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Why Your Pastor Left

Why Your Pastor Left

Schmitz, Christopher D.

Paperback

Christian LivingGeneral Christianity

Publisher Price: $17.99

ISBN10: 1635350395
ISBN13: 9781635350395
Publisher: Christopher D. Schmitz
Published: Apr 4 2016
Pages: 292
Weight: 0.95
Height: 0.66 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

Moments after our pastor exited the building that afternoon in 2008, most of the congregation sat in shock. A tiny--but powerful minority wore victorious smiles, at the ministers ousting. The lady to my left wept. Her pleading question kept me awake all night. Why did our pastor have to leave?

Polls reveal startling statistics regarding pastoral ministry: 91% of ministers know three to four others who've been forced out of pastoral positions. One-third of all pastors serve congregations who either fired the previous minister or actively forced their resignation. At any given time, 75% of pastors in America want to quit. More than 2000 pastors leave their ministry each month. American church decline has reached epidemic proportions. In the last century it has waned nearly 60%. Pastoral attrition is either an indicator of that problem, or is central to it.

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