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Clergy Say Post-Seminary Training Impacts Their Formation and Development the Most

A majority of pastors and priests report that post-seminary experiences like working with a mentor or learning from lay leaders influenced their ministerial development more than seminary.

How Do Your Churches Give?

We asked ordained ministers how deeply their churches were involved in different types of public outreach, from collecting donations and active volunteering to advocacy and community action.

God’s Action and Our Action – What Is the Orienting Theology Behind Your Ministry?

The Clergy Into Action Study found that most recently ordained pastors and priests held a somewhat Augustinian theology of God's work in or through their congregations.

Whose Theological Voice Is Most Important?

We asked recently ordained clergy how well trained they were to express both their personal theological voices and those of their congregations.

Clergy Formation—Preparing for Ministry in Today’s World, or Yesterday’s? (Overview)

Clergy Into Action Study findings suggest an overall pattern: clergy formation is still based on traditional models of ordained ministry and cultural assumptions that are increasingly irrelevant.

Clergy Formation—Preparing for Ministry in Today’s World, or Yesterday’s? (Part 1)

Part 1 of the four-part Clergy Formation series explores patterns of clergy confidence in skill areas such as preaching, pastoral care, communication, supervising others, and community outreach.

Clergy Formation—Preparing for Ministry in Today’s World, or Yesterday’s? (Part 2)

Part 2 of the four-part Clergy Formation series asks whether today's ordained ministers invest enough time in the areas of ministry that would benefit their congregations the most.

Clergy Formation—Preparing for Ministry in Today’s World, or Yesterday’s? (Part 3)

Part 3 of the four-part Clergy Formation series identifies leadership skills that pastors and priests need which are not being emphasized in seminary or in post-seminary training programs.

Clergy Formation—Preparing for Ministry in Today’s World, or Yesterday’s? (Part 4)

Part 4 of the four-part Clergy Formation series suggests that one reason for the lack of change in clergy formation may be churches' continued adherence to a traditional model of ministry.

How Many Quit? Estimating the Clergy Attrition Rate

You've heard the scary statistics — people saying that 30% to 40% of clergy drop out of the ministry, most within their first five years. But what evidence is there to support these numbers?

Clergy Say Post-Seminary Training Impacts Their Formation and Development the Most

How Do Your Churches Give?

God’s Action and Our Action – What Is the Orienting Theology Behind Your Ministry?

Whose Theological Voice Is Most Important?

Clergy Formation—Preparing for Ministry in Today’s World, or Yesterday’s? (Overview)

Clergy Formation—Preparing for Ministry in Today’s World, or Yesterday’s? (Part 1)

Clergy Formation—Preparing for Ministry in Today’s World, or Yesterday’s? (Part 2)

Clergy Formation—Preparing for Ministry in Today’s World, or Yesterday’s? (Part 3)

Clergy Formation—Preparing for Ministry in Today’s World, or Yesterday’s? (Part 4)

How Many Quit? Estimating the Clergy Attrition Rate

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