How Does your week Measure up?

It’s 7:30 on Sunday morning, and America’s pastors are already on the job while many of their congregants are still trying to find the coffee filters. In a typical week, pastors will:

spend four evenings away from home engaged in ministry-related activities
eat five evening meals with their family
sleep less than seven hours per night (but work in a Sunday afternoon nap)
take one day off (most often Monday)
work 55 hours.

How does that final figure compare with hours worked by professionals in other fields? According to the U.S. Department of Labor:

—Ed Rowell

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