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The Painful Surprise No Pastor Wants to Discover About Their Paycheck
What happens when your paycheck was set up wrong… and no one realized it until the IRS did? For pastors, compensation errors aren’t just accounting issues—they can lead to legal risks, broken trust, and years of regret. This post walks through the most common church payroll mistakes, why they happen, and what pastors and boards must do to protect both the mission and the messenger.