I’ve Noticed a Trend
Could it be that a pastor’s unhappiness increases after the Sunday and mid-week services? I ask this because the traffic on this site increases dramatically on Monday. The second highest traffic is usually on Thursday. Why?
Assuming most churches hold mid-week services on Wednesday, the trend could actually speak to a pastor’s feelings about his congregation, or an increased awareness that (s)he is in the wrong place.
It could be, though, that Monday is usually the pastor’s day off. In that case the trend may be because there’s more quality time available for a focused job search.
I’d like to see your comments. Tell me what motivates you to check pastoral openings on Monday or Thursday… or an other day, for that matter. Come on… Share your heart. It may be that we can help each other out.
April 22nd, 2008 at 8:54 am
personally,as a new minister seeking a pastorate,mondays & thursdays are usually when the newest jobs are posted.I don`t think it`s anything other than that;if you are going to job seek,why not look on those days?
I also wonder what percentage of this “traffic” are ministers who are currently unemployed in the ministry?To get a clearer perspective of the demographics of the “trafic”,you would need to run a poll.Once you`ve established a demographic,then you could form a more solid opinion and make any possible adjustments deemed necessary.This would give you a much better understanding of “who” is doing the looking.