“..Cash for preaching lifts Tamaki’s pay to $1m..”
“..Bishop Brian Tamaki is paid an average of $3000 each time he preaches at a Destiny Church outside of Auckland.
This helps boost his income to more than a million dollars a year.
The speaking fee is paid by the 20 church branches in New Zealand and Australia.
Individual payments range from $1000 to $12,000 depending on the size of the church.
The Weekend Herald understands the speaking fees would average $3000 a week, or $150,000 a year.
Lynda Stewart, who worked as a financial administrator for Bishop Tamaki for seven years until he became a bishop in 2005, said he preached at one of the regional Destiny branches nearly every week.
Before Pastor Andrew Stock led a walkout of Destiny Church in Brisbane, Ms Stewart said, he told her Bishop Tamaki was paid $12,000 to speak there.
She believed concern over money was one of the reasons for Mr Stock’s resignation..”
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