Here's encouraging news from Barna Group's latest research: pastors' feelings of inadequacy dropped from 64 percent in 2023 to 44 percent this year, the lowest Barna has ever recorded. Pastors seriously considering leaving ministry fell from 42 percent in 2022 to 24 percent in 2025. Resilience is genuinely growing.
But satisfaction still lags, down to 52 percent from 72 percent a decade ago. Barna's research found relief comes less from encouragement and more from structure: a role that fits a leader's actual gifting, and real freedom to delegate.
Tip for this week: name one task on your plate that was never really yours to carry, and hand it to someone else. That's a resilience habit worth practicing.