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When Pastors Head for the Exits
FromGood Faith
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Length:
71 minutes
Released:
Jan 22, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Why are so many pastors considering leaving the ministry? Is it the pandemic? Is it the political and racial polarization? Is it something else? Join David and Curtis as they delve into the growing crisis of pastoral burnout, including a very personal story from Curtis about his own journey to becoming a “former senior pastor”. Show Notes:-Barna Group - 38% of U.S. Pastors Have Thought About Quitting Full-Time Ministry in the Past Year-Michelle Boorstein - The first Christmas as a layperson: Burned out by the pandemic, many clergy quit in the past year-Kate Shellnutt - The Pastors Aren’t All Right: 38% Consider Leaving Ministry-Barna Group - The Mental & Emotional Health of Pastors and Their Congregants Amid COVID-19-Wendy Wang and Alysse Elhage - Here’s Who Stopped Going to Church During the Pandemic-The French Press - The Crisis of Christian Celebrity-Cass Sunstein - The Law of Group Polarization
Released:
Jan 22, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Should I Stay or Should I Go Now?: Conflict feels like it’s everywhere these days. Church communities, old friendships and even families are being pulled apart by tensions over politics, the pandemic, race and more. When should we stay in a church or relationship? When should we perhaps leave? Is there a biblical model to navigate these decisions and what comes in the aftermath? Join David and Curtis to discuss how we as Christians should approach these perplexing questions. by Good Faith