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June 12, 2023
Title: Lift Up Your Pastor in Prayer Today
Topic: Why Pastors Leave the Ministry
Discussed by Josh Zeichik
with Focus on the Family www.Family.org
Josh Zeichik is the Director of Church Engagement at Focus on
the Family. Today, Josh discusses results from a new
study that reports one in four pastors will be retiring by 2030.
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Questions/Issues Discussed:
Why are so many pastors struggling? Josh discusses the immense stress of the
job, feeling lonely and isolated, current political divisions, family issues,
unstable future, and conflict within the church.
Why is it important for pastors to have a mentor?
How will churches replace their pastor if they do quit/retire? Are enough young
men entering seminary to become pastors? Josh urges pastors who are retiring to
stay involved in the church and be a mentor to the young pastors coming in.
How is Focus on the Family helping pastors and their families navigate these
tough times?
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Focus on the Family for pastors and their families.
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May 9, 2023
Title: Why Pastors Leave the Ministry
Topic: Why Pastors Leave the Ministry
Discussed by Terry Lowry
with Host of the What's UP Radio Program
Terry reads some statistics on “Why Pastors Leave the Ministry”, conducted by the
Fuller Institute, George Barna, and
Pastoral Care, Inc.
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October 19, 2022
Title: How Can YOU Help Encourage Your Pastor?
Topic: Why Pastors Leave the Ministry
Discussed by Josh Zeichik
with Focus on the Family www.Family.org
1 Timothy 5:17 “Let the elders who rule well be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in preaching and teaching.”
New guest, Josh Zeichik, is the Director of Church Engagement at Focus on the Family. Part of his responsibility at
FOF is to help equip pastors in their personal and professional lives. Today, Josh discusses reasons why pastors leave the ministry and ways we can help them on a daily basis.
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Fuller Institute, George Barna, and Pastoral Care, Inc.
Questions/Issues Discussed:
How does Josh Zeichik help encourage pastors?
Why are pastors quitting and/or considering quitting the ministry? Josh discusses how many pastors feel all alone in their leadership role.
Do many pastors struggle with stress over political division in their church? Josh says: “Our love for the Lord needs to translate into a love for each other that would transcend our differences in views of politics and culture.”
Our pastors need more than cookies and financial support. What can we do to help our pastors?
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July 11, 2022
Title: Why Pastors Leave the Ministry
Topic: Why Pastors Leave the Ministry
Discussed by Terry Lowry
with Host of the What's UP Radio Program
Terry reads some statistics on “Why Pastors Leave the Ministry”, conducted by the
Fuller Institute, George Barna, and
Pastoral Care, Inc.
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here to read more on this.
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May 2, 2022
Title: Praying for Our Church Leaders is Essential
Topic: Why Pastors Leave the Ministry
Discussed by Pastor Ed Ethridge – Retired
with Truth for You Ministries (www.truthforyou.net/)
Part 1 of 3
Are Pastors and other church leaders becoming “burned out”?
Today, Pastor Ed Ethridge discusses a
recent survey on why Pastors leave the ministry.
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Truth for You Ministries.
Questions/Issues Discussed:
When did Pastor Ed surrender to full-time ministry? What did his family and friends think about his decision? When did Pastor Ed start his first full-time ministry?
Over the decades, has Pastor Ed ever thrown his hands up and said, “I quit”?
In March of this year, Barna research revealed 42% of those in full-time ministry (in all denominations) had considered quitting the past year. Do we, as congregants, need to pray more earnestly for those who minister to us? Pastor Ed says: “I would appreciate consistent prayer! It is a blessing when someone tells me that they are praying for me.”
The Barna survey reveals that stress is the Number One reason pastors and ministers consider quitting full-time ministry. How does Pastor Ed handle stress?
Another response from pastors and ministers was loneliness. Is it lonely being a leader? Pastor Ed admits that this is absolutely true, but says: “People are people. It’s not my job to change them. It’s my job to preach the Word.” He also offers some great advice for pastors and ministers to STOP being lonely.
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Title: Part 2 of 3 - Praying for Our Church Leaders is Essential
Topic: Why Pastors Leave the Ministry
Discussed by Pastor Ed Ethridge – Retired
with Truth for You Ministries (www.truthforyou.net/)
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Many ministry leaders have stated political division as a reason they
have considered leaving the ministry. Why is this?
Nearly 30% of the pastors/ministers surveyed, claimed that their vision
conflicts with the vision of the church. Whose fault is that?
Are church board or Deacon meetings often fraught with unnecessary controversy?
Pastor Ed has a great response for this one with several Scripture references.
He also poses this great question: “Whose church is it? God’s!”
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Title: Part 3 of 3 - Praying for Our Church Leaders is Essential
Topic: Why Pastors Leave the Ministry
Discussed by Pastor Ed Ethridge – Retired
with Truth for You Ministries (www.truthforyou.net/)
Questions/Issues Discussed:
In the last two segment, Pastor Ed and Terry discussed reasons why pastors
consider quitting the ministry.
Why does Pastor Ed keep on preaching?
How can we pray for our church leaders?
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Title: Why Pastors Leave the Ministry
Topic: Why Pastors Leave the Ministry
Discussed by Terry Lowry
with Host of the What's UP Radio Program
Terry reads some statistics on “Why Pastors Leave the Ministry”, conducted by the
Fuller Institute, George Barna, and
Pastoral Care, Inc.
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here to read more on this.
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January 7, 2022
Title: Why Pastors Leave the Ministry
Topic: Why Pastors Leave the Ministry
Discussed by Terry Lowry
with Host of the What's UP Radio Program
Terry reads some statistics on “Why Pastors Leave the Ministry”, conducted by the
Fuller Institute, George Barna, and
Pastoral Care, Inc.
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here to read more on this.
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October 22, 2021
Title: Why Pastors Leave the Ministry
Topic: Why Pastors Leave the Ministry
Discussed by Terry Lowry
with Host of the What's UP Radio Program
Terry reads some statistics on “Why Pastors Leave the Ministry”, conducted by the
Fuller Institute, George Barna, and
Pastoral Care, Inc.
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here to read more on this.
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August 4, 2021
Title: Why Pastors Leave the Ministry
Topic: Why Pastors Leave the Ministry
Discussed by Terry Lowry
with Host of the What's UP Radio Program
Terry reads some statistics on “Why Pastors Leave the Ministry”, conducted by the
Fuller Institute, George Barna, and
Pastoral Care, Inc.
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here to read more on this.
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June 25, 2021
Title: Why Pastors Leave the Ministry
Topic: Why Pastors Leave the Ministry
Discussed by Terry Lowry
with Host of the What's UP Radio Program
Terry reads some statistics on “Why Pastors Leave the Ministry”, conducted by the
Fuller Institute, George Barna, and
Pastoral Care, Inc.
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here to read more on this.
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