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Pastoral Counseling and Mediation Services Pastors and
Missionaries: |
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Confidential
pastoral counseling and spiritual guidance |
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Personal or
organizational crisis intervention |
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Interpersonal, family or organizational mediation and
intervention |
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Biblically
grounded, personal, marital, & family counseling |
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Enduring Hope Counseling
is an
interdenominational organization-we embrace all faith traditions
and holds no biased to any particular denomination
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It is clear-Pastors, Missionaries, and other Christian leaders
face greater challenges today than ever before. Many of you who
began your work with fervor and idealism have lost your joy in
ministry and have been relegated to impairment and acute
burnout. When you come to Enduring Hope for therapy, you
will find a place for restoration of your vision and renewal of
your call through in depth therapy that is cognizant and
COMPATIBLE of your faith traditions. |
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Enduring Hope
Counseling services
address an urgent Kingdom problem. Pastors, Missionaries, and
Christian leaders face greater odds today than ever before. For
example, Christian leaders are falling by the wayside: Pastors
are leaving the pulpit in unprecedented numbers!
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Risk Factors for
Pastors according
to a survey by Dr Richard A. Blackmon: |
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75%
of pastors surveyed reported having at least one significant
crisis due to stress |
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80%
believed that ministry is affecting their families negatively
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90%
felt inadequately trained to meet the demands of the job |
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50%
felt unable to do their jobs |
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37%
pastors responding to this survey, had experienced inappropriate
sexual contact outside of their marriage |
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50%
of pastors felt unable to meet the demands of the job
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40%
of pastors experience a "serious relational conflict at least
once a month." |
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Richard A. Blackmon, "Survey
of Pastors," in "The Hazards of the Ministry," Psy.D. diss., |
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Graduate School of Psycology,
Fuller Theological Seminary |
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Leadership’s survey of pastors found
that 94% felt pressure to have an ideal family and 77% reported
that their spouse felt pressure to be an ideal role model for a
Christian family. No less than 63% said that congregational
expectations created problem in their marriage. |
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David Goetz, "Is
The Pastor’s Family Safe at Home?" |
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Leadership: A
Practical Journal for Church Leaders 13, no. 4
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Please
take a moment to see if you can relate to three or more of these
questions…if so, please call for assistance: |
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I am leaving my
church or mission position under difficult circumstances.
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I am having a
significant crisis due to stress. |
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My ministry is
affecting my family negatively. |
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I feel
inadequately trained to meet the demands of the job.
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I am involved in
inappropriate sexual contact outside of my marriage.
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I feel unable to
meet the demands of the job. |
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I am experiencing
a serious relational conflict. |
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I feel the work of
the church seems futile. |
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I am experiencing
regular periods of major distress. |
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I am
seriouslyconsidering leaving the ministry. |
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I have a master's
degrees, yet I feel inadequately trained. |
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I am experiencing
burnout. |
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I have doubts
about my calling. |
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The unwritten
expectations of my congregation or mission agency have
contributed to my decision to consider resigning. |
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The expectations
of my congregation or mission agency are detrimental to my
marriage. |
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The expectations
of my congregation or mission agency are a major factor in my
feelings of burnout. |
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I am not being
held accountable in many areas of my ministry. |
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I want to admit to
a sexual indiscretion. |
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Lack of
accountability is playing a part in my decision to resign.
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Resistance to
change has contributed to my decision to consider resignation. |
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The ministry is
leaving me with insufficient time with my spouse. |
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Either my spouse
or I feel pressure to have an ideal family. |
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