May 1, 2012

Huffington Post - Silent Clergy Killers: 'Toxic' Congregations Lead to Widespread Job Loss

They are called “clergy killers” — congregations where a small group of members are so disruptive that no pastor is able to maintain spiritual leadership for long.

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The researchers from Texas Tech University and Virginia Tech University also found that the clergy who had been forced out were more likely to report lower levels of self-esteem and higher levels of depression, stress and physical health problems.