By Aaron Earls NASHVILLE, Tenn. — As retail stores hope the holiday shopping season gives their bottom line a lift, American Protestant pastors are less sure the economy is helping their congregation this year. Around 2 in 5 pastors of Protestant churches in the United States (41%) say the economy is having no impact on their church, according to a new survey from … [Read more...]
Pastors see economic turnaround in 2018 giving
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 of last year. Few pastors (15 percent) say … [Read more...]
Churches on solid ground as economy rebounds
By Bob Smietana NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Church collection plates were a little bit fuller last fall, according to Nashville-based Lifeway Research. About 40 percent of Protestant pastors say their churches received more offerings in 2017 than in 2016. Three-quarters say their church met or exceeded budget. And only about a third say the economy gave their church … [Read more...]
