Statistics about Pastors

[Pergamum]

Wht do you think about these statistics?

And what about the comments afterwards?

If these statistics were representative of evangelicl churches across American, how would the churches on the PB be different?



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Statistics on Pastors - Into Thy Word Ministries

10 Telling Statistics about Pastors - LeadershipJournal.net

 

[TheocraticKingdom31]

Truly frightening! Some years ago I spoke with a pastor who told me **** was a norm in his church. This was a huge baptist megachurch here in Jacksonville,Fl.

The Barna Research Group some time ago stated higher stats regarding "inappropriate" sexual behavior.

I think this is the results of the "pray this little prayer" heresy we see all around us.

 

[LadyFlynt]

One of the churches we were involved in, the pastor told hubby that most of the men in church had p*** addictions, that more than a few wives had their computers on lockdown from their husbands, etc.

 

[Kim G]

It sounds like we need to encourage and help pastors with their load so that they have the opportunity to spend quality time with their family and with the Lord. If they are working "overtime" to the neglect of their family and their own health (physical or spiritual), they can run into problems with unruly children, distant spouses, p*rn, emotional ties with people they work with, and discouragement in a tiring ministry which causes them to give up in less than five years.

Of course, these are problems that EVERYONE faces, not just pastors. People today are quick to change homes, jobs, spouses . . . whatever displeases them at the moment . . . for whatever they think will gratify them immediately.

 

[shackleton]

I wonder if the results would be the same for anyone who works with people regularly or who works in social work or any type of public service. These people have a lot expected of them with little or no thanks from the people they help.

With pastors, these are the people who are seen as the spiritual dynamos, the ones with the answers, the ones we all turn to for help I wonder if this pressure is why they feel they cannot turn to anyone and admit they are "human" and tell of the problems they have. It would be a chink in the armour so to speak.

Plus, they feel they have been, "called by God" so there is probably some guilt that goes with the feeling of inadequacy. Maybe some went into it to find spiritual fulfillment and found out it was a thankless job with lots of demands and small rewards, constantly working with nothing to look back on to see a sense of accomplishment. Like mental health, no one ever gets "better," so there is little sense of accomplishment. Constantly fixing the same things then tomorrow they are broken again.

 

[py3ak]

Albert Martin has an interesting series on Ministerial Backsliding and Burnout. It seems the basic principle is "Take heed to thyself and to thy doctrine" --at least if you want to save yourself and those who hear you.

 

[Pergamum]

gotta link to Pastor Martin's series?