Pastoral transition

I've had 28 Pastor friends resign this year. Almost all of them are transitioning to a new vocation.

What is occurring?

— Dan White Jr. (@danwhitejr) May 2, 2021

In August 2020, 51% of Protestant pastors rated their emotional well-being as average, below average, or poor.

This is lower than their spiritual, physical, financial, vocational, and relational self-assessments. https://t.co/49R9n0XgD8 @BarnaGroup @davidkinnaman pic.twitter.com/ojRUy0JCtp

— Andy Rowell (@AndyRowell) September 2, 2020

https://twitter.com/edstetzer/status/1387542242961678340

Thread of pep talk to pastors:
(a) struggling with the difficult of decision-making amidst the uncertainty of the pandemic,
(b) seeing high profile Christians act nothing like Jesus,
(c) with members snippy and outraged about our world,
(d) missing wholesome social interaction:

— Andy Rowell (@AndyRowell) August 31, 2020

Such a great question. @drjoshpackard and I have conducted research on this. A book is coming April 2022 from @Fortresspress. "Stuck: Why Clergy are alienated from their calling, congregation, and career."

— Todd Ferguson (@toddwferguson) May 3, 2021