Monday, August 10, 2026

A Useful Hush

I have posted many times about ministerial burnout and dropout. My own Master's degree research found that upwards of 80% of ministers who adopt a Transformational model of leadership do not survive ministry until retirement. With this in mind, I have noticed now in my seminary lectures that a hush descends on my classes when I mention, however fleetingly, the strain or burden of ministry. It is a knowing hush. OBSERVATION: And a useful hush, as it guides me in my teaching.

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