Few issues seem touchier than setting pastoral salaries. Boards often flounder trying to negotiate pay scales and raises amiably. Life Center Church in Reno, Nevada, has found a way to avoid frustration by letting each staff member know what to expect. “We took salary negotiations out of the board meetings and created a policy that would be handled administratively,” says Pastor David Fritsche. “The policy personalizes the wages paid, but depersonalizes the process of setting