The number of American clergy under age 35 is dwindling. With increasing numbers of baby boomer ministers looking to retire within the next few years, churches need to move fast to find replacements. Funded by a Lilly Endowment grant, Calling Congregations, a nation-wide effort to help churches identify and educate young ministers within their ranks, hopes to recruit young clergy for 500 churches by 2009. They expect to find most of them within the congregations. The program will link participating congregations, provide technical support, and offer advice to churches searching their pews for new ministers. It will also offer up to $5,000 in matching funds to help defray the costs of educating young pastors. Ministers under 35 comprise 7% of mainline denominations? supply of pastors. 52% of today?s pastors are 35-54. 41% of the active pastors are 55 and older.