Burnout Among Pastors in Relation to Congregation Member and Church Organizational Outcomes

Burnout among pastors poses a threat to local church health and ministry vitality. This study examined how pastor job burnout relates measures of organizational health. Specifically, the current relationships between (a) intrinsic extrinsic religiousness worship service attenders (b) health: financial stability turnover intentions. These were studied using data from U.S. Congregational Life Survey (USCLS) collected during 2008 2009. Participants sampled across Catholic Protestant Christian denominations, small proportion participants represented other religious traditions. Analyses indicated that was negatively related two attenders’ religiousness: sense belonging participation, but not religiousness. Churches with higher average had lower ratings stability. Pastor positively Social support congregation weakened relationship The can be used inform leaders, members, denominational boards. findings demonstrate efforts prevent reduce would benefit entire organization.