Adversity in pastoral leadership: Are pastors leaving the ministry in record numbers, and if so, why?

As churches in the West grapple with the rising tide of secularism, post-modernism and individualised spirituality, the leaders of those churches become casualties of these macro-environmental factors. Statistics show that three pastors in North America leave the vocational ministry every day to mov...

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Main Author: Elkington, Robert (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2013
In: Verbum et ecclesia
Year: 2013, Volume: 34, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-13
Further subjects:B pastoral burnout
B Leadership
B adversity
B pastoral attrition
B pastoral leadership
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