2016 Ministry Outdoor Adventures Events (to Date)

~ 2016 Ministry Outdoor Adventures Events to Date ~

 

January / February / March 2016

* 1/27/16 - MOA End of Season Pheasant Hunt & Antelope Scouting Trip (Wallace & Scott Counties)

* 2/28-3/1/16 – 2^nd Annual MOA Foundation Hog Hunt to Chain Ranch, Canton, Oklahoma.  (Event Full / 10 participants booked)

April / May 2016
* 4/25-4/27/16 – MOA Foundation 1^st Annual Striper Fishing Trip to Lake Texoma, w/guide James Allen of “The Blue Water Striper Guide Service.”  (2 open Spots Remaining)

* Medicine Lodge Spring Turkey Hunt. (Possible / Firm Date TBD)

August / September 2016
* 8/27-9/7 (5 days TBD by Outfitter) 2^nd Annual Fall Elk/Bear Hunt, Buckhorn Mountain Ranch, Montrose, CO. (This Event is FULL)
* 9/11-9/13/16 – MOA Foundation “Legends of The Fall” Dove Hunting & Golf Retreat to Curtis, NE.  (Open to pastors, ministry staff, and spouses)

October / November / December 2016
* 2^nd Annual MOA Fall Clay Shoot. (Firm Date TBD)
* 1^st Annual Fall Antelope Hunt. (Kansas / Wallace Co / 4 spots only / Firm Date TBD KDWP)
* 1^st Annual Pastor’s Archery Deer Hunting Retreat. (6 spots only, Firm Date TBD)
* 2^nd Annual Western Kansas Pheasant Hunt. (Scott City Area)
* 1^st Annual Pastor’s Firearm Season Deer Hunting Retreat. (6 spots only, Firm Date TBD)

 

     If you would like to nominate your pastor (or one of your ministry staff members) for an MOA outdoor adventure, you can email us at MOAFound@gmail.com, or text or call us at (316)-200-0156 / (316)650-2901.

     We think it is going to be a great year for ministering to men of God, in the great outdoors!

- Rob Schmutz & Jeff Ochs
  The Ministry Outdoor Adventures Team 

 

Pastors...

       Pastors...

• 13% of active pastors are divorced.
• 23% have been fired or pressured to resign at least once in their careers.
• 25% don't know where to turn when they have a family or personal conflict or issue.
• 25% of pastors' wives see their husband's work schedule as a source of conflict.
• 33% felt burned out within their first five years of ministry.
• 33% say that being in ministry is an outright hazard to their family.
• 40% of pastors and 47% of spouses are suffering from burnout, frantic schedules, and/or unrealistic expectations.
• 45% of pastors' wives say the greatest danger to them and their family is physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual burnout.
• 45% of pastors say that they've experienced depression or burnout to the extent that they needed to take a leave of absence from ministry.
• 50% feel unable to meet the needs of the job.
• 52% of pastors say they and their spouses believe that being in pastoral ministry is hazardous to their family's well-being and health.
• 56% of pastors' wives say that they have no close friends.
• 57% would leave the pastorate if they had somewhere else to go or some other vocation they could do.
• 70% don't have any close friends.
• 75% report severe stress causing anguish, worry, bewilderment, anger, depression, fear, and alienation.
• 80% of pastors say they have insufficient time with their spouse.
• 80% believe that pastoral ministry affects their families negatively.
• 90% feel unqualified or poorly prepared for ministry.
• 90% work more than 50 hours a week.
• 94% feel under pressure to have a perfect family.
• 1,500 pastors leave their ministries each month due to burnout, conflict, or moral failure.

Help prevent these statistics from being true for your pastor!  

Prayerfully consider supporting "Ministry Outdoor Adventures" as we take on a ministry need in the Great Plains that no one else we are aware of is doing.  Help us help those who serve!  http://paypal.me/MOAFoundation

And, feel free to message or contact us (316) 200-0156 if you would like to nominate your pastor for one of our upcoming outdoor adventures.

For more info on pastor burnout, go to (www.pastorburnout.com)

Keep on Keepin' on IN Jesus...

- Rob Schmutz

Jeremiah 29:11-13

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