Compensation has a huge question mark this year. With inflation and a changing economy, churches are wondering how to pay their staff. Tune in to learn about new high-level data that ChurchSalary has to offer as well as compensation trends. There is information on inflationary pressures that tell a unique story. Hear some best practices on setting fair and reasonable compensation.

Resources

• Aaron’s article on How Are Inflation and the Pandemic Impacting Raises and Salaries? (paywall)
• ChurchSalary SlideDeck
• XPastor’s free Salary Forecaster
• ChurchSalary website with great salary data and custom charts for each position you input

About Aaron

Aaron Hill draws on 15 years of pastoral experience serving in local churches in his role as Content Strategist at ChurchSalary. He holds master’s degrees from Wheaton College Graduate School (Theology) and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (Christian Education). Prior to joining the resources team at Christianity Today, Aaron also served Production Editor for VII, an academic journal focusing on C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien, published by the Marion E. Wade Center at Wheaton College.

About Matt

Matthew Branaugh is an attorney and content editor for Christianity Today’s ChurchLaw&Tax. Matthew helps lead an award-winning team of editors and designers with the planning, creation, and publishing of ChurchLawAndTax.com, numerous print and digital resources, and two free newsletters. In 2015, he earned first place from the Evangelical Press Association’s “Higher Goals in Christian Journalism” for his article examining church budgeting priorities and practices. More recently, he researched and wrote a comprehensive report evaluating the effects of local, state, and federal public accommodations laws on local churches. Matthew earned his law degree with honors from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law, where he also served as an associate editor for Denver Law Review and had his article detailing the potential nationwide effects of the #MeToo movement on abuse-reporting laws selected for online publication. Matthew grew up in the Evangelical Covenant Church. One of Matthew’s favorite parts of his job is the opportunity to meet and network with local church pastors and leaders across the country.