I read a report today in the Leadership Journal Spring 2008 edition concerning the "Top 10 Reasons Pastors Get Fired." This is a new report on the forced terminations of pastors in Southern Baptist Churches. Here we go...
10. Conflict with other staff.
9. Sexual misconduct
8. Administrative incompetence
7. Weak leadership style
6. Decline in attendance
5. Conflict pre-dating the pastor's arrival
4. Too-strong leadership style
3. Poor people skill
2. Church's resistance to change
1. Control issues (the same #1 reason since the surveys began in 1996!)
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