Most churches will let you see their budget for the year (current or at the least previous). That way you know they are on the up and up. The pastor's salary is usually set by the board at those kinds of places.
That's not the way it is at Calvary Chapels. Calvary Chapels are one-man-shows. They control their boards and can, in effect, set their own salaries. The sky is the limit. They often run their local churches like their own private piggy banks.
They often make a pretense that they will show you the budget. In the past (while Romaine was alive) Calvary Costa Mesa used to say that you can see the budget. You just have to go to "Drill Seargent" Romaine who asked you to prove that you are a tithing member of the church before he will show you the budget. Leaves you wondering if anyone ever did it?
Does your local Calvary work the same? Check it out. Ask for the yearly budget at your local Calvary Chapel. See if they will let you see it. Send us a copy and we will put it up on this BLOG as an example of at least one Calvary which has openness. If there is no response that says a lot, doesn't it?
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