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Interesting Stats for Clergy: What can we do to make this better?

August 19th, 2008 · 3 Comments

OUCH

50% of pastors’ marriages will end in divorce
80% of seminary graduates will leave ministry in the first 5 years
90% of pastors said their seminary or Bible school training did only a fair to poor job preparing them for ministry.
70% of pastors are grossly underpaid (compared to the amount of work they [...]

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When Christianity is a verb and not just a noun…

August 11th, 2008 · No Comments

When we turn Christianity into a noun, it becomes a turnoff. Christianity was always intended to be a verb. And, more specifically, an action verb. Some of us live as if we expect to hear God say, “Well thought, good and faithful servant!” or “Well said, good and faithful servant!” God isn’t going to [...]

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