14. Charles Stanley
If Paul Cain’s start at age 18 was impressive, get this: Charles Stanley started working as a minister at age 14. He obtained his Master’s of Divinity, then a Th.M and Th.D. in theology. By 1969, Stanley was a senior pastor at age 39. In 1972, he started a TV program called The Chapel Hour. Within six years it went national. His salary is somewhere north of $125,000, but his In Touch Ministries make around $70 million a year, probably more. Regarding his success, Stanley credits the book, “Think and Grow Rich,” which he applied to every aspect of his life.