rlschultz has left a new comment on your post "Lutheran School, Christian School, or Profit Cente...":
"Since the pastor controls the staff, he can employ his wife and their friends."
At my former WELS congregation of which I have commented on, the wife of one of the pastors is called to a full time position as the early childhood director.
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GJ - In Ohio, a full-time manager is required by the state, so Lutheran congregations are competing for kiddie tuition to pay for their staff to pay for their new cars because the Mommies are working to pay for their new cars.