Pastors work long hours

Lifeway recently conducted an interesting study of how pastors spend their time.  Not surprisingly, many pastors work long hours, and some struggle to maintain a balanced life.  The study found that bivocational pastors typically worked 30 hours a week in the ministry.  In some companies that is enough hours to qualify for benefits!  Here is a chart showing some of their findings.

You can read the full report here.

How does this compare with your schedule?  I think this could be an interesting discussion for all of us to share with one another.