Pastor's down

Whoa. Look at these stats.

* 23 percent of all current pastors in the United States have been fired or forced to resign in the past.
* 45 percent of the pastors who were fired in one denomination left the ministry altogether.
* 34 percent of all pastors presently serve congregations that forced their previous pastor to resign.
* The average pastoral career lasts only fourteen years—less than half of what it was not long ago.
* 25 percent of the churches in one survey reported conflict in the previous five years that was serious enough to have a lasting impact on congregational life.
* 1,500 pastors leave their assignments every month in the United States because of conflict, burnout, or moral failure.

No wonder the church in America is dying. When the leadership is being destroyed this fast there is no way for the church to be healthy.