Pastors...

Pastors...

13% of active pastors are divorced.

23% have been fired or pressured to resign at least once in their careers.

25% don't know where to turn when they have a family or personal conflict or issue.

25% of pastors' wives see their husband's work schedule as a source of conflict.

33% felt burned out within their first five years of ministry.

33% say that being in ministry is an outright hazard to their family.

40% of pastors and 47% of spouses are suffering from burnout, frantic schedules, and/or unrealistic expectations.

45% of pastors' wives say the greatest danger to them and their family is physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual burnout.

45% of pastors say that they've experienced depression or burnout to the extent that they needed to take a leave of absence from ministry.

50% feel unable to meet the needs of the job.

52% of pastors say they and their spouses believe that being in pastoral ministry is hazardous to their family's well-being and health.

56% of pastors' wives say that they have no close friends.

57% would leave the pastorate if they had somewhere else to go or some other vocation they could do.

70% don't have any close friends.

75% report severe stress causing anguish, worry, bewilderment, anger, depression, fear, and alienation.

80% of pastors say they have insufficient time with their spouse.

80% believe that pastoral ministry affects their families negatively.

90% feel unqualified or poorly prepared for ministry.

90% work more than 50 hours a week.

94% feel under pressure to have a perfect family.

1,500 pastors leave their ministries each month due to burnout, conflict, or moral failure.

For more info on pastor burnout, go to (www.pastorburnout.com)

- Keep on Keepin' on in Jesus!

- Rob Schmutz