{"podcast":{"title":"CR101 Radio - Podcast Network","slug":"cr101-radio-podcast-network-7036268","podcast_index_feed_id":7036268,"rss_url":"https://feed.pod.co/cr101-radio-network-1","website_url":"https://cr101radio.com","image_url":"https://images.pod.co/_UDC2OMiyI8vUkZ3BaI_0O9vAb3KeXa4N0ycdnFXiBY/resize:fill:1500:1500/plain/artwork/c4afc2e3-dc3b-44c8-a1ab-f83d98bd67a4/cr101-radio-network-1-1726259191.jpg","author":"Cr101 Radio","episode_count":1000,"summary":"Christian Podcast Network! - https://cr101radio.com/","last_synced_at":"2026-06-16T20:18:47.070423+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cr101-radio-podcast-network-7036268"},"episode":{"title":"Pastors","slug":"pastors","published_at":"2026-04-12T09:00:30+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cr101-radio-podcast-network-7036268/pastors","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cr101-radio-podcast-network-7036268","url":"https://cr101radio.com/series/a-word-in-season","audio_url":"https://downloads.pod.co/0bd944ac-beb1-44fb-b937-25c3ef63211c/e620299d-bb35-4286-8c99-7c2fe5319933.mp3","summary":"A recent study has revealed a shameful truth about the American church: the average pastor earns just $10,348 a year well below the federal poverty line with 14% earning under $6,000 and only 5% receiving more than $15,000. Meanwhile, truck drivers, electricians, lawyers, and dentists earn many times more, showing plainly that church members demand much from their pastors while valuing them little. Scripture, however, commands the opposite: faithful ministers who labor in Word and doctrine are to be counted worthy of “double honor” that is, double pay (1 Tim. 5:17–18). In biblical language, honor means compensation, and what we pay reveals what we truly esteem. To underpay a godly pastor is to dishonor not only him but Christ Himself. If a man is unfit for ministry, he should leave for the church’s sake but if he is faithful, he should be honored accordingly. The question is unavoidable: does our treatment of Christ’s servants reveal honor or contempt?","meta_description":"A recent study has revealed a shameful truth about the American church: the average pastor earns just $10,348 a year well below the federal poverty line w…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":140,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/cr101-radio-podcast-network-7036268/episodes/pastors/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cr101-radio-podcast-network-7036268/pastors.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}