{"id":35830,"date":"2025-05-12T13:04:32","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T13:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=35830"},"modified":"2026-10-26T13:37:59","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T13:37:59","slug":"jehovahs-witnesses-paid-pastors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/jehovahs-witnesses-paid-pastors\/","title":{"rendered":"I Testimoni di Geova ricevono un compenso per il ministero?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>No. Jehovah&#039;s Witnesses have no paid clergy, and the elders who care for each congregation serve without a salary, most of them while holding ordinary jobs. A smaller group of full-time workers, including missionaries, special pioneers, traveling overseers and headquarters staff, receive food, lodging, health care and a small allowance, but no salary. Behind the practice is one line of the Gospel that Witnesses take at its word. Sending the apostles out, Jesus told them, &quot;You received free, give free&quot;\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No. Witnesses have no paid clergy; elders serve unpaid, and full-time workers receive food, lodging and a small allowance funded by voluntary donations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104527,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[39],"tags":[],"series":[531],"class_list":["post-35830","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-education","series-understanding-jehovahs-witnesses"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":35845,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/leaving-jehovahs-witnesses\/","url_meta":{"origin":35830,"position":0},"title":"Leaving Jehovah&#8217;s Witnesses: What Happens If You Fade or Resign","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Maggio 9, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Fading brings no shunning; resigning or being removed does. 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