(CP) Only half of U.S. pastors are “very satisfied” with their vocation, marking a steep decline in pastoral satisfaction over the past decade, according to a study released by Barna Group.
The research released Wednesday is based on a survey of 584 Protestant pastors conducted from Sept. 6-16, 2022, as part of Barna’s new Resilient Pastor Initiative examining the phenomenon of church leaders feeling “burnt out, lonely or unwell.” The results reveal that just 52% of respondents described themselves as “very satisfied with their vocation as a pastor.”
The share of pastors with a high level of satisfaction regarding their vocation has dropped 20 points since 2015 when 72% of pastors characterized themselves as “very satisfied.” Barna’s research attributes the growing discontent among pastors to the coronavirus pandemic and…
