Thread on pastoral transition:
I've had 28 Pastor friends resign this year. Almost all of them are transitioning to a new vocation.
— Dan White Jr. (@danwhitejr) May 2, 2021
What is occurring?
In August 2020, 51% of Protestant pastors rated their emotional well-being as average, below average, or poor.
— Andy Rowell (@AndyRowell) September 2, 2020
This is lower than their spiritual, physical, financial, vocational, and relational self-assessments. https://t.co/49R9n0XgD8 @BarnaGroup @davidkinnaman pic.twitter.com/ojRUy0JCtp
Thread of pep talk to pastors:
— Andy Rowell (@AndyRowell) August 31, 2020
(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:
Originally tweeted by Andy Rowell (@AndyRowell) on May 4, 2021.