iThe Pastor and the Church’s (Financial) Support System: the Case of the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP) Nkhoma Synod, Malawi.
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This study aims at enhancing the pastor’s financial support systems in the ‘mission’ and indigenous congregations of the CCAP Nkhoma Synod, in Central Region of Malawi. This analysis reveals that there are both rural and urban mission and indigenous congregations who financially support their pastors in the CCAP Nkhoma Synod. However, the reality is that the support is minimal especially in some rural indigenous and ‘mission ‘congregations. Secondly, the analysis also reveals that the most common reason for the minimal pastor’s financial support is that pastors are perceived to be well-to-do in the community compared to the congregants, especially in rural congregations. This means that the root cause which prevents congregants from supporting their pastors to the maximum is lack of resources (poverty). Therefore, the main purpose of this thesis is to empower congregants to be self-reliant, and training those who have resources to support their pastors. Finally, the research proposes a New Testament-based approach to encourage members and leaders of the CCAP Nkhoma Synod ‘mission’ congregations to support their pastors financially. The approach provides two main practical strategies for pastors’ financial support for the entire CCAP Nkhoma Synod in Malawi, which is developing a biblical pastor’s financial support through a booklet called Bible Based Pastor’s Financial Support Booklet (BBPFSB),and a strategy to address existing church policies related to pastor’s financial support. To achieve the foregoing, Chapter two provides a literature review on the pastor’s financial support, focusing mainly on the local church pastor, related responsibilities, and the bases of a pastor’s financial support. In Chapter three, the study investigates the perceptions of some members and leaders regarding the main reasons why certain pastors’ support systems are less successful and less welcomed by some rural and urban indigenous and ‘mission’ congregations in the CCAP Nkhoma Synod. This is done by means of an empirical survey, which includes both quantitative and qualitative research: the collection of first-hand information through a questionnaire and audio-interview questions that require structured and semi-structured responses. The purpose was to present recommendations and conclusions once the empirical research has been completed. V Chapter four presents New Testament practices to encourage members and leaders to assume the responsibility for caring for their pastors, with reference to Matthew 10:9–14; 1 Corinthians 9:1–14; Galatians 6:6; Philippians 4:15–16 and 1 Timothy 5:17. In particular, it deals with the introduction of the book, background and context of the passage and its implications fora pastor’s support. And finally, in Chapter five, we propose a New Testament-based approach to encourage members and leaders of the CCAP Nkhoma Synod ‘mission’ congregations to support their pastors financially. This approach was based on the findings from chapters two, three and four. The approach provides strategies which are concluded with a discussion on how to implement the biblical pastor’s financial support through a booklet called Bible Based Pastors Financial Support Booklet (BBPFSB) and suggest practical ways to change the identified policies
This study aims at enhancing the pastor’s financial support systems in the ‘mission’ and indigenous congregations of the CCAP Nkhoma Synod, in Central Region of Malawi. This analysis reveals that there are both rural and urban mission and indigenous congregations who financially support their pastors in the CCAP Nkhoma Synod. However, the reality is that the support is minimal especially in some rural indigenous and ‘mission ‘congregations. Secondly, the analysis also reveals that the most common reason for the minimal pastor’s financial support is that pastors are perceived to be well-to-do in the community compared to the congregants, especially in rural congregations. This means that the root cause which prevents congregants from supporting their pastors to the maximum is lack of resources (poverty). Therefore, the main purpose of this thesis is to empower congregants to be self-reliant, and training those who have resources to support their pastors. Finally, the research proposes a New Testament-based approach to encourage members and leaders of the CCAP Nkhoma Synod ‘mission’ congregations to support their pastors financially. The approach provides two main practical strategies for pastors’ financial support for the entire CCAP Nkhoma Synod in Malawi, which is developing a biblical pastor’s financial support through a booklet called Bible Based Pastor’s Financial Support Booklet (BBPFSB),and a strategy to address existing church policies related to pastor’s financial support. To achieve the foregoing, Chapter two