The Pastor Well-Being Checkup
A clear picture of how your pastors are really doing
The Checkup measures 22 areas that research links to pastors thriving or leaving. It separates what pastors carry personally from what the system around them puts on their shoulders, so you know where change will matter most.
What it measures
22 measures in four domains
Outcomes show how pastors are doing. The other three domains show why, and which causes leaders can actually change. A few examples from each are below; the full list is shared on a strategy call.
How pastors are doing
Outcomes
- Ministry burnout
- Intent to leave
- Ministry satisfaction
What sustains them
Personal resources
- Resilience
- Sense of calling
- Spiritual vitality
What leaders can change
Systemic drivers
- Workload
- Fairness in decisions
- Support from the leaders who oversee pastors
Life beyond the pulpit
Life domains
- Boundaries and sabbath
- Family strain
- Financial strain
Built for ministry
Not a workplace survey with the word pastor added
Written in the language of calling
Questions speak of ministry and role, not job and workplace.
For every church structure
It works for pastors in denominations with bishops and superintendents and for pastors in independent churches and networks.
Fitted to each pastor
Questions about marriage and children appear only for the pastors they apply to.
Grounded in research
Every question is original and built on published research into clergy and occupational well-being.
Two views, one honest picture
What pastors see, and what leaders see
Each pastor
- Private personal results across all 22 measures
- Results that stay theirs, never shared with leaders
- Coming soon: the free Pastor Well-Being app, to keep results and see change over time
Leadership
- An aggregate report of patterns across groups of pastors
- The systemic drivers behind burnout and intent to leave
- Trends from one check to the next
How it works
From invitation to action
- 1Pastors are invitedYour leaders send the invitation by email.
- 2Pastors answer privatelyOnline, on their own time, with no leader watching.
- 3Results go outEach pastor gets personal results. Leadership gets the aggregate report and a debrief.
- 4Check againRe-checks every six months show whether changes are working.
See it with your own pastors
A Checkup Pilot with one district or division of 25 to 50 pastors shows what the Checkup reveals before you commit to more.