Satisfied?
04/19/07 01:11 PM *Miss
O'Laney
If
you're looking for job satisfaction, become a pastor!
According to a recent study,
clergy reported the highest degree of job
satisfaction of any profession at 87% (I told my
staff it would have been 100% if they hadn't
included the youth pastors!). Seriously, 87%
sounds about right. My work is very satisfying
about 7/8 of the time and very frustrating the
other 1/8. If God doesn't call you into full-time
ministry, that 1/8 will drive you out in a hurry,
though I expect the stress is a lot less for
assistant pastors than for senior pastors. We're
responsible for everything, we get credited for
everything and we get blamed for everything and
90% of everything is completely out of our
control!
Teachers also rated near the top which explains why my wife and I live in a state of uninterrupted bliss.
Well, not quite, but about as close as can be had in a sinful world. Of course for Christians happiness is another stewardship- a gift given to us for a time to share with others. Other studies have shown that gratitude and altruism increase happiness. It's a circle, but not a vicious one.
Teachers also rated near the top which explains why my wife and I live in a state of uninterrupted bliss.
Well, not quite, but about as close as can be had in a sinful world. Of course for Christians happiness is another stewardship- a gift given to us for a time to share with others. Other studies have shown that gratitude and altruism increase happiness. It's a circle, but not a vicious one.
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