Quick question: How many pastors do you think leave full-time ministry each year? Based on headlines, especially since the pandemic, your estimate might be quite high. Yet the number is only 1.2%. That’s according to Lifeway Research’s 2025 study, which surveyed more than 1,500 evangelical and Black Protestant pastors. And it’s not an anomaly, because […]
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