Pastors who deal with depression to some degree
Percent of pastors, Lifeway Research, 2022 (in percent)
Key finding
- Pastors who deal with depression to some degree: 18%. Of pastors deal with depression to some degree, according to a recent Lifeway Research survey
Source: Lifeway Research, Dealing with Depression When You’re the Pastor · Article published 2022-08-22.
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Pastors who deal with depression to some degree: 18%. Of pastors deal with depression to some degree, according to a recent Lifeway Research survey.
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Lifeway Research, 2022. Source: Lifeway Research, Dealing with Depression When You’re the Pastor (https://research.lifeway.com/2022/08/22/dealing-with-depression-when-youre-the-pastor/).
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