Author	Thread: Why Are Male Pastors Are Leaving The Church If They Say God Called Them?
Admin	Why Are Male Pastors Are Leaving The Church If They Say God Called Them? Posted : 21 Feb, 2012 10:53 AM Statistics - 90% of the pastors report working between 55 to 75 hours per week. 80% believe pastoral ministry has negatively affected their families. Many pastor's children do not attend church now because of what the church has done to their parents. 95% of pastors do not regularly pray with their spouses. 33% state that being in the ministry is an outright hazard to their family. 75% report significant stress-related crisis at least once in their ministry. 90% feel they are inadequately trained to cope with the ministry demands. 80% of pastors and 84% of their spouses feel unqualified and discouraged as role of pastors. 90% of pastors said the ministry was completely different than what they thought it would be like before they entered the ministry. 50% feel unable to meet the demands of the job. 70% of pastors constantly fight depression. 70% say they have a lower self-image now than when they first started. 70% do not have someone they consider a close friend. 40% report serious conflict with a parishioner at least once a month. 33% confess having involved in inappropriate sexual behavior with someone in the church. 50% of pastors feel so discouraged that they would leave the ministry if they could, but have no other way of making a living. 70% of pastors feel grossly underpaid. 50% of the ministers starting out will not last 5 years. 1 out of every 10 ministers will actually retire as a minister in some form. 94% of clergy families feel the pressures of the pastor's ministry. 80% of spouses feel the pastor is overworked. 80% spouses feel left out and underappreciated by church members. 80% of pastors' spouses wish their spouse would choose a different profession. 66% of church members expect a minister and family to live at a higher moral standard than themselves. Moral values of a Christian is no different than those who consider themselves as non-Christians. The average American will tell 23 lies a day. The profession of �Pastor� is near the bottom of a survey of the most-respected professions, just above �car salesman�. 4,000 new churches begin each year and 7,000 churches close. 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. Statistics provided by The Fuller Institute, George Barna, and Pastoral Care Inc. Post Reply
View Profile History	Why Are Male Pastors Are Leaving The Church If They Say God Called Them? Posted : 22 Feb, 2012 09:47 PM What did I say that was wrong? Here Angel. Since you like to read the posts of this site more than your Bible, I will show you where the Scriptures speak of meeting in houses, dear sister. Evidently you read, but how much do You understand the Whole of the Scriptures. Get ...help...brother. from a Holy Spirit filled Leader.:prayingf: Attacking Me really does show how SMART you are.:zzzz: :waving: Post Reply
elishabroadway View Profile History	Why Are Male Pastors Are Leaving The Church If They Say God Called Them? Posted : 22 Feb, 2012 11:07 PM Angel, who said you did? I neber even implied that you attended a pegan church neither do I, and I as well enjoy having a pastor who is lead by the holy spirit , I believ completly in the authority of a pastor int hge churh I am not arguing that but the peganism is there if you choose to be ignorant to it thats your choice, I am not saying your church I am saying most main stream churches any church that holds an easter egg hunt is celebrating the fertilty goddess ishtar.. it doesnt matter if you like that fact or not its a fact that doesnt change now the question is , is it a big deal? I think that no if you are ignorant to the peganism God will wink at it if your heart is right, he always cares about the heart condition. As for me I am not ignorant to it, I havbe been studying the way preganism has found its way into the church for about 18 years now so I have no excuse and God will hold me acountable I know that so needless to say we dont color easter eggs at my house we never have not since I been grown! You do what you want to I wasnt acusing you of attending a pegan church I simply said that peganism has made its way into the main stream church, denying it and keeping on your blinders only gives place to the devil, once again I didnt say your church.. But if yall have a easter egg hunt after sunday service on easter sunday (i prefer resurection sunday) then your church is participating ina customary PEGAN fertilty celebration!! I dont remeber and fertilty goddess in the bible nor anyone hunting eggs when Jesus was risen as anyone ever wonderd how bunnys and eggs got mixed up in the reserection? Or am I the onl one? that is actuly why I know this , becauyse I wouldnt just swallow a custom and exept it when I had no idea why eastr eggs and bunnys got mixed in with HE IS RISEN!! Dont just swallow what the world hands you , we are responosible for htis stuff we are suposed to shake every tree and search for the truth,not just except what someone says as truth Post Reply

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