of 500,000 pastors in America
Date: April 17, 2009 07:14PM
Viola in "Pagan Christianity" esplains the many disparing things about pastors:
81% say they have insufficient time with thier spouces
80% say thier pastoral duty affects their family negativly
70% do not have someone they consider a close friend
70% have lower self esteam then when they entered the ministry
50 % feel unable to meet the demands of the job
80% feel discouraged or deal with depression
More then 40% report that they are suffering burnout, frantic schedules, and unrealistic expectations.
33% consider pastoral ministry an outright hazzard to the family
33% have seriously considered leaving their positions in the past year
40% of pastoral resignations are due to burnout