Clergy Negotiating Guide: Don't Sell Yourself Short

The Clergy Negotiating Guide helps pastors to meet with church leaders to negotiate their contact, compensation, and annual raises in a way that is fair, just, and compatible with denominational compensation guidelines for your experience, skills, and the demographics you serve. Many clergy are not skilled at negotiating for themselves. The goal is not to enter into an adversarial conversation but to find a win-win outcome that is mutually satisfying to both clergy and congregation. The Clergy Negotiating Guide leads clergy to articulate their specialized skills, to arm themselves with good data, to set the tone for a collaborative conversation about compensation, to learn to speak in a matter-of-fact manner about the business aspects to their employment, and to consider their personal theology about their calling and being paid for their service. An especially helpful guide is the section encouraging clergy to seek a guaranteed contractual minimum annual increase as beneficial to both clergy and congregation. Whether you are negotiating for a new position (and therefore have some clout) or returning to the table once again to discuss your compensation and job description, The Clergy Negotiating Guide will provide you with valuable assistance.