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burnout, depression, ministers, ministry
Death by ministry
05.31.06 | Permalink | 3 CommentsSome stats on ministers (emphasis mine): Fifteen hundred pastors leave the ministry each month due to moral failure, spiritual burnout, or contention in their churches. Fifty percent of pastors' marriages will end in divorce. Eighty percent of pastors and eighty-four percent of their spouses feel unqualified and discouraged in their role as pastors. Fifty percent […]
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burnout, calling, depression, grief, loss, ministry
Killing a fourteen-year-old
03.28.06 | Permalink | 11 CommentsA little over seven months ago I left my steady gig as a communications/program director for a small university research center. This week I expect to sign my first website design contract and send out my second bid. Burnout is the easiest explanation for the quit, but there is a long story behind that explanation. […]
