Tuesday, August 4, 2009
pastors
I received an invitation in the mail to attend a conference in Kentucky. It's a conference for pastors who have tired souls.
The letter says that research shows that:
90% of pastors feel inadequately trained to cope with ministry demands
80% of pastors believe that pastoral ministry affects their families negatively
45% of pastors say they have experienced depression or burnout to the
extent that they needed to take a leave of absence
40% have serious conflict with a church member at least once a month
70% do not have someone they consider a close friend
It sounds like an interesting conference.
But I'm just too tired to go.