{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"REACHRIGHT Podcast","title":"67% of Pastors Are Burning Out (Here's What Nobody's Saying) ","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/6625ca60\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2920,"description":"We have been having the pastoral burnout conversation for years and it keeps getting worse. That is because we have been talking about the wrong thing. This episode is not about workload, time management, or self-care tips for tired pastors. It is about the loneliness and isolation crisis that is actually driving the burnout numbers to levels the church has never seen before. Pastoral loneliness has jumped from 42% to 65% in seven years. Peer support has dropped from 37% to 22% in the same period. 18% of pastors report thoughts of self-harm in the past year. Thomas and Shiloh bring the data, name the parts of this conversation most people avoid, and issue a direct challenge to church boards, elder teams, and congregations to stop placing all the responsibility on the pastor and start owning the system that is producing these outcomes. ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/hHdpkz1SiJM4WlhNoYGKcmhnGyoIBO0rdJ04HJvirJo/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8yZjBm/ZjRkMGRiMGRhNmQ0/YmE1ZTU5ZWFhNTUz/ODA2Ni5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}