Many Pastors Face Discouragement and Isolation

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Many Pastors Face Discouragement and Isolation
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Methodology

• Online survey of 801 pastors provides 95
  confidence that sampling error does not exceed
  3.4
• A panel of Southern Baptist pastors were
  contacted in March 2008
• Pastors were asked about various evangelistic
  activities at their church and personally

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Many pastors are easily discouraged
Among Southern Baptist Pastors
Q13c. For each of the following statements about
your own personal ministry, please indicate your
level of agreement I find that it is easy to get
discouraged.
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Across church size, the majority of pastors agree
it is easy to get discouraged
Among Southern Baptist Pastors
Average Worship Attendance
Q13c. For each of the following statements about
your own personal ministry, please indicate your
level of agreement I find that it is easy to get
discouraged.
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Younger pastors are more easily discouraged than
older pastors
Among Southern Baptist Pastors
Pastors Age
Q13c. For each of the following statements about
your own personal ministry, please indicate your
level of agreement I find that it is easy to get
discouraged.
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Pastors sometimes feel lonely in their ministry
Among Southern Baptist Pastors
Q13h. For each of the following statements about
your own personal ministry, please indicate your
level of agreement Ministry in a church this
size makes me feel lonely at times.
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Pastors in small churches are more likely to feel
lonely at times
Among Southern Baptist Pastors
Average Worship Attendance
Q13h. For each of the following statements about
your own personal ministry, please indicate your
level of agreement Ministry in a church this
size makes me feel lonely at times.
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Pastors under the age of 50 are more likely than
older pastors to feel lonely at times
Among Southern Baptist Pastors
Pastors Age
Q13h. For each of the following statements about
your own personal ministry, please indicate your
level of agreement Ministry in a church this
size makes me feel lonely at times.
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Many Pastors Face Discouragement and Isolation