{"id":20833,"date":"2000-10-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2000-10-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/2000\/10\/25\/profile-of-todays-pastor\/"},"modified":"2000-10-25T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2000-10-25T00:00:00","slug":"profile-of-todays-pastor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/content\/profile-of-todays-pastor\/","title":{"rendered":"Profile of Today&#8217;s Pastor:"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>W<\/strong>hat kind of spiritual upbringing do pastors have? Are they well\n\t\t\teducated? Do they find anything lacking in their ministry\n\t\t\ttraining? When did they start their first ministry job and what\n\t\t\tdid they do? The latest Christianity Today International research\n\t\t\thas some answers.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-article-subhead1\">SPIRITUAL BEGINNINGS<\/h2><p>The typical pastor was converted to Christ just before the age of\n\t\t\t13. This is significantly earlier than the typical evangelical\n\t\t\tProtestant who came to faith at the age of 17.<\/p><p>Two-thirds of pastors (67%) in the study were raised by at least\n\t\t\tone Christian parent. The vast majority of these, five in six,\n\t\t\twere raised by two Christian parents.<\/p><p>Twelve percent of today&#8217;s pastors come from a home where one of\n\t\t\tthe parents was employed in ministry.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-article-subhead1\">INFLUENCES IN CHOOSING MINISTRY AS A CAREER<\/h2><p>Strong sense of God&#8217;s call = 87%\n\t\t\tPastor or mentor who modeled ministry favorably = 58%\n\t\t\tParents = 27%\n\t\t\tOther family or friends = 25%\n\t\t\tCrisis event in life = 11%\n\t\t\tSpouse = 9%<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-article-subhead1\">EDUCATIONAL PREPARATION<\/h2><p>Pastors are much more educated than the average American. Over 9\n\t\t\tout of 10 pastors (94%) graduated from college in preparation for\n\t\t\tchurch ministry compared to only 21 percent for U.S. adults.\n\t\t\tThree-fourths attended graduate school.<\/p><p>Seminaries played a larger role in preparing pastors for ministry\n\t\t\tthan Bible colleges. One third of pastors (35%) attended Bible\n\t\t\tcollege while nearly twice as many (66%) have seminary degrees.<\/p><p>Despite the fact the majority of pastors had formal preparation\n\t\t\tfor the ministry, many found they were unprepared for certain\n\t\t\tassignments once they were on the job.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-article-subhead1\">TOP 5 THINGS THOUGHT LACKING IN SEMINARY\/BIBLE COLLEGE TRAINING<\/h2><p>Conflict management 31%\n\t\t\tBusiness administration\/management 24%\n\t\t\tLeadership 12%\n\t\t\tSpirituality 7%\n\t\t\tCounseling 6%<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-article-subhead1\">FIRST MINISTRY POSITION<\/h2><p>The typical pastor assumed his or her first ministry position at\n\t\t\tthe age of 25.<\/p><p>The majority (59%) started out as a solo pastor with no other\n\t\t\tministry staff at the church.<\/p><p>Four in ten (38%) started as a ministry staff person in a\n\t\t\tmultiple staff setting.<\/p><p>Only three percent began ministry as a senior pastor with\n\t\t\tministry staff.<\/p><p class=\"is-style-article-bio\">John C. LaRue is Vice President of Online Services for\n\t\t\tChristianity Today International. To reply, write:\n\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:help@christianitytoday.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"bio\" rel=\"noopener\">Newsletter@LeadershipJournal.net<\/a><\/p><p>Sign up for the <a href=\"\/lyris\/subscribe\/leadership.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Church Leader&#8217;s Newsletter<\/a> and receive a new article plus useful information in your inbox every week!<\/p><p class=\"is-style-article-copyright\">Copyright &copy; 2000 by the author or Christianity Today\/<em>Leadership<\/em> Journal.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/le\/help\/permissionsprivacy\/permissions.html#answer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"copyright\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a> for reprint information on <em>Leadership<\/em> Journal.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What kind of spiritual upbringing do pastors have? Are they well educated? 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