You are a deeply holy person, we all know, but even you can’t live on good will and the Holy Spirit (unless the Holy Spirit drops a bag of money under your pillow every night like the Tooth Fairy). In New England, the clergy were historically paid partly in potatoes but now we accept French fries and direct deposit.
You need to get the details of your compensation and benefits clear before you get deeply emotionally involved with the congregation and start to get stars in your eyes about the possibilities of ministry with them. Listen to your Auntie PB.
