75% report being highly stressed.
91% have experienced some form of burnout in ministry.
70% constantly fight depression.
70% do not have someone they consider a close friend.
70% say they’re grossly underpaid.
80% of pastors believe pastoral ministry has negatively affected their families and
33% said it was an outright hazard.
(Statistics from: Fuller Institute, Leadership Journal 2013, Schaeffer Institute.)