A 2025 Lifeway Research article indicated while only 1 percent of protestant pastors on average decide to step down from ministry each year, the reasons for them stepping down are dynamic, with pastors facing many unique challenges and uncertainties.
A 2025 study shows that Christians are watching more Christian content, and Hollywood is taking notice.
Ministry is a tough calling. It demands more than sermon preparation and hospital visits. It requires the whole person.
“We know that healthy leaders — emotionally, mentally and physically — are in a better position to lead healthy churches. However, sometimes people just need a reset.”
Here’s the Bible Studies for Life Sunday School lesson commentary for January 25, written by Bobby McKay, pastor of New Liberty Baptist Church in Morton, Mississippi.
“I have never felt the flames melting the skin off my veins, but I’ve been through hell in my mind. I’ve had the long sleepless nights, felt the breathless despair in the fight. I’ve laid on the ground crying for help. I’ve felt the rush of anxiety’s waves, and the guilt that won’t wash away, and the deep dread of hopeless days.”
The present grace that we rest in is often constructed from the mountainous ache of years past.
With less than two weeks remaining before Christmas and two days before the start of Hanukkah, there was no big announcement or splashy public signing.
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