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* 90% of pastors work more than 46 hours per week.

* 80% believe pastoral ministry has affected their families negatively.

* 33% say that being in ministry is an OUTRIGHT HAZARD to their families.

* 75% report a significant stress-related crisis at least once in their ministry.

* 50% feel unable to meet the demands of the job.

* 90% feel they were inadequately trained to cope with ministry demands.

* 70% say they have a lower self-image now than when they started.

* 40% report a serious conflict with a parishioner at least once a month.

* 70% do not have someone they consider a close friend.

* 50% have considered leaving ministry in the last 3 months.

Some other startling statistics from other recent surveys:

* A church that has fired a pastor has a 70% chance that it will do the same to the following pastor.

* 50% of those who go into fulltime service drop out in 5 years.

* The profession of "Pastor" is near the bottom of a l995 survey of most-respected professions, just above "Car Salesman."

* The vocational life of a pastor is down from 20 years, as reported in l980, to l4 years in l995.

* 94% of clergy families feel the pressures of the pastor's ministry.

* 66% of church members expect a ministry and family to live at a higher moral standard than they.

This information is provided by PastorCare Network, POB 52044, Raleigh, NC 276l2; phone: 9l9-787-7024. Email: pstrcare@concentric.net.

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