This week’s Barna Minute explores whether or not children’s ministry leaders feel satisfied in their role.

In Children’s Ministry in a New Reality, a Barna report produced in partnership with Awana, data calls attention to two key aspects of children’s ministry leaders’ well-being—their role as a ministry leader and their work-life balance.

Great satisfaction exists with the vocation of being a children’s ministry leader, as 26 percent of leaders say they are “completely satisfied” and 50 percent state they are “satisfied.” However, in regards to their work-life balance, only 15 percent of children’s ministry leaders are “completely satisfied.” Sixteen percent express dissatisfaction with their work-life balance while the notable majority fall into middling levels of satisfaction (44% “satisfied,” 25% “somewhat satisfied”).