Reformátusok Lapja, 1971 (71. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1971-11-01 / 11. szám
REFORMÁTUSOK LAPJA 5 THE PENSION BOARDS - UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST SALARY SURVEY - 1971 Ministers Servinq as Pastors of Churches Conference 1971 Average Salary 1970 Average Salary 1971 Median Salary Percentage of Ministers as to whom 11% Dues are Paid California N. $10,571.93 $ 9,801.86 $10,269.23 91.75% California S. 10,388.15 9,9^3.60 9,690.67 89.62% Calvin Synod 8,687.15 8,106.7!+ 8,333.33 85% Central Atlantic 9,780.1+8 9,028.11+ 9,500.00 96.09% Colorado 8.833.03 8,1+1+2.31 8,650.00 85.25% Connecticut 10,657.71 9,938.70 10,1I8.b2 97.87% Flori da 9,955.53 8,993.08 9,b5b.5b 92.31% Hawaii 9,596.23 8,825.76 9,285.71 87.80% Illinois 10,156.59 9.362.29 9,372.09 93.617. Illinois South 8,857.19 8,180.75 8.807.69 8b.51% Indiana Kentucky 9,230.10 8,7!+!+. 20 9,216.21 96.757. Intermountain 8,537.65 7,1+61+. 09 8,285.71 95.2b°% Iowa 9,363.33 8,618.08 8,96b.28 93.10% Kansas-Oklahoma 8,891+. 10 7,909.56 8,550.00 88% Mai ne 8,592.70 8,026.85 8,333.33 93.68% Massachusetts 10,017.66 9,1+28.91+ 9,587.83 93.b7% Michigan 10,397.35 9,56i+.98 9,729.16 92.26% Mi nnesota 9,1*39.28 9,170.22 9,111.11 90.b3% Mi.souri 9,393.75 8,981+.2i+ 9,166.66 76.25% Montana 9,0bb.76 8,960.85 8,375.00 100% Nebraska 8,885.18 8,1+16.71+ 8,600.00 90.687. New Hampshire 8,706.89 8,265.12 8.637.50 93.05% New York 9,875.1*6 9,225.39 9,285.71 95.607. North Dakota 7,738.95 7,521.27 7,583.33 86.96% Ohio Central Southeast 10,536.87 10,087.77 10,300.00 8l.b0% Ohio Eastern 9.895.77 9,319.03 9,1b2.35 90.22% Ohio Northwest 8,593.51* 8,198.71+ 8,181.81 89.b7% Ohio Western Reserve 10,219-b5 9,351.36 9,821.b2 95.29% Ohio Southwest 9,093.62 8,561.38 8,895.83 98% Oregon 8,361.65 8,033.50 8,lb2.85 33.55% Penn Central 8,525.25 8,003.36 8,b02.b3 89.56% Penn Northeast 8,6i+i+. 12 8,151+.51 8,b62.96 92.92% Penn Southeast 3,900.61+ 8,1+22.03 8,620.00 92.b3% Penn West 7,81+3.33 7,507.92 7,621.95 37.96% Puerto Rico 6,117.85 6,297.50 5,500.00 100% Rhode Island 9,735.1+0 9,1+09.03 9,b00.00 92.59% South Central 8,059.1+2 8,01+7.37 8,233.33 8b.62% South Dakota 8,71+9.15 8,52b.87 8,583.33 91.67% Southeast 8,1+10.73 7,698.27 8,500.00 91.18% Southern 8,01+2.50 7,39b.98 7,882.35 8b.80% Southwest 10,513.70 9,398.96 9,500.00 97.067. Vermont 8,01+2.27 7,795.03 7,750.00 82.86% Washington-N. Idaho 9,871.90 8,981.20 9.250.00 9l.9l+% Wi scons in 9,581.92 9,069.39 9,256.b1 93.03% THE PENSION BOARDS UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST SALARY GROUPINGS - 1971 1971 I2ZO Percentage of Ministers as Salary Group Number of Ministers Servinq as Pastors Number of Ministers Servinq as Pastors to whom 11% Dues are Paid $ b.OOO - b,999 32 b8 86.11% 5,000 - 5,999 97 131+ 88.12% 6,000 - 6,999 302 b60 91.61% 7,000 - 7,999 80b 969 91.91% 8,000 - 8,999 753 758 93.19% 9,000 - 9,999 729 638 91.25% 10,000 -10,999 1+57 399 92.07% 11,000 -11,999 250 210 92.31% 12,000 -12,999 231 188 93.02% 13,000 -13,999 121 91 93.92% lb,000 -lb,999 7b 55 92.13% 15,000 -15,999 51 52 83.8b% 16,000 -16,999 39 26 93.65% 17,000 -17,999 23 16 92.86% 18,000 -18,999 16 17 91.67% 19,000 -19,999 lb 10 88% 20,000 -20,999 13 03 91.30% 21,000 -21,999 03 05 100% 22,000 -22,999 06 01 92.86% 23,000 -23,999 03 01 100% 2b,000 -2b,999 0b 03 87.50% 25,000 & Over 03 0b 71.1+3% 1971 1971 Average Salary $9,1+53 Median Salary $8,9b7 1970 Average Salary $8,936.50 I AM CONCERNED The past few months have been good ones in the life of our congregation. All of our groups were active, our attendance at services was good and we held our own financially. These seem to be the accepted guildelines of success and yet I myself do not necessarily use these guildelines. I feel that we offer a program for almost all ages, and our doors are open to all, regardless of color of skin or nationalistic background. If those who attend our services receive the spiritual guidance and strength that is necessary to live in these difficult times, then we have been successful. If our church school, and youth groups and choirs can strengthen one person’s spiritual foundation, then we have been successful. If we can somehow make people realize that Christianity isn’t old fashioned, but it is new for each generation, then we have been successful. Just as love and faith don’t change, so Jesus Christ doesn’t change. It is we who change. There are some in our congregation who feel that I don’t speak out enough on social issues such as race and poverty. If I don’t, it is because I feel that they are only small facets of the total picture. I feel that if I can change the individual person, then he or she will help to rectify the evils and problems of this world, and not just one part of it. He will do it because he is a consecrated and dedicated Christian. I am concerted about our church and it’s future, our denomination, our nation and the world. I feel that we have too many Christians in name only. We call ourselves a Christian nation and yet the President of the United States must ride around in a bullet-proof car that cost $500,000. It has a bullet-proof bubble and 2 tons of armor and could drive away at 50 miles an hour even if its tires had been shot. I am concerned about one of the worst enemies of Americans and what it is doing to young and old alike — and that is alcohol. More than 5 million people are known alcoholics, and that is one out of 40. We have more deaths on the highway because of drunken drivers than our losses in Viet- Nam. There are 25,000 deaths and 800,000 crashes annually. We call ourselves a Christian nation and yet our crime rate keeps rising. In 1959 we had 1,592,189 crimes. We’re over the 5,000,000 mark now. There has been a 66% increase in murders and 115% increase in forceable rapes since ’59. We are moving from being a great society to being a violent society. I am concerned about the truly great number of violent and cheap sex films. A producer of sex films recently commented on the fact that each one of his 20 movies has grossed 4 times its cost. It seems that vulgarity has become the common language of actors and actresses on stage and even on T.V. The more shocking the word, the greater
