The Silent Crisis in Church Leadership Across the nation, ministry leaders are quietly struggling. What once felt like a calling now feels like a constant climb. A recent Barna Group (2024) study revealed that 42% of pastors have seriously considered quitting full-time ministry in the past year. The top reasons: stress, loneliness, and emotional exhaustion.

Healthy leadership isn’t emotionless—it’s emotionally mature. The goal isn’t to suppress emotion, but to steward it wisely.

The Entry-Level Illusion: Why So Many Emerging Leaders Struggle to Get Hired—and How Faith-Based Organizations Can Reform It A Calling, Not Just a Career In the last year, we have noticed and have heard about a new trend in the hiring process with new graduates seeking their first jobs. In churches and values-driven nonprofits, hiring is an act of ministry. Yet even here, a troubling pattern has emerged: a growing trend toward what we call The Entry-Level Illusion —positions