1. 牧師:

*每個月1500位牧師離開神職服侍,原因:

a) 道德失敗
b) 靈命耗竭
b) 教會分爭

*每年有 4000 個教會開張, 7000個以上教會關閉

*50% 牧師的婚姻以離婚告終

*84% 的牧師/配偶感到沮喪

*50% 的牧師離開神職....因為無法謀生

*80% 的神學院/聖經學校畢業生在畢業後5年內離開神職。

*85% 牧師討厭並厭倦於處理人的問題。

2. 牧師的妻子:

*80%牧師太太感受他們的配偶超負荷工作

*多數被調查的牧師太太表示對牧師的婚姻/家庭最具有破壞性的事件..發生在牧師開始神職服侍的那天。

3. 牧師婚姻:

*70% 牧師經常在憂鬱症中掙扎

*40% 牧師在開始神職服侍後有婚外戀

4. 牧師的孩子:

* 80% 牧師的成年孩子尋找過憂鬱症的專業救助

5.牧師與主的關係:

* 70% 牧師沒有一個親密朋友或輔導員

*90%牧師通常不與他們的配偶一起禱告

*80% 牧師每天花在禱告的時間少於15 分鐘

*70% 牧師只在準備 布道時研讀神的話語

資料來源: Pastor to Pastor, Focus on the Family, Ministries Today, Campus Crusade for Christ, Global Pastors Network, Charisma Magazine, TNT Ministries

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ARE THE STATS ACCURATE???

PASTORS:

1500 LEAVE THE MINSTRY EACH MONTH
a)moral failure
b)spiritual burnout(???) [I BELIEVE THIS IS CRITICAL]
c)contentions in their churches

4000 churches begin each year, 7000+ churches close each year

50% marriages end in divorce

84% pastors/spouses feel discouraged

50% would leave ministry….no way of making a living

80% seminary/bible school graduate leave ministry within

first 5 years.

85% sick and tired of dealing with problem people.

PASTOR’S WIVES:

80% feel their spouse is overworked

MAJORITY surveyed said that the most destructive event that

Occurred in their marriage/family..the day they entered

Ministry.

PASTORS MARRIAGES:

70% Pastors constantly fight depression [Major point!!!]

40% had an extra-marital affair since beginning their ministry

PASTORS CHILDREN;

80% of adult children have sought professional help for

depression

PASTORS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LORD;

70% do not have a close friend, mentor

90% do not regularly pray with their spouses

80% spend less then 15 minutes a day in prayer

70% only time spent studying the Word is when preparing

sermons

SOURCES: Pastor to Pastor, Focus on the Family, Ministries Today, Campus Crusade for Christ, Global Pastors Network, Charisma Magazine, TNT Ministries.