Susan Schmidt

Isolation in Ministry Susan Schmidt

Like shifting tectonic plates, something is changing in the church and it's not good. Pastors are leaving the ministry, taking their own lives and suffering from depression in record numbers. Author Richard Clinton claims that 70% of those who enter the ministry will not retire from it. We are experiencing a national crisis among our ministers that can't be ignored. It's not until you dig down beneath the symptoms of burn out, loneliness and moral failure that you begin to see the real problem...isolation. This book examines the cause, consequences and cure for this national epidemic. It's a must read for ministers and those who wish to support them.