Check out these stats extracted from "Pastoral Care Inc." Click on their link for a complete profile of ministerial reality and see why our Covenantal Friendship is a chief priority today. [rgh]
*1 out of every 10 ministers will actually retire as a minister in some form.
*The profession of “Pastor” is near the bottom of a survey of the most-respected professions, just above “car salesman.”
*Over 1,700 pastors left the ministry every month last year.
*Over 1,300 pastors were terminated by the local church each month, many without cause.
*Over 3,500 people a day left the church last year.
*Many denominations report an “empty pulpit crisis.” They cannot find ministers willing to fill positions.
#1 reason pastors leave the ministry — Church people are not willing to go the same direction and goal of the pastor. Pastor's believe God wants them to go in one direction but the people are not willing to follow or change.
http://pastoralcareinc.com/WhyPastoralCare/Statistics.php
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