“Experts: Pastor burnout results from unrealistic expectations”
Read a Jan. 21, 2012, Florida Times-Union report that blames the problem of clergy burnout on unrealistic expectations.
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“Pastor Burnout Is Result of Idol-Chasing, Lack of Grip on Gospel”
Read a Feb. 8, 2012, story from The Christian Post that says pastor burnout results from “idol-chasing” and neglecting the Gospel.
“Killing the clergy softly: Congregational conflict, job loss and depression”
Read a March 15, 2012, account on the Ahead of the Trend blog about new research on “clergy killers” — conflict-filled congregations that are nearly impossible to lead.
“Clergy struggling to cope with bigger workloads”
Read an Oct. 2, 2012, Christian Today story about ministers struggling under increasing workloads.
Frederick L. Ware
Frederick L. Ware is an associate professor of theology at Howard University School of Divinity. He is an expert on black Pentecostalism and an ordained minister in the Church of God in Christ. He coordinated his school’s 2016 conference on religion and science.
“Frequently Requested Church Statistics”
The Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate, at Georgetown University, reports that in the United States between 1965 and 2012, the number of Roman Catholic diocesan priests declined from 35,925 to 26,661, while the Catholic population increased from 45.6 million to 66.3 million.
“Survey: Pastors Feel Privileged and Positive, Though Discouragement Can Come”
See the results of an August 2011 survey of 1,000 Protestant pastors by LifeWay Research that details the rewards of their work but also the challenges.
“Dashboard Report on Pastoral Burnout”
An infographic, drawn from H.B. London Jr.’s book Pastors at Greater Risk, illustrates some of the data on clergy burnout.
“Pastor Burnout Statistics”
The website PastorBurnout.com posts statistics on the problem of clergy burnout.