Ruslan KD

I worked with adults with developmental disabilities from 2010 to 2012.

It was one of the most fulfilling jobs I had.

I had to pick up a group of three folks.

One of them had high functioning autism.

One of them had high functioning Down syndrome.

Take them to the gym, take them to school, take them just kind of do their day with them, right?

It was such a fun job.

And I remember we had an all staff meeting.

I remember we had an all staff meeting and our president and our vice president was there.

And I remember finding out that the president of this organization or the CEO of this nonprofit organization made like 150 grand a year.

And the vice president made like 100 grand a year.

And as a 25 year old kid that was struggling on the front lines doing this work, I was pissed.

Like, what do you mean he's making 150K?

We're doing the work on the front lines, right?

Now, I didn't have to see those people again.

I didn't have to see, I saw him once a year and that was it, right?

Now imagine if I, as a 25-year-old kid, had to do life with that person every single week and hear them preach every single week and get counsel from them every single week knowing exactly what they made.

I don't think that's a healthy dynamic.

So should churches be transparent and accountable?

Absolutely, and most are.