I talked to A Pastors wife last weekend who told me they have several friends amongst their circle that just cannot take the stress of pastoring anymore and the effects its having on their families. she said that many are wondering if it's worth the risk.
in fact, she went on to tell me that some of her friends who pastor are going back to college to get secular degrees and getting out of pastoring all together.
I am thinking that is going to be a growing trend in the years to come
I suspect that in certain places like Cali and even Louisiana and a few other places where Apostolics have reached a saturation point, it may be there are simply too many competing for too few resources. unless they are in places like North Dakota where there are very few Pentecostals, it could be very hard to compete.
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I suspect that in certain places like Cali and even Louisiana and a few other places where Apostolics have reached a saturation point, it may be there are simply too many competing for too few resources. unless they are in places like North Dakota where there are very few Pentecostals, it could be very hard to compete.
what do you mean by reaching the saturation point ?
what do you mean by reaching the saturation point ?
competing for few resources ?
in some areas of California and Louisiana, Apostolic churches are very close to each other, and the resources are PEOPLE.
I know in some places, there is no real growth because there are 30 Apostolic churches all trying to win people from a very small pool.
you get rid of 25 of them and the 5 left would all be large dynamic churchs. as it is, you have 30 that cant win enough people to support a pastor hardly.
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in some areas of California and Louisiana, Apostolic churches are very close to each other, and the resources are PEOPLE.
I know in some places, there is no real growth because there are 30 Apostolic churches all trying to win people from a very small pool.
you get rid of 25 of them and the 5 left would all be large dynamic churchs. as it is, you have 30 that cant win enough people to support a pastor hardly.
that might be one aspect of it Ferd but I'm talking about the stress of trying to maintain a ministry outside of problem of church hopping which has always been
that might be one aspect of it Ferd but I'm talking about the stress of trying to maintain a ministry outside of problem of church hopping which has always been
Why are people always to blame Thad??
If there is consistant church hopping the problem isn't always with Sheep??
But I am sure to be called on the carpet for this..I'm sure...
i dont know what the stats are but i can tell you, there have been many people i know that have left the ministry and are working secular now, these are just people i know, i dont know many honest preachers that make any where near the money i make, but i am sure there are some, lol,dt
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I also think that there are some who are suffering the effects of being out of their calling. It takes a special calling to pastor - I know I do not speak from experience, in the regards - I have not pastored, but I have observed men of God who have pastored in difficult situations and have thrived, because that is what they were called to do. I have also observed men of God who pastored in situations and were not successful. In my opinion, I believe they were out of their calling. The pieces of the puzzle just did not fit correctly. There are many callings and gifts. Many people, when they feel the call, will try to pastor, because that is what is traditionally thought of as a result of a call. I would like to hear some who are more experienced than I speak to this.
I also think that there are some who are suffering the effects of being out of their calling. It takes a special calling to pastor - I know I do not speak from experience, in the regards - I have not pastored, but I have observed men of God who have pastored in difficult situations and have thrived, because that is what they were called to do. I have also observed men of God who pastored in situations and were not successful. In my opinion, I believe they were out of their calling. The pieces of the puzzle just did not fit correctly. There are many callings and gifts. Many people, when they feel the call, will try to pastor, because that is what is traditionally thought of as a result of a call. I would like to hear some who are more experienced than I speak to this.
that's true and the reason for this is, in the UPC if you are not pastor,you are considered "Less than". other callings are only a stepping stone to becoming a pastor. so, many take on a calling that is not what was intended for them.
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