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An addendum to the post on young pastors...
Why pastors leave
59% of pastors believe the average pastor in their denomination does not stay at any one church long enough.
One out of every ten ministers has been fired or asked to leave a church at some point in his career.
Why Pastors change churches:
27% - Desire to serve in a different region or type of community
20% - Promotion to a higher position
16% - Wanting to move to a larger church
15% - Being transferred by the denomination
15% - Leaving to plant a new church
12% - Feeling God’s call to a different church
11% - Getting better pay and/or benefits
*From Facts and Trends September/October 2005 issue.
Posted by gary at November 5, 2005 10:11 AM
It raises the question, what is better? What is success? What is the point of life and work and love and relationships and ministry?
I think Psalm 1 is on the right track - good people stay a long time in one place, wicked people keep moving (that's a true summary of the psalm in my opinion!)
Posted by: Geoff Leslie at November 9, 2005 04:12 PM
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