What is Thrive?
Thrive is a ministry initiative that began as a result of a grant Indiana Ministries received from the Lilly Endowment in 2018 designed to bring pastors together where they can find mentoring, peer relationships, and excellent resources to thrive in their own spiritual formation and personal lives.
A Crisis in Leadership…
50% of church leaders drop out after 5 years
70% say they have lower self-esteem than when they entered ministry
80% feel that ministry has negatively impacted their family life
58% are fulfilled in their calling yet feel discouraged, stressed, and fatigued
70% say they do not have a close friend
Only 1 in 10 who start in ministry retire in ministry