Southern Baptist Strategies to Address Pastoral Attrition Richie C. Stanley, Director Center for Missional Research rstanley@namb.net Center for Missional Research
Southern Baptist Strategies to Address Pastoral Attrition Provide links to on-line resources Encourage bloggers and social media outlets to reference pastor research Center for Missional Research
Southern Baptist Strategies to Address Pastoral Attrition Southern Baptists’ Primary On-line Resource for Pastors: www.LifeWay.com/pastors/ Dr. Mark Dance Center for Missional Research
Southern Baptist Strategies to Address Pastoral Attrition Additional Resources for Pastors in Crisis Center for Missional Research
Resources for Pastors in Crisis Center for Healthy Churches http://chchurches.org/ Genesee Home (Pastoral Retreat) http://geneseehome.org/ Pastoral Institute http://pastoralinstitute.org/ Scott River Lodge http://www.scottriverlodge.com/ City of Refuge at FBC Woodstock, GA Kevin Cone 678-494-2641
Resources for Pastors in Crisis Focus on the Family: In Conjunction with the North American Mission Board NAMB Pastor Care Line 844-PASTOR1 Care for Pastors: http://careforpastors.org/redemptive-care-submission-form-page/ Fairhaven Ministries: 2198 Roaring Creek Rd Roan Mountain, TN 37687 (423) 772-4269 http://fairhavenministries.net
Southern Baptist Strategies to Address Pastoral Attrition Provide links to on-line resources Encourage bloggers and social media outlets to reference pastor research Survey of pastors’ spouses Center for Missional Research
Survey of Pastors’ Spouses Research Objectives Quantify current well-being of spouses and families Quantify challenges spouses face Quantify preparation and preventative measures Compare responses of spouses and pastors
Southern Baptist Strategies to Address Pastoral Attrition Provide links to on-line resources Encourage bloggers and social media outlets to reference pastor research Survey of pastors’ spouses Longitudinal study of recent seminary graduates and church planters Center for Missional Research
Longitudinal Study Research Objectives Follow recent seminary graduates and church planters Quantify challenges pastors face Quantify preparation and preventative measures Offer research-based resources to encourage longevity in ministry
Southern Baptist Strategies to Address Pastoral Attrition Provide links to on-line resources Encourage bloggers and social media outlets to reference pastor research Survey of pastors’ spouses Longitudinal study of recent seminary graduates and church planters Potential collaboration with Notre Dame: Flourishing in Ministry Center for Missional Research
Flourishing in Ministry Project Dr. Matt Bloom, Principle Investigator Notre Dame University website: flourishing.nd.edu email: happy@nd.edu phone: 574.631.4803
Flourishing in Ministry Project Dr. Matt Bloom, Principle Investigator Notre Dame University website: flourishing.nd.edu email: happy@nd.edu phone: 574.631.4803