{"product_id":"2940014405201","title":"Ten Ways to Kill a Preacher","description":"Preachers get fired more often than NFL coaches. Some sources suggest that as many 18,000 ministers are terminated or leave the ministry under duress every year. That is fifty a day, every day. String them all together and you have a slow train of misery chugging down a track to nowhere.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the book Ten Ways to Kill a Preacher, the author offers a frank exposé of this epidemic in the often hidden religious culture of churches. Ministry can be a rewarding experience for many servants of God, but with just a few twists here and there the road can suddenly grow bumpy and the way life-threatening.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConsider these statistics gleaned from sources such as Focus on the Family, Ministry Today, Charisma Magazine, TNT Ministries, and other respected groups:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e•1,500 pastors leave the ministry permanently each month in America\u003cbr\u003e•80% of seminary graduates who enter ministry will leave the ministry within the first five years.\u003cbr\u003e•70% of pastors continually battle depression.\u003cbr\u003e•80% of pastors and 85% of their spouses feel discouraged in their roles.\u003cbr\u003e•90% of pastors said the hardest thing about the ministry is uncooperative people.\u003cbr\u003e•70% of pastors are grossly underpaid.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book cuts across all denominational boundaries. It is a clarion call to action by everyone involved in church life and ministry.","brand":"BookLocker.com, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47069242065136,"sku":"2940014405201","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940014405201_p0.jpg?v=1763617111","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940014405201","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}