By Aaron Earls NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The economic recovery has reached the offering plate, according to a study from Nashville-based Lifeway Research. Today, 8 in 10 Protestant pastors (79 percent) say the total offerings at their church this year are at or above last year’s levels, including 42 percent who say this year is ahead […]
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Half of Protestant Pastors Approve of Trump’s Job Performance
A slim majority of pastors say they approve of the job President Donald Trump has done in the White House, but many are unsure. A new study of Protestant senior pastors found 51 percent approve of how President Trump has handled the job, with 25 percent strongly approving.
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Pastors More Likely to Address Domestic Violence, Still Lack Training
More pastors say they are addressing these issues from the pulpit. Still, half say they lack training in how to address sexual and domestic violence.
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Churchgoers Say They Tithe, But Not Always to the Church
Most churchgoers say the Bible commands them to give. But their tithes don’t always go in the offering plate.
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Churches Rarely Reprimand Members, New Survey Shows
More than 8 in 10 Protestant senior pastors say their church has not disciplined a member in the past year. More than half say they don’t know of a case when someone has been disciplined.
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Protestant Pastors Want Churches to be Diverse, See Slow Progress
Eighty-one percent of Protestant pastors say their congregation is predominantly made up of one racial or ethnic group.
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