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Most US pastors remain committed to their calling, latest Lifeway Research

Most US pastors remain committed to their calling, latest Lifeway Research

99 percent of church pastors remain committed to their calling and work, according to latest research published (June 2) by Lifeway Research. A survey of 1,500 evangelical and Black Protestant pastors found that only one in 100 pastors leave the ministry each year. At the same time, the percentage of pastors leaving for reasons other than retirement or death has remained statistically unchanged over the past decade: 1.3% in 2015, 1.5% in 2021 and 1.2% in 2025.

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