It's that old-time religion
It's the kingdom they would rule
It's the fool on television
Getting paid to play the fool
Rush
The
Big Money
According to a Fuller Insitute / Barna Research / Pastoral
Care Inc. study (cited
here) the profession of "Pastor" is near the bottom of a survey
of the most-respected professions, just above "car salesman".
First, let me say that I am not offended. I’ve long thought
that being a pastor requires a certain amount of salesmanship. Since our
culture is filled with competing advertisements persuading us that a product or
lifestyle can “change your life” or “change the world,” it’s only natural that
people see one of the chief jobs of the clergy is to convince and motivate
people to participate in a certain belief system that promises to do the same. Many of the techniques used in selling cars (or
any goods or services) are assumed to translate well into the arena of faith.
