The COVID-19 pandemic led to a large number of pastors resigning and exposed a need for better support for clergy, according to a longtime church leader and author who founded a group aimed at supporting pastors.

Andrew McQuitty, pastor emeritus of Irving Bible Church of Irving, Texas, and founder of the pastor support ministry the Kaleo Collective, was a guest on the Dallas Theological Seminary podcast “The Table” in an episode posted earlier this week.