Exit Ministry Leaders Survey Hey there my brother …Below is a survey I’m doing for my own good. As many of you know, I’ve been hosting pastors conferences and retreats for ministers for about 20 years now, both on my own, and for publishers/denominational leaders as well.Your privacy is 100% protected. No names are on this. And I’m not selling the results to anyone. This is for my own strategic planning efforts.Thank you so very much for participating.This survey will only run for a few weeks. Could I ask one favor?Would you text this link to (3) ministry leaders that are not on your current staff? I’d like to get as wide a sample as possible.Stay in the fight … Question Title * 1. How long have you been in career ministry. Meaning, whether part-time or full-time, you’ve been serving a church or ministry venture. 0-5 years 5-10 years 10-20 years 20+ years Question Title * 2. What is your age? 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60+ Question Title * 3. Regardless of your current season, do your best to look back on the last 5-7 years as a whole. How would you rate your overall level of burden or exhaustion. Over the last 7 years I’ve been ok - steady overall. Over the last 7 years I’ve seen noticeable swings in my levels of exhaustion due to ministry. Over the last 7 years I’d say I’ve been very exhausted in ministry work. Question Title * 4. Defining the soul as your “mind, heart, will, emotions, attitude, mindset” - Do you actively work on your own soul? That is, do you initiate intentional actions each year, or even each month, to replenish yourself for the sake of longevity? This would include hiring a coach or counselor. Taking intentional retreats. Prayer walks, etc. I do intentional soul care monthly. I do intentional soul care quarterly. I do intentional soul care annually. It’s rare that I work on my own longevity. Question Title * 5. Do you have a personal counselor or performance/career/executive coach? Yes No Question Title * 6. I workout or pursue some sort of physical exercise that taxes my body at least once a week. Yes No Question Title * 7. I intentionally gather with other pastors or ministers … Weekly Monthly Quarterly or close to that Annually Rarely or never Question Title * 8. My church or ministry organization provides me with budget dollars to work on my own soul/self/personal development. Yes No Question Title * 9. Read carefully: If I had the opportunity to gather with small groups of other ministers in settings that were NOT networking, and NOT conference-based, but more geared toward creative, restful, and unique opportunities for personal development, and those events were completely justifiable to my board or church as helping me grow professionally and spiritually, and those events incorporated recreation like golf, fishing, hunting, shooting sports, hiking, or anything similar, I would take advantage of it. Yes No Question Title * 10. Regardless of the size of your staff or congregation answer this question: Sometimes I find myself feeling lonely or isolated in my ministry work. Yes No Question Title * 11. If I were being truly honest with myself - based on evidence I’ve seen - my church or organization has proven they care about me as a person not just as a ministry leader. Yes No Question Title * 12. Overall I feel that my church or ministry organization is appreciative of my work. Yes No Done