HAZARDS OF PASTORAL POSITIONS
From a survey of pastors conducted by the Fuller Institute of Church Growth, as reported by Fuller Seminary’s Arch Gart at the Care Givers Forum last fall in Colorado Springs. – 90% of pastors worked more than 46 hours a week. – 80% believed that pastoral ministry is affecting their families negatively. (33% said that being in ministry was an outright hazard to their family.) – 75% reported a significant crisis due to stress at least once in their ministry. – 50% felt unable to meet the needs of the job. – 90% felt they were inadequately trained to cope with demands placed on them by the ministry. – 40% reported a serious conflict with a parishioner at least once a month. – 70% of pastors do not have someone they consider a close friend. – 37% have been involved in inappropriate sexual behavior with someone in the church. – 70% say they have a lower self-image after they’ve pastored…
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