

Men and women are to maintain a visibility in their gender distinction. God created men and women to ful-fill unique roles and to illustrate those roles in specific ways. The Lord utiliz-es two primary symbols that provide a clear visible distinction between male and female: hair and clothing.

1. Hair. Paul wrote of definite distinctions between men and women in I Corinthians 11 as is reflected by their hair: long, uncut hair for women and short hair for men. Paul affirmed the order of creation in Genesis (vs. 3, 8-9) and wrote that “even nature” innately teaches us this truth: “Judge in yourselves: is it comely that a woman pray unto God uncovered? Doth not even nature itself teach you, that,

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if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him? But if a wom-an have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering” (I Corinthians 11:13-15).

2. Clothing. “The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman’s garment: for all that do so are abomination unto the LORD thy God” (Deuteron-omy 22:5).

Attire should be distinctive to one’s own sex. Scripture is clear that God requires a definite distinction between the sexes. In virtually every ethnic group there is clothing that is perceived to be feminine and cloth-ing that is perceived to be masculine. While the modern age has exerted tre-mendous pressures of influence upon basic gender distinctions in dress, God has clearly stated that to fail to main-tain distinction between the genders is an abomination to Him. An abomina-tion is an extreme term that relates to a variety of evil practices and is some-thing that is detestable and abhorrent to God.

God emphasized the distinction between men and women in the New Testament when Paul wrote that ef-feminate men would not inherit the kingdom of God. The obvious deduc-tion is that God expects women to be feminine and men to be masculine, not effeminate.

“Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor ef-feminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, nor thieves, nor cov-etous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God” (I Corinthians 6:9-10).

Gender Distinctions: The Application

Since God desires and expects humankind to maintain a distinction between the sexes, how are we to re-flect that distinction?

First, our hair should reflect our gender. I Corinthians 11:5-6 teaches that it is a dishonor and a shame for a woman to cut her hair, but it is glory for her to keep her long hair, which is a gift from God to cover her (I Corinthi-ans 11:15). Men should cut their hair and keep it short (I Corinthians 11:14).

Second, our attire should be dis-tinctive to our gender and not reflective of the dress of the opposite sex.

Deuteronomy 22:5 defines in the strictest of terms God’s distaste and abhorrence of cross-dressing and the blurring of clear male and female distinctions. Men are to strive to be masculine in all they do, including their choices of clothing. Women are to strive to be feminine in their be-havior and attire as well. God abhors the confusing of femininity and mas-culinity between the sexes. It is an abomination to God, whether it is a

man wearing feminine clothing or a woman wearing masculine clothing.

Reason would dictate there must be a clear application of biblical truth or truth ultimately becomes lost. How does a conscientious child of God ap-ply this strong passage of God’s Word concerning clothing? For centuries the male-only garment has been pants in the majority of culture groups, partic-ularly in Western society. The woman has distinguished herself from the man regardless of activity by wearing a skirt or dress, which she has accomplished with feminine grace and beauty. For example, when North American soci-ety began to change this norm, it was not out of a desire to further fulfill God’s commands for distinction, but rather for women’s perceived conve-nience and equivalence to men. When women began wearing pants it was seen as a violation of social norms and values that distinguished men and women. Whatever culture does, our aim is God’s pleasure. We want to please God and represent our gender clearly and practically. Therefore, in the modern Western culture, our men wear pants and do not wear skirts or dresses. Our women wear skirts or dresses and do not wear pants.

God’s people are given the re-demptive responsibility to reflect the values of God and exemplify to an un-saved society God’s perfect will. May we, as God’s people, ever be vigilant to fulfill this privileged and high call-ing (I Peter 2:9).


Compensation For Pastors

by David K. Bernard

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How should a pastor be compensated for his or her service, and how much is appropriate? Several considerations are important.

Theological ConsiderationsPreachers of the gospel are entitled to earn

a living from their gospel work (Luke 10:7; I Corinthians 9:14). Churches should compensate pastors equitably, generously, and commensurate with their work responsibilities. (See I Timothy 5:17-18.)

Pastors are overseers of the local church, not hirelings. (See I Peter 5:1-4.) At the same time, they are accountable to the church, which includes financial matters. (See II Corinthians 8:20-21.) All the revenues and expenses of the church, including tithes, should come under the oversight of the senior pastor; and the church should follow the appropriate ethical, accounting, legal, and tax guidelines.

