1. 牧师:

*每个月1500位牧师离开神职服侍,原因:

a) 道德失败
b) 灵命耗竭
b) 教会分争

*每年有 4000 个教会开张, 7000个以上教会关闭

*50% 牧师的婚姻以离婚告终

*84% 的牧师/配偶感到沮丧

*50% 的牧师离开神职....因为无法谋生

*80% 的神学院/圣经学校毕业生在毕业后5年内离开神职。

*85% 牧师讨厌并厌倦于处理人的问题。

2. 牧师的妻子:

*80%牧师太太感受他们的配偶超负荷工作

*多数被调查的牧师太太表示对牧师的婚姻/家庭最具有破坏性的事件..发生在牧师开始神职服侍的那天。

3. 牧师婚姻:

*70% 牧师经常在忧郁症中挣扎

*40% 牧师在开始神职服侍后有婚外恋

4. 牧师的孩子:

* 80% 牧师的成年孩子寻找过忧郁症的专业救助

5.牧师与主的关系:

* 70% 牧师没有一个亲密朋友或辅导员

*90%牧师通常不与他们的配偶一起祷告

*80% 牧师每天花在祷告的时间少于15 分钟

*70% 牧师只在准备 布道时研读神的话语

资料来源: 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.