provides a literature review on the pastor’s financial support, focusing mainly on the local church pastor, related responsibilities, and the bases of a pastor’s financial support. In Chapter three, the study investigates the perceptions of some members and leaders regarding the main reasons why certain pastors’ support systems are less successful and less welcomed by some rural and urban indigenous and ‘mission’ congregations in the CCAP Nkhoma Synod. This is done by means of an empirical survey, which includes both quantitative and qualitative research: the collection of first-hand information through a questionnaire and audio-interview questions that require structured and semi-structured responses. The purpose was to present recommendations and conclusions once the empirical research has been completed. V Chapter four presents New Testament practices to encourage members and leaders to assume the responsibility for caring for their pastors, with reference to Matthew 10:9–14; 1 Corinthians 9:1–14; Galatians 6:6; Philippians 4:15–16 and 1 Timothy 5:17. In particular, it deals with the introduction of the book, background and context of the passage and its implications fora pastor’s support. And finally, in Chapter five, we propose a New Testament-based approach to encourage members and leaders of the CCAP Nkhoma Synod ‘mission’ congregations to support their pastors financially. This approach was based on the findings from chapters two, three and four. The approach provides strategies which are concluded with a discussion on how to implement the biblical pastor’s financial support through a booklet called Bible Based Pastors Financial Support Booklet (BBPFSB) and suggest practical ways to change the identified policies
This study aims at enhancing the pastor’s financial support systems in the ‘mission’ and indigenous congregations of the CCAP Nkhoma Synod, in Central Region of Malawi. This analysis reveals that there are both rural and urban mission and indigenous congregations who financially support their pastors in the CCAP Nkhoma Synod. However, the reality is that the support is minimal especially in some rural indigenous and ‘mission ‘congregations. Secondly, the analysis also reveals that the most common reason for the minimal pastor’s financial support is that pastors are perceived to be well-to-do in the community compared to the congregants, especially in rural congregations. This means that the root cause which prevents congregants from supporting their pastors to the maximum is lack of resources (poverty). Therefore, the main purpose of this thesis is to empower congregants to be self-reliant, and training those who have resources to support their pastors. Finally, the research proposes a New Testament-based approach to encourage members and leaders of the CCAP Nkhoma Synod ‘mission’ congregations to support their pastors financially. The approach provides two main practical strategies for pastors’ financial support for the entire CCAP Nkhoma Synod in Malawi, which is developing a biblical pastor’s financial support through a booklet called Bible Based Pastor’s Financial Support Booklet (BBPFSB),and a strategy to address existing church policies related to pastor’s financial support. To achieve the foregoing, Chapter two provides a literature review on the pastor’s financial support, focusing mainly on the local church pastor, related responsibilities, and the bases of a pastor’s financial support. In Chapter three, the study investigates the perceptions of some members and leaders regarding the main reasons why certain pastors’ support systems are less successful and less welcomed by some rural and urban indigenous and ‘mission’ congregations in the CCAP Nkhoma Synod. This is done by means of an empirical survey, which includes both quantitative and qualitative research: the collection of first-hand information through a questionnaire and audio-interview questions that require structured and semi-structured responses. The purpose was to present recommendations and conclusions once the empirical research has been completed. V Chapter four presents New Testament practices to encourage members and leaders to assume the responsibility for caring for their pastors, with reference to Matthew 10:9–14; 1 Corinthians 9:1–14; Galatians 6:6; Philippians 4:15–16 and 1 Timothy 5:17. In particular, it deals with the introduction of the book, background and context of the passage and its implications fora pastor’s support. And finally, in Chapter five, we propose a New Testament-based approach to encourage members and leaders of the CCAP Nkhoma Synod ‘mission’ congregations to support their pastors financially. This approach was based on the findings from chapters two, three and four. The approach provides strategies which are concluded with a discussion on how to implement the biblical pastor’s financial support through a booklet called Bible Based Pastors Financial Support Booklet (BBPFSB) and suggest practical ways to change the identified policies