The New Testament does not introduce a new financial plan but assumes the continuation of tithing, which was a principle of faith even be-fore the law of Moses. (See Genesis 14:20; 28:22; Matthew 23:23.) In the Old Testament tithes supported the priests and Levites, which includ-ed administrators, musicians, and gatekeepers. Some tithes were used for religious celebrations, for support to the needy, and apparently for other expenses to operate God’s house. (See Deuteron-omy 12:17-19; 14:22-29; II Chronicles 31:4-21; Malachi 3:10.) By analogy, tithes today should first support the pastor adequately. After this goal has been accomplished, tithes can help support other church workers, activities, and needs in the discretion of the pastor and church.

Ethical, Legal, and Practical Considerations

It is generally desirable for senior pastors to work full time for the church and to be com-pensated accordingly. Historically, the income of most Pentecostal churches was relatively small, so typically pastors received all the tithes, which often still did not equate to a true full-time salary.

Even today, most UPCI pastors in the United States and Canada are bivocational. They rely at least in part on income from other ministerial ac-tivities, investments, personal businesses, secular employment of pastor or spouse, or secular re-tirement. Some pastors could receive full support from the church but, like Paul, choose not to do so, instead designating money for other important

church needs.Once a church is able to support its pastor

full time, it should provide compensation similar to that of pastors of other churches and denom-inations. For information on the compensation of pastors throughout the United States, see the current edition of the Compensation Handbook for Church Staff by Richard Hammar, an attor-ney and accountant affiliated with the Assemblies of God. It provides information based on factors such as attendance, budget, region, urban versus rural areas, and pastor’s education and experi-ence.

The income of full-time Pentecostal pas-tors can be somewhat higher than in many other denominations, for several reasons. (1) They often have greater authority and responsibility and provide a greater level of pastoral care. (2) Typically, they have sacrificed income and con-tributed heavily in order to grow the church. (3) Many Pentecostal churches have grown signifi-cantly in attendance and finances due primarily to the pastor’s leadership. (4) The pastor’s spouse is often deeply involved in the church’s ministry without separate compensation.

Some pastors of large churches accept only an average salary because the church is investing greatly in building programs, missions, daughter works, and growth. Other churches do not have many expenses of this nature and can afford to pay a very large salary. Pastors of these churches should still consider carefully the principles of good stewardship, however. (See Luke 16:10-14; I Timothy 6:6-19.)

Since pastors are committed to a life of ministry and since churches operate on a non-profit basis, pastors should expect to make less than executives and professionals in secular and for-profit fields. Moreover, they should realize that God has blessed the North American church so that it can be a blessing and can fulfill His mis-sion to win the lost. For example, the difference between providing $100,000 and $200,000 in an-nual compensation could enable the local church to be a leading contributor to world missions as well as to expand its own base of ministry. Con-sequently, the pastors of growing churches often make considerably less than those of well-estab-lished, stable churches. There is a tremendous need and opportunity for strong churches and pastors to fulfill a greater vision of investing in God’s kingdom.

Legally, pastors are church employees, and the church or church board must independently approve their compensation plan. There can be

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serious legal consequences for not having an approved plan or not following it carefully. For example, if the pastor ex-ercises unilateral control over a church account, such as a tithing fund, then the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) could classify all the money in that fund as the pastor’s taxable income.

Since churches are tax exempt, they cannot share prof-its but must provide compensation that is reasonable in a nonprofit context. As of 2015, the IRS deems a person receiving total compensation of $120,000 or more, in-cluding benefits, to be “highly compensated.” If a pastor’s

compensation is greater, the church board should review the available comparable data and document special qual-ifications and responsibilities to support the high level. A “highly compensated” pastor should receive a fixed salary rather than a percentage, lest the arrangement appear to be a type of profit sharing. The same is true of a pastor who receives substantially all the church’s unrestricted income.

When I started a church in Austin, Texas, I began with an external board until we could develop qualified board members within the congregation. The initial board ap-proved a salary (including housing) of 75 percent of tithes, with the remaining 25 percent being available for ministe-rial benefits and expenses. At first tithing was minimal, and I supported my family through other employment. As the church grew, I progressively asked for my compensation to be reduced until it was 10 percent of the tithes, and eventu-ally I asked for a fixed salary within an approved range. We were in growth mode and needed to support our building and missions programs. For the first ten years, my contribu-tions to the church were greater than my income from the church. For the next four years I received a partial salary, and in the final four years I received a full salary for our size. We were greatly blessed, and we were able to bless the kingdom of God.

