March 2010

Should Ordained Pastors Opt Out of Social Security? No.

by Alex Tran on March 25, 2010 · 13 comments

TweetShould ordained pastors/ministers opt out of self employment taxes (i.e. Social Security and Medicare taxes)? No. Unless you meet extremely rare requirements. None of which include the following: Social Security benefits won’t be available when I retire It’s poor stewardship of God’s money I can do a better job investing than the government It’s not [...]

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by Alex Tran on March 7, 2010 · 1 comment

TweetFor two years I have met for hundreds of hours on committees. I have never written a poem about it. It is deadening to my soul. I am a thinker. A writer. A preacher. A poet and songwriter. At least these are the avenues of love and service where my heart flourishes. . . . [...]

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