10 >> "Should I pay off my debt before going into ministry?"

Fifty years ago the world was much different as it relates to personal debt. In today's world some degree of debt for cars, college, or a home, is really unavoidable, and unfortunately you can no longer pay off this debt using cattle and chickens. It's a new world.

There are some guidelines as to how much debt you are able to carry when coming on staff with Campus Crusade (see Financial Information), but besides these limitations, debt should not be restrictive for entering the world of ministry, any more than it would be for entering another occupation. You raise support for your salary. Out of your salary, bills must be paid, and in today's world part of those bills will relate to loans for college, cars, homes, and, of course, overdue rental fees to Blockbuster.

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