Where Are The Young Clergy? The numbers of young pastors have been steadily declining in recent years. In ’75, about 24% of Presbyterian ministers were under 35—today its just 7%. Episcopal priests under 35 have dropped from 19% to 4% over the same period. For Roman Catholic priests the rate has gone from 16% to 6%. Researchers suggest modest salaries and lack of prestige as two reasons for the declines. (Discipleship Journal 9-10/01)
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