Forced Out: Pastors’ Fight and Flight

Research shows more than a quarter of pastors have been edged out of a church, regardless of denomination.

Forced Out: Pastors' Fight and Flight

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This article appeared in the May, 2012 issue of Christianity Today as "Pastors' Fight and Flight".

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