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"Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel
of wheat falls to the ground and dies,
it remains only a single seed. But if it
dies, it produces many seeds..."
John 12:24 (TNIV)
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* Ten Reasons Pastors Cited Most Frequently for Their Forced Exit:
- Music/worship differences
- Conflicting vision for the church
- Personality conflict with board member(s)
- False charges of moral failure
- Personality conflict with person not on the board
- Spouse conflict over ministry
- Your conflict with spouse over ministry
- Financial strain on the church as a whole
- Need to prove self as a hard workers
- Conflict with the senior pastor
* Ten Areas Pastors Cited as Most Affect by Their Exit:
- Ability to trust
- Financial Stability
- Family’s ability to trust
- Confidence as a pastoral leader
- My emotional health
- Ability to trust denomination
- Commitment to stay in the ministry
- Ability to trust fellow peers
- Spouse’s emotional health
- Prayer life
*Used by permission from “Forced Pastoral Exits: An Exploratory Study” by D. Scott Barfoot, Bruce E. Winston, Ph.D and Charles Wickman, Ph.D.
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