Badly, is my guess

I think that theory worked until Skyfall, when you see Bond’s parents’ graves. But I don’t care if the series is internally consistent.

And the MDiv many denominations require is a huge degree—at least twice an ordinary masters. (Mine was 90 graduate hours.) With that much education, you could make bank in another career. Yeah, it’s not about greed.

A lot of people don’t understand that most churches are barely making budget, most pastors are lower-middle class at best, and these are tiny volunteer communities of people who are usually trying to do a little good in the world. The average American congregation is about 60-70 people.