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Pastors In Transition: Why Clergy Leave Local Church Ministry (Pulpit and Pew Series)
Pastors In Transition Why Clergy Leave Local Church Ministry - Pulpit and Pew Series Author:Dean R. Hoge, Jacqueline E. Wenger Through surveys and interviews, this new volume examines the main reasons pastors in five Protestant denominations have recently left parish ministry and suggests ways to strengthen the pastorate for the future. Based on extensive sociological research, Pastors in Transition summarizes the findings of the largest-ever study of ended ministries.... more » More than 900 ministers, representing the Assemblies of God, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, the Presbyterian Church (USA) and the United Methodist Church, were included in the study, and its results provide an unprecedented look at contemporary church life. Yet the book does more than gather facts and figures; its pages are filled with personal stories, forthright opinions, and concrete recommendations made by ministers who have left their pastorates.« less