Job Satisfaction, Mental Health, Finances Continue to Challenge Pastors; One of Four Things to Know This Week, July 23, 2026

A Word to the Wise 
 
“Dockery looked to God for direction and looked to his team for execution of the vision.”

Andy Pettigrew, Steadfast: The Leadership Journey and Model of David S. Dockery
 

Four Things to Know This Week 
 
1. Job Satisfaction, Mental Health, Finances Continue to Challenge Pastors, Study Finds (Baptist 
    Press)
 
2. First Person: Ministry Lessons to My Younger Self (Bruce Raley, The Baptist Paper)
 
3. 8 Signs of a Dangerous Pastor Every Search Committee Should Know (Joe McKeever, 
    ChurchLeaders.com)
 
4. 4 Steps to Lead Your Church to be Evangelistic (Chuck Lawless)
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Thank you for reading. Please share it with pastors and other AMSs you believe would benefit.
 
To the praise of His glory,       
  
Ray
 
 
I also host the “SBCAL Podcast with Ray Gentry” each Tuesday morning.