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CALL PACKAGE GUIDELINES

Recommendations on Pastoral Compensation

Geneva has prepared these helpful tips and resources for pastors, churches, and presbyteries alike as they navigate important conversations around a minister’s call to service.

Call Package 101

Learn more about the four key elements for every call package—Compensation, Retirement, Insurance, and Wellbeing—in this introductory video.

How to Design a Call Package

Guidelines for Pastors

Become acquainted with the aspects of a well-designed call package with this helpful booklet from Geneva. Use it to evaluate the sufficiency of your proposed or existing call.

Guidelines for Churches

Crafting or reviewing a pastoral call package? Enhance your understanding of the unique facets of your minister’s call with this resource for sessions and administrators.

Guidelines for Presbyteries

Communicate clearly with your sessions and ministers about proposed or existing call packages, using the recommendations in this PDF designed specifically for presbyteries.

Your call package checklist

This handy checklist includes a high-level look at the key elements for pastors, churches, and presbyteries to consider in a well-designed package. Get your checklist by completing the form below.

More Call Package Resources

Sample Form of Call Letter

Housing Allowance Worksheet

Presbytery Implementation Checklist

Call Package Review Worksheet

Helpful Resources

Heeding the Call: How One Pastor Leveraged Geneva’s Call Package Guidelines

Geneva Launches New Call Package Guidelines for the PCA

New and Improved Guidelines Will Significantly Aid Pastors, Churches, and Presbyteries in Creating Comprehensive Call Packages

A Ruling Elder’s Advice on Caring for Pastors

Read three pieces of advice for lay leaders as they consider how to compensate and care for their pastors.

2023 Cost of Living Adjustments (COLA) for Ministry Workers

With high inflation rates and increased expenses, learn more about Cost of Living Adjustments (COLA) for your ministry staff.

Healthy Guide for your Pastor's Salary & Benefits Plan

A key component of care is how a pastor’s salary and benefits package (also referred to as a Call Package) is structured with the whole person in mind.

What is an Accountable Reimbursement Plan

Churches want and need to reimburse pastors for business expenses associated with their ministerial duties. For that reason, reimbursable expenses are an important element of funding a pastor’s work.

The Uniqueness of Pastoral Taxation

There are many tax rules that apply only to ministers and churches. But very few people are aware of them.

Advice for Seminary Graduates: 5 Ways for New Graduates to Prepare for their Financial Future

Dave Anderegg, a Financial Planning Advisor for PCA Retirement & Benefits (RBI), shares his financial advice for new seminary graduates.
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How Biblical Values Can Shape Your Investments

Geneva offers Presbyterian pastors and ministry staff with morally screened funds for retirement.

PCA Retirement & Benefits (RBI) Now Offering Late-In-Life Income (LILI) Solution

Participants in RBI’s Retirement Plan now have the option to turn their 403(b) plan savings into a stream of retirement income that they will never outlive.

Take the Guess Work Out of Investing for Retirement: 3 Reasons to Utilize Target Funds

PCA Target Funds are RBI’s recommendations about how we should invest for retirement. They are easy to use, they are the smart choice, and they take the anxiety out of making investment decisions.

3 Simple Ways to Review Your Financial Roadmap

A good plan considers short-term, intermediate-term, and long-term goals. 

Financial Advice from a Retired Pastor

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How Churches Can Navigate Health Care Benefits

While many ministries would love to be able to provide full family coverage to their employees, the cost of medical insurance is increasingly expensive. Here are some options churches may consider:

3 Reasons Why Ministry Leaders Need a Will

Most Americans don’t have a will or an estate plan. According to a recent survey, only 1 out of 3 Americans have an end-of-life document prepared. So, why do we avoid taking the necessary steps to prepare a will?

Disability and Ministry: An Interview with Pastor Joe Novenson

Joe suffered a life-altering accident that left him disabled for almost two years. We asked Joe about his experience with disability and how it reshaped his view of being prepared for unexpected events. 

The Gift of Long Term Disability Insurance

On Memorial Day of 2015, Pastor Mike Francis suffered a heart attack that put him on life support and took away his memory—crippling his ability to pastor. He did not have long-term disability insurance.
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Geneva Partners with NXTGEN

At Geneva, we are excited to begin our partnership with NXTGEN to support the wellbeing and longevity of pastors.

PCA Retirement & Benefits Releases Findings of Pastoral Wellbeing Research Study

PCA Retirement and Benefits (RBI), in partnership with the Center for Transformational Churches at Trinity International University, today announced the release of a report, “Pastoral Wellbeing: PCA Pastors Reflect on the Tensions of Ministry.”

The Importance of Mental Health for Ministry Workers

Mental health, in all its various forms, can be a scary, difficult issue to tackle. It can feel shameful and embarrassing to admit that we need help, let alone discuss with another person. It’s not uncommon for church servants to feel as though they must “have it all together” for the sake of the congregation, while struggling with the unique difficulties of ministry. This makes discussing mental health issues and seeking care even harder.

Geneva guides ministry workers and churches through complex financial and benefits planning, so they can live generously in every season of ministry.

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