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The hardest thing for a pastor to say is, “I need help” |
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Fellowship Ministries has given birth to the Shepherd's Canyon Retreat ministry....which is now has a home-base called Standing Stones, located 15 miles west of Wickenburg, Arizona. Please visit www.ShepherdsCanyonRetreat.org and www.StandingStonesAz.org. THE NEED 20% of pastors are “in crises” which means that they are just coping; just hanging on. 80% of pastors say that the ministry has had a negative impact on their families. Among Protestant clergy, between 1400 and 1700 quit the ministry every month! 70% of pastors struggle with depression. 94% of pastors feel under pressure to have the “ideal” family. 20% of pastors suffer from long-term stress. $64,000,000—the amount that the Southern Baptist denomination paid out in ONE year for stress-related claims; second only to maternity benefits. 13% of active pastors are divorced. 25% don’t know where to turn when they have a family or personal conflict or issue. 23% have been fired or pressured to resign at least once in their careers. 33% felt burned out within their first five years of ministry. 50% feel unable to meet the needs of the job. 56% of pastor’s spouses say that they have no close friends. 80% of pastors say they have insufficient time with their spouse. 57% of pastors would leave the ministry if they had somewhere else to go or some other vocation they could do. 70% of pastors say that they don’t have any close friends. The hardest thing for a pastor to say is, “I need help” |