Leadership, Services

Need a Lift?

2 Comments 26 October 2011

The statistics are staggering.

  • 80% of pastors feel unqualified and discouraged in their role as a pastor
  • 50% of pastors are so discouraged that they would leave the ministry if they could, but have no other way of making a living.
  • 70% of pastors constantly fight depression
  • 80% of seminary and Bible school graduates who enter the ministry will leave the ministry within the first 5 years.

It’s clear that something must be done to help pastors.  Thankfully, the Willow Creek Association is offering some great new tools to help.

The Lift Project is a unique blend of online training, coaching and community to help pastors navigate the issues that they face today.

Specifics:

  • 7 week courses
  • Less than 2 hours per week
  • Guided by a facilitator
  • Interaction with a cohort of leaders
  • Year-long Leading for Transformation Certificate

The list of names associated with these courses is impressive to say the least.  This looks like an ongoing conference with continuing coaching and small group community added to the mix.  There are several seven week courses to choose from.

This could be a real lifesaver for many pastors.

You can take a sample course here or get all the details at Willowcreek.com/lift/

 


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I've been a senior pastor for over twenty years and a techie for longer than that. My first computer was a TRS-80. How's that for tech cred? You can follow me on twitter at @tonymccollum.

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  • Jim

    Can you post the sources for the stats you list in the first paragraph? I’m particularly interested in the source for the stat that said, “80% of seminary and Bible school graduates who enter the ministry will leave the ministry within the first 5 years.” I’m writing a book on staff ministry and so am really interested.

    Thanks for any help you can provide.

    • http://tonymccollum.com Tony McCollum

      Hi Jim, we got these stats from the Willow Creek Association site. You might want to check with them.

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