An increasing percentage of Protestant senior pastors say they are seriously considering leaving the full-time ministry, according to a new Barna Group survey that found a large percentage of mainline and non-mainline pastors alike contemplating a different career path.
According to the findings from the 2020 Faith Communities Today study, the average age of church congregation members and pastors is getting older.
The pastor, who had been in America for the last four months, was arrested by Canada Border Services Agency upon his return for not wearing a face mask and for holding a church service in June. He is slated to appear in court Oct. 13.
Two pastors within the Southern Baptist Convention are asking for an investigation into the mishandling of sex abuse allegations by top SBC leaders.
According to a recent survey released by Lifeway Research, less than one in five Protestant pastors support the legalization of marijuana.
The Washington National Cathedral, a prominent Episcopal church in the nation’s capital, came under fire after it announced that it had invited author and pastor Max Lucado, who maintains a traditional view on marriage, to preach during a virtual service.
In December, Gallup published its annual ratings of ethics poll where Americans were asked to rate the ethics of different occupational groups. Nurses, doctors and teachers were at the top of the list, while clergy was wedged between judges and nursing home operators.
The study examined over 2,000 participants from multiple religions in the United States, Ghana, Thailand, China and Vanuatu across four separate studies. The team studied "porosity" which examines ideas about how people can perceive thoughts, emotions, or knowledge directly from outside sources.
The political spectrum our folks represent is more pronounced than most churches I know. But my guess is most churches are likely more politically diverse than even their clergy imagine, so you can appreciate the question that weighed me down on a recent Sunday...
The poll of 1,007 Protestant pastors found that 49 percent of Protestant pastors say they “frequently hear” members of their congregation “repeating conspiracy theories.” Further, white pastors were statically more likely to hear this than black pastors.
