Romans 11:33-36

Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways! “For who has known the mind of the Lord, or who has been his counselor? Or who has given a gift to him that he might be repaid?” For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever. Amen.

Monday, March 23, 2009

Crash! The Home Built on Sand


Dr. Don Deel, the Mountain State Baptist Association Director of Missions, has uncovered some disturbing statistics in his doctoral dissertation research. As he wrote in his introduction, “These facts should cause a pastor, staff, wife and church to take notice."
  • Eighty percent of pastors’ spouses feel their spouse is overworked.

  • Eighty percent of pastors’ wives feel left out and unappreciated by the church members.

  • Eighty percent of pastors’ spouses wish their spouse would choose another profession.

  • Eighty percent of pastors’ wives feel pressured to do things and be something in the church that they are really not.

  • The majority of pastors’ wives surveyed said that the most destructive event that has occurred in their marriage and family was the day they entered the ministry.

  • Eighty percent of adult children of pastors surveyed have had to seek professional help for depression.
Next Monday we will see statistics concerning pastors’ personal relationship with the Lord.

1 Peter 3:7

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