We’re Losing Pastors Fast
PART OF THE PROBLEM:
“We’re pumping out non-traditional clergy these days for a church that continues to want to operate in a very traditional way.”
SOURCE THAT NAMES
THAT PROBLEM & MANY MORE:
The Impending Clergy Shortage…Coming From Left Field
SOLUTION:
What say ye?
joescheets 
Oh my. That article says much. It’s not something many of us don’t know but many have their heads in the proverbial sand.
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Harvey, thanks for reading and commenting! That article does articulate the situation well. Sadly, it’s accurate, too.
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I graduated from Emory University. In 1981. It was @ 85% ultra liberal and maybe 15% conservative. More than 1/2 of my classmates were uncertain of going into traditional pastoral/ministry jobs. The “call” to ministry was seldom considered. Candler School of Theology had an open goals: teach what man has said about God and the Bible, and help students build a professional clergy rather than a spiritual faith based pastoral role.
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Thank you for both reading and commenting, Jerry; amazingly, we had very different experiences at that school.
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