The local church should structure the pastor’s com-pensation to be equitable and generous, to meet legal requirements, and to minimize taxes. Significant issues are expense reimbursement, housing allowance, insurance ben-efits, retirement benefits, and cost of living adjustments.

For US ministers a helpful resource is the current edi-tion of Richard Hammar’s Church & Tax Guide. This book discusses another important issue also, which is how to report compensation properly. For summary information see “Organizing a Church Legally” at upciministers.com

(under Resources, Ministers, Church Resources). Both this resource and the present article provide general information only. For specific legal, accounting, or tax advice in indi-vidual cases, please contact a qualified professional such as a CPA who is familiar with church and ministerial finances.

Expense ReimbursementThe local church should have an accountable expense

reimbursement plan to reimburse the pastor for any min-istry and church expenses. Examples are travel expenses for church conferences, ministerial dues, entertainment of church guests, ministerial books, and mileage for church business (but not commuting from home to church). While many churches have traditionally used tithes for this purpose, these reimbursements should not be considered part of the pastor’s compensation. The pastor can use a church credit card for such expenses if he or she documents the business use and does not use the card for personal expenses.

Housing AllowanceFor US tax purposes, the church should designate a

portion of the minister’s salary as a housing allowance. For the church budget, salary and housing are treated the same; together they constitute base pay. The church does not provide an extra benefit but simply labels part of the minister’s paycheck. The designation makes no difference to the church but provides a tax advantage to the minister. Ministers do not pay income tax on the housing allowance, although they do pay self-employment tax. They can ex-clude the housing allowance from taxable income only to the extent that the amount is actually designated by the church, does not exceed fair market rental value (including expenses of operation), and is actually used to provide hous-ing. It can include rent, down payment, mortgage payment (principal and interest), property taxes, property insurance, utilities, furnishings, and maintenance.

The housing allowance must be established in advance by a written resolution of the church or church board. It should be set somewhat higher than what the minister will probably need, to make sure it will cover any unexpected expenses. Regardless of the amount designated, the min-ister’s paycheck remains the same. At the end of the year, based on actual housing expenses the minister and the trea-surer can calculate how much taxable income the church needs to report on Form W-2. Alternatively, the church can report the minister’s income net of the full housing allow-ance, in which case the minister is responsible to report any unused portion as taxable income.

Insurance BenefitsMedical insurance is an important benefit that many

employers provide, and the UPCI does so for its employ-ees including missionaries. For this benefit to be nontaxable


The local church should structure the pastor’s compensation

to be equitable and generous, to meet legal requirements, and to minimize taxes.

in the United States, however, it must meet certain condi-tions of the new health-care law. In the past, many churches have provided basic health insurance with a relatively high deductible and a reimbursement plan for out-of-pocket medical expenses. This has been a cost-effective solution for both pastor and church. Under the new law, however, such benefits are probably taxable, and therefore the pastor would need to pay taxes on them. The church should cal-culate the approximate cost of the additional taxes and add this amount to base salary.

Other benefits to consider, which may be important for both minister and church, are life insurance and disability insurance. In the context of a local church, however, they typically will be taxable.

Retirement BenefitsIt is important for the church to provide a retirement

plan for the pastor. An excellent vehicle is the Ministers Retirement Fund established by the UPCI. It has special ad-vantages over general plans, such as the ability to designate a ministerial housing allowance. For more information see “Planning for Retirement” at upciministers.com (under Re-sources, Ministers, Church Resources) and go to mrf.upci.org. For headquarters employees, the UPCI contributes up to 5 percent of base salary (including housing) to match an

employee’s contribution, so that an employee can save a total of 10 percent. Missionaries raise a budget that includes a retirement contribution of 10 percent.

Adjustment and ReviewThere should be a means to provide for annual cost

of living adjustments (COLA). The UPCI obtains regional COLA information and typically makes an annual adjust-ment for its employees if the budget permits. As pastor, I handled this matter by asking the church board to approve a salary range. The exact salary was established within this range in consultation with the church treasurer. This mech-anism provided some confidentiality and some flexibility to make adjustments based on changes in budget conditions and cost of living.

The pastor’s compensation package should be re-viewed every five years or as requested by the pastor. An annual review requires unnecessary work and can unneces-sarily connect raises to temporary issues.

David K. Bernard is the general superintendent of the United Pentecostal Church International.


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