February 8, 2008 | Read Time: 1 minute
Jack Siegel, a Chicago lawyer, has blasted a blog writer’s examination of executive pay at large Christian ministries. Give & Take reported on Thursday on the salary study by Bernie Dehler, which appears on his blog FreeGoodNews.
Mr. Dehler is playing the role of “armchair compensation expert” and may be condemning Christian leaders for perfectly acceptable pay levels given their workload and successes, writes Mr. Siegel on his blog, Charity Governance.
For example, Mr. Dehler questions William Franklin Graham for earning more than $465,000 in combined compensation as the head of two nonprofit groups. But Mr. Siegel would like to know more details before criticizing Mr. Graham.
“It may be that Graham is a highly effective leader and that both charities accomplish many positive outcomes. If that is the case, Graham may be worth his weight in gold, entitled to every penny he earns,” writes Mr. Siegel.
What do you think? Should Mr. Dehler have provided more information before questioning the salaries? Or do you agree with his criticism of the salaries?
