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.