Seven Reasons the 10+ Year Pastorate Is Becoming More Common – Rainer on Leadership #484

Podcast Episode #484

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Data shows pastoral tenure is increasing. Today we examine why more pastorates are reaching double digit tenure.

Some highlights from today’s episode include:

• Bigger isn’t always better. It’s usually the same problems just with more people.
• There seems to be less of a desire for ladder climbing from Millennial pastors than from previous generations of pastors.
• God works in both the big burst of rapid growth as well as in the slow, incremental growth.
• The greatest fruit in ministry often does not begin to manifest itself until after year five of a pastorate.

The seven reasons we discuss are:

1. “Ladder climbing” is not a priority.
2. The philosophy of “big is better” is waning.
3. Greater concern for family stability.
4. Greater awareness of incremental progress.
5. A desire to be a presence in the community.
6. A desire to get to year five.
7. The growth of mentoring.

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