Recent research by Vanderbilt University professor Marino Bruce found people ages 40 to 65 who attend church or other places of worship more than once a week reduce their risk of mortality by 55 percent when compared to people of the same age who do not attend.
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Handling the Stress of Ministry
A Lifeway Research study found the areas of ministry that are stressful to evangelical pastors and the ways in which pastors attempt to cope with the stress.
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Six Ways Churches Can Help Pastors Thrive
The statistics are sobering: Four out of five senior pastors expect conflict in their church. Most say being a pastor is overwhelming. Nearly half say the demands of ministry seem too much to handle. Yet churches can do much to ease pastors’ stress and encourage them to stay in ministry.
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Teens Find Friends & Drama Online
According to new research from Pew, teenagers see the Internet as a place to make new friends, keep up with old ones, and start drama with former ones. How can your church help them navigate this space.
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Does Social Media Lead to Social Stress?
A new study from Pew Research found frequent Internet and social media users did not have higher stress levels and, in fact, some technologies produced lower stress in women.
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5 Ways to Help Stressed Out Women in Your Church
Eight in 10 moms feel overwhelmed by stress (compared to 72 percent of all women), and 7 out of 10 say they do not get enough rest (compared to 58 percent of all women).
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