The late Ron Lewis, pastor and church growth consultant, often said, “Churches are two pastors behind in their appreciation.” He was stating that churches often
While this story isn’t all wrong, the assertion that pastors are leaving the pulpit in droves because of ministry burnout is a myth. The research tells a different story.
“To be in a group of ministry leaders in the same season has been very encouraging to me because it reassures me I’m not on an island,” said Tucker Bryson, youth minister of First Baptist Church Centre.
Bryan Blass, director of the office of LeaderCare at the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions, said 60 to 70 percent of Alabama Baptist churches are led by bivocational pastors.