Lifeway Research

“Thirty-nine percent of Americans do not agree with pastoral endorsements even if it is outside their church role, according to the survey of 1,200 people conducted Sept. 9-23. Forty-three percent say it’s appropriate and 19% are unsure.” - C.Post

“Around a third of pastors (32 percent), however, say they have personally endorsed political candidates this year outside of their church role. That marks a 10-point jump from 2016 when 22 percent of Protestant pastors made an endorsement.” - BPNews

“A majority of African American Protestant pastors (60 percent) say their congregations did not meet in person last month. Mainline pastors (31 percent) are more likely than evangelical pastors (7 percent) to say they did not physically gather in September.” - BPNews

“The results show that while 60% of U.S. adults held the view that religious belief is a matter of personal opinion in 2018, that number dropped to 54% in 2020.” - C.Post

Many “evangelicals still believe the heresy of Arianism….Two-thirds of evangelicals (65%) affirmed the statement that ‘Jesus is the first and greatest being created by God.’ This figure is lower than in the last two surveys (in 2018, 78% agreed; in 2016, 71% agreed).” - CToday

“ ‘Pastors’ Views on Moral Failures,’ conducted by Nashville-based LifeWay Research…’There is widespread disagreement from pastors across denominations, church size, age, race, and education levels to quickly restoring pastors who commit adultery to public ministry positions.’” - Church Leaders

“More than a quarter of pastors (27%) say they’re struggling with maintaining unity and dealing with conflict or complaints…. Several pastors mentioned difficulties surrounding special services like weddings and funerals or reaching out to members in hospitals and nursing homes.” - F&T

90% “agree they can usually understand how a passage of Scripture is relevant to them. Only 7% disagree. Four in 5 express confidence in their ability to help others with doubts about the truthfulness of Scripture (81%), difficulty accepting morals taught in the Bible (82%), and confusion over a Bible passage (81%).” - F&T

“LifeWay Research asked more than 1,000 Protestant churchgoers how they feel when a person well-known for their work in Christian ministry announces they no longer accept their previous faith…. More than 3 in 5 churchgoers say they hope the former ministry leaders come back to the Christian faith someday” - BPNews

“LifeWay Research followed up their survey of pastors in March with a new survey that asks how the coronavirus is impacting their churches and them individually currently. Here’s what pastors identified as their nine biggest pain points and ministry concerns with quotes from actual pastors about those issues.” - F&T