Having known many people in ministry over the last 50 years I know what the Rev. Dr. E. Dewey Smith said here to be true. Love your ministry people! In eulogizing Parker, the Rev. Dr. E. Dewey Smith, senior pastor of the House of Hope Atlanta, said Parker’s death has been a call to other pastors that they need to add themselves to the long list of people for whom they care. He cited statistics from a 2010 New York Times article which held that 25 percent of clergy reported not knowing where to turn for help with a personal conflict; 33 percent feel burned out within the first five years; 45 percent of pastors say that theyve experienced depression or burnout severe enough to make them need time away from the job; and 57 percent would do another job if they were qualified. “That’s why you better be sure to encourage” your pastors, Smith told the audience. There are two types of church members, he said, “armor bearers who are helping their pastors to fulfill their destinies” and “pall bearers,” whose actions are slowly contributing to their deaths.
Posted on: Tue, 19 Nov 2013 06:30:47 +0000
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