Correct way to reimburse pastor

by Terrie
(Jackson, TN)

Our pastor is paid 43,000 a year base pay.

Each month he has our secretary withhold 1,000 which he then turns in business receipts for and gets a check for the difference of the 1,000 minus his reimbursements.

Is this the correct way?

We do not have budgeted line items for pastor mileage, phones, literature and so forth