In one of those chats where you sit and talk with your wife about your day, my wife and I were discussing a common phenomenon in every church - namely, that people vote with their checkbook, their money.  You and I would readily agree that legalism hurts and kills a church.  But something that had never before occurred to me was this particular connection between legalism and the church's cash flow and what that connection means for leading a church.

Some denominations have a guaranteed appointment system, and some pastors are moved around by a district-level bishop.  Baptist pastors, however, usually apply independently for a vacant role (or are approached out of the blue) and "candidate" for a position.  There is often a questionnaire, an interview, a trial sermon, and a vote.  A commonly asked question has to do with what sort of percentage a pastoral candidate should seek before accepting a call from a church.  Ideally, the vote would be unanimous, right?  But that isn't all that common.  Is it biblical to draw a line in the sand?  How do you even think about this issue?  Does it just boil down to a coin toss?