Already stretched thin, these clergy found the demands of the pandemic — from producing video church to combating conspiracy theories—took all the joy out of the job.
(RNS)—Jeff Weddle, a 46-year-old, wise-cracking, self-deprecating, Bible-loving, self-described “failing pastor” from Wisconsin, was already thinking of leaving the ministry before COVID and the 2020 election...
by Bob Smietana
Religion News Service
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