Housing Your Pastor (with Ray Evans)

Should churches provide housing for their pastors? Why is a pastor's housing important for church life? In this episode of In:Dependence, Phil Topham (FIEC Executive Director) is joined by Ray Evans (FIEC Church Leadership Consultant) to discuss where the housing of a pastor should fit into church life and leadership. 00:00 - Introduction01:22 - The recent history of housing pastors06:46 - Beginning the conversation about housing your pastor08:42 - A house as a tool of the trade13:40 - Legacies to house pastors16:26 - Managing criticism of providing for church workers21:33 - Managing building issues that come with a manse25:42 - How can a pastor start a conversation about housing?28:38 - The Evangelical Housing Association You can watch a video of this episode and get more resources for church leaders on the FIEC website. Show notes A Meal with Jesus, Tim Chester (thegoodbook.co.uk) God's Time, God's Money, Fred Catherwood (amazon.co.uk) Evangelical Housing Association (evangelicalhousingassociation.org.uk) About In:Dependence: In:Dependence is FIEC’s official podcast, where you’ll hear teaching and resources for church leaders from the FIEC Ministry Team and guests from FIEC churches and partners. You can access video podcasts by subscribing to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠the FIEC YouTube channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. About FIEC: We are ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠a fellowship of Independent churches⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with members of the family across England, Scotland and Wales. Our mission is to see those Independent churches working together with a big vision: to reach Britain for Christ. Being part of FIEC links you to a growing number of Independent evangelical churches and there are now more than 50,000 people who are part of churches affiliated to FIEC. Follow FIEC on social media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter