Did You Know?

That 22.8 percent of pastors have either been terminated or forced to resign - almost one out of four.
That 62 percent of forced-our pastors said the church that forced them out had done it before. And 41 percent of these indicated the church had done it more than twice.
The 43 percent of forced-out pastors said a 'faction' in the church pushed them out, and 71 percent of those indicated that the 'faction' forcing them out numbered ten or less.
That only 20 percent of forced-out pastors said the real reason for their leaving was made known to the entire congregation.

The above statistics are the result of a survey conducted by Leadership magazine and are based on those responding. For more information, see 'Forced-Out.' Leadership, Volume XVII Number 1, Winter 1996, pp. 40-49.