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What did the global Adventist pastors’ survey reveal?

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avondale.affiliateMcIver, Robert; 0000-0002-1710-7790
avondale.affiliateJackson, Wendy; 0000-0001-5723-1131
avondale.affiliatePuni, Erika
avondale.departmentScripture, Spirituality and Society Research Centre
avondale.facultyTheology
avondale.reporting.fieldOfEducation09 Society and Culture
avondale.reporting.fieldOfResearch50 PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES::5004 Religious studies
avondale.reporting.fieldOfResearch44 HUMAN SOCIETY::4410 Sociology
avondale.reporting.isPeerReviewedPeer Reviewed
dc.contributor.authorMcIver, Robert K.
dc.contributor.authorJackson, Wendy
dc.contributor.authorPratt, B.
dc.contributor.authorCurrow, S. J.
dc.contributor.authorPuni, E. F.
dc.contributor.authorCincala, P.
dc.date.accessioned2025-12-15T23:20:37Z
dc.date.issued2025-10
dc.description.abstractThe General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists commissioned a Global Adventist Pastors’ Survey (GAPS) to gather information on the experiences and perspectives of our pastors globally. The research team was assisted by translators, division executive secretaries and ministerial secretaries, and many others. Survey responses came in during 2022 and 2023, and by the end of the submission period, 12,380 Adventist pastors caring for one or more Adventist congregations had participated. The participants constitute more than 40 percent of all Adventist pastors currently serving in local churches around the world. The results of the GAPS showed that Adventist pastors who care for local churches share a great many experiences in common despite working in diverse cultures around the world. While most Adventist pastors report that they find real fulfillment in their work, some results from the survey raise matters of concern.
dc.identifier.citationMcIver, R. K., Jackson, W. A., Pratt, B., Currow, S. J., Puni, E. F., & Činčala, P. (2025). “What did the global adventist pastors’ survey reveal?”, Ministry, 97(10), 6-10.
dc.identifier.urihttps://research.avondale.edu.au/handle/1897/36055399
dc.language.isoen
dc.rights© 2025 General Conference Corporation of Seventh-day Adventists. Link to online version: https://www.ministrymagazine.org/archive/2025/10/What-did-the-Global-Adventist-Pastors-Survey-reveal
dc.subjectPastors
dc.subjectPastoral ministry
dc.subjectclergy
dc.subjectSeventh-day Adventist Church
dc.subjectclergy well being
dc.subjectvocational satisfaction
dc.titleWhat did the global Adventist pastors’ survey reveal?
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.abstractThe General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists commissioned a Global Adventist Pastors’ Survey (GAPS) to gather information on the experiences and perspectives of our pastors globally. The research team was assisted by translators, division executive secretaries and ministerial secretaries, and many others. Survey responses came in during 2022 and 2023, and by the end of the submission period, 12,380 Adventist pastors caring for one or more Adventist congregations had participated. The participants constitute more than 40 percent of all Adventist pastors currently serving in local churches around the world. The results of the GAPS showed that Adventist pastors who care for local churches share a great many experiences in common despite working in diverse cultures around the world. While most Adventist pastors report that they find real fulfillment in their work, some results from the survey raise matters of concern.

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