Facts for Pastors

• 4,000 new churches begin each year and 7,000 churches close.
• Over 1,500 pastors left the ministry every month last year.
• Over 1,300 pastors were terminated by the local church each month, many without cause.
• Over 3,500 people a day left the church last year.
• 70% of pastors report they have a lower self-image now than when they first started.
• 81% of pastors have been tempted to have inappropriate sexual thoughts or behavior with someone in the church but have resisted.
• 70% of pastors do not have someone they consider to be a close friend.
• 75% of pastors report spending 4-5 hours a week in needless meetings.
• 53% of pastors are concerned about their future family financial security.
• 57% of pastors being unable to pay their bills.
• 95% of pastors report not praying daily or regularly with their spouse. 
• 90% of pastors report the ministry was completely different than what they thought it would be like before they entered the ministry.

Statistics provided by The Fuller Institute, George Barna, LifeWay, Schaeffer Institute of Leadership Development, PPP and Pastoral