By Aaron Wilson NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- When Jesse Florea glances out his office window at the patchwork display of fall colors surrounding the snowcapped summit of Pikes Peak in Colorado, he’s reminded of the power of worldviews. “Someone with an atheistic worldview might look at those mountains and say, ‘Billions of years of erosion and tectonic plate movement made some … [Read more...]
Archives for 2020
Half of Pastors See Negative Economic Impact for Church
By Aaron Earls NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- After a few years of economic optimism, pastors say the 2020 economy is hurting their congregation. According to a new survey from Nashville-based Lifeway Research, almost half of U.S. Protestant pastors (48%) say the current economy is negatively impacting their church, including 5% who say the impact is very negative. Around 1 in 6 … [Read more...]
Lifeway Women connects thousands of women around the globe with new app
By Joy Allmond NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- I lost my job almost four months ago. I’m feeling hopeless and frustrated. I’m struggling to remind myself that God will provide. I am in end-stage renal failure and on dialysis. I have an amazing support system, but sometimes it’s hard. Please pray for me that my relationship with my husband and sons as well as with my whole … [Read more...]
More Pastors Endorsing Candidates Apart From Church Role
By Aaron Earls NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Few pastors make political endorsements from the pulpit, but a growing number publicly back candidates when they step away from their church role. Among U.S. Protestant pastors, 1% say they have publicly endorsed a candidate for public office during a church service this year, while 98% have not, according to a new study from … [Read more...]
Few churches back to pre-COVID attendance levels
By Aaron Earls NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The vast majority of U.S. Protestant churches say they are holding in-person services, but churchgoers have yet to attend in the numbers they did before the coronavirus pandemic struck. According to the latest survey from Nashville-based Lifeway Research, 87% of Protestant pastors in the U.S. say their church met in person in September, … [Read more...]