MINISTER-TO-MINISTER
REACHING AND INVESTING IN NOW AND NEXT GENERATION LEADERS
The purpose of Minister-to-Minister (M2M) is to encourage and promote the well-being of pastors and their families. The emphasis is to help the pastor and their family develop and maintain a healthy balance in four areas of wellness: emotional, spiritual, physical and relational including family and marital health. Additional importance will be placed on helping the pastor be more intentional about personal development and to be well aligned with God’s call on his/her life.
The vision of M2M is fueled by our concern and passion for the health, homes and wholeness of spiritual leaders…pastors, ministers, missionaries and influencers. We desire to care for, love and help these leaders and their families, to help with spiritual wellness, life giving friendships, direction, and getaway opportunities. Being in the ministry for over 40 years, we understand the challenges for all – including not only the leader, but their spouse and their children. M2M is about working together for the growth and wellness of spiritual leaders.
Some statistics that continue to fuel our passion to reach out to pastors...
STATS ON PASTORS
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75% of pastors report being “extremely stressed” or “highly stressed”
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97% of pastors have been betrayed, falsely accused or hurt by their trusted friends
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70% of pastors constantly fight depression
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80% of pastors feel discouraged
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80% of pastors will not be in the ministry 10 years later and only a fraction will make it a lifelong career
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38% of pastors are divorced or divorcing
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90% of pastors feel fatigued and worn out
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94% of pastor’s families feel the pressure of ministry
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78% of pastors have no close friends
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90% of pastors report working 55-75 hours per week
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1500 pastors quit each month
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Source: Dr. Henry Cloud
STATS ON U. S. CHURCHES
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The median church in the U.S. has 75 attenders
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90% of U.S. churches have less than 350 attenders
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80% of these churches have less than 100 attenders
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7,000 churches close each year
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Source: Hartford Institute for Religion Research
Minister-to-Minister is partnering with Global Training Network in their vision for pastors throughout the world. As with M2M, Global Training Network (GTN) desires to provide quality biblical and theological training to thousands of indigenous church planters, pastors and Christian leaders throughout the Majority World, so that these pastors and leaders can then effectively equip and lead their congregations to evangelize and disciple their communities for Christ.
Partner with M2M
We would love to have you partner with us whether in prayer, giving or both!
Your prayers can make all the difference as we seek spiritual direction to reach out to and invest into ministry leaders. You can become a prayer partner and/or submit a prayer request by clicking the PRAYER LIST link below.
GTN serves as a financial conduit for those who desire to support M2M financially. GTN partners with Virtuous for simple and secure online giving. You can click the GIVE NOW link below to make a one-time gift or establish recurring giving.
PRAYER
Please join us in praying for M2M's spiritual direction as we minister to today's church leadership both nationally and internationally. We could not do this ministry without a firm foundation of prayer.
GIVE
Give to the work of Minister-to-Minister to establish life-giving relationships with pastors, church leaders and their families so that they may continue to effectively spread the gospel. Your partnership enables the work of M2M to reach out to all nations.