The economic downturn is making it increasingly difficult for some clergy to relocate or even retire. Some congregations are choosing not to fill vacancies, or they call pastors who require smaller salaries.
The ELCA News Service has the story:
"People are not moving," said the Rev. Rudy W. Mueller, assistant to the bishop, ELCA Indiana-Kentucky Synod. "The whole call process seems to have slowed down to some degree."
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