Yerba mate, Ilex paraguariensis, begins as a shrub and then matures to a tree and can grow up to 15 metres (49 ft) tall. The leaves are evergreen, 7â110 millimetres (0.3â4.3 in) long and 30â55 millimetres (1.2â2.2 in) wide, with a serrated margin.
Church Salaries. While salaries can range anywhere from $46,991 to $74,606 a year, the average wage of a church choir director is closer to $62,000 a year, revealed a survey by Christianity Today International, a nonprofit ministry association. In fact, this salary was one of the higher for church staff in 2010.
Figures published in January 2011 by the wage comparison website PayScale placed the average annual salary for a senior pastor working in the United States at between $38,182 and $67,181, including bonuses or profit sharing he may be able to earn. This equates to a monthly income of between $3,182 and $5,598.