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I want to let those who frequent this site know of an upcoming project that may be of interest to them, especially to pastors in full-time service. A good friend and I are currently working on a book on the ethical implications of the forced termination of pastors in which the pastor was wronged by either an individual, a group within the church, and/or even a denominational entity that might have been called in to help mediate the situation.

Stats show around 1400 to 1800 pastors per month being forced out of their ministry, and that only 54% return to any Christian ministry at all. The single greatest factor for this, as the surveys show, has not changed over the last decade --- someone wants control within the church. Often that person will start a campaign to find other members to join in the effort, and often they will make an urgent call to a denominational entity to "help" resolve the problem. Frequently, however, the denominational involvement only makes matters worse, either because of poor training or because they tend to side with the first contact from the church.

But there are serious ethical implications that must not be ignored. The damage done to pastors and their families is too great to do so. This is not simply a job to them. The numbers are just too high to believe that all of these pastors deserve to be terminated for cause. Most of the pastors that we know are hard-working, competent, faithful to their wife, good fathers, and take their work seriously, showing love and understanding to the members of their congregations. This means that a great majority are wrongfully forced out. God takes this seriously. So should we.

We are looking for Pastor's REAL LIFE stories to include in a portion of the book, that will focus on different ways these situations occur. The pastors may remain anonymous if desired, but we would like a detailed account of what happened and how it has effected both pastor, spouse, and children. If you would like to be considered, please contact me by e-mail at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  with a little overview and I will be in contact with you about your story. Feel free to share this with your friends who may have had a bad experience. I hope this can be a work that will not only bring to light a much overlooked problem, but also be an encouragement to pastors who have had their lives turned upside down by "well-meaning" but seriously misguided people.