Pastors are doing better VERBATIM: According to a new poll from the Barna Group, emotional strain among America’s clergymen has reached its lowest point in 10 years — feelings of inadequacy and exhaustion are down, energy is UP. Pastoral confidence is also climbing after collapsing during the pandemic. It currently stands at 58 percent. However, […]
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Pastors are doing better
Pastors are doing better
VERBATIM: According to a new poll from the Barna Group, emotional strain among America’s clergymen has reached its lowest point in 10 years — feelings of inadequacy and exhaustion are down, energy is UP. Pastoral confidence is also climbing after collapsing during the pandemic. It currently stands at 58 percent. However, the Barna poll also finds that the share of clergy who are “very satisfied” with their vocation has fallen from 72 percent to 52 percent. MH REPORTING