What if every baptism were treated not as the end of an event, but as the beginning of a purposeful shared journey toward Christlikeness? We Planned the Wedding, But Who Is Helping with the Marriage? I’ve heard that the median cost for a wedding these days in the United States is somewhere between $20,000 and $25,000. The average is even higher, landing between $33,000 and $36,000.1 Just imagine what you could do with an extra $30,000. If your rent is $1,700 a month, you coul

This is about the cost to pastors who are called to shepherd those on the church rolls, who don't attend, and attenders who are not committed to membership in the congregation.