I think the article is "right on", certainly not in the "quack" category. Focus on the Family's pastoral help program:
Add a large staff and Christian School to oversee, it is truly a gifted man that can be a pastor AND stay a pastor.
Been there, burned out pastoring and went to teach in a Baptist College, then back into pastoring as a missionary/interim.For some pastors, leaving the pastorate was the result of assuming that their calling was permanent and they were therefore protected. They neglected the spiritual disciplines or spiritual integrity needed to continue in ministry. They now realize that they should have given more attention to their own Christian development. They know now that ministry depends on moral purity.
The majority of my acquaintances, however, simply encountered such turmoil and situational conflict that they felt they could not continue to pastor. Too often, they had no friend or accountability group to share their pain or provide emotional or spiritual support. Many well-meaning Christians in their congregations ignored the signs of "battle fatigue." Instead, congregations overwhelmed my pastor friends with unrealistic expectations, negative criticism and misplaced anger. Some congregations even assumed the perfect pastor was "out there," so their fallible pastor was terminated.
Add a large staff and Christian School to oversee, it is truly a gifted man that can be a pastor AND stay a pastor.