Wow! Ministry Today Magazine reveals that Protestant Ministers are having a difficult time with opportunities in local church service. Seems there are approximately two ministers for every congregation.
I personally think this dilemma could be greatly reduced through the formation of missional church palnting teams.
RGH
"There are more than 600,000 ministers in the United States, but only 338,000 churches, according to the Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches. This is causing a glut of qualified but unemployed pastors, especially as church attendance in many mainline denominations continues to slide.
Smaller congregations are being hit particularly hard because they typically have more trouble finding funds during bad economic times. Many are now unable to afford a full-time minister. With the average church attendance in the United States at 75 people, these small churches are now being forced to either pay their minister less or use part-time clergy.
"There's lots of really good pastors out there who are having a terrible time," Phil Leftwich, executive presbyter of the Presbytery of Middle Tennessee, told The Tennessean. Among Presbyterians, there are four pastors looking for work for every one job opening."
http://www.ministrytodaymag.com/index.php/ministry-news/65-news-main/18927-tough-job-market-for-protestant-pastors
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