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.
The average salary for a senior pastor at a church with a $10 million or more budget is $189,000. The median age for the senior pastor in surveyed churches is 49. Most of the surveyed churches have some debt, but the amount is equal to or less than the total amount of its annual budget.