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African Americans Have Mixed Opinions and Often No Opinions on Israel

November 5, 2019

By Aaron Earls NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- American Jews and African Americans often worked side by side during the civil rights movement, including when rabbis walked with Martin Luther King Jr. in the march to Selma in 1965. In more recent years, however, the relationship has become more complicated due to conflicts between the nation of Israel and Palestinians and the … [Read more...]

Retired Pastors Satisfied and Optimistic, But See Room for Improvement

October 23, 2019

By Aaron Earls NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Most retirement age pastors and missionaries say their current life is close to ideal, but some who have entered retirement say they could’ve been better prepared. In a survey sponsored by Shepherd’s Fold Ministries, Nashville-based Lifeway Research asked 2,451 pastors, ministers and missionaries who were retired or at least 67 years old … [Read more...]

Pastors of Larger Churches More Likely to Regularly Counsel and Disciple Members

October 15, 2019

By Aaron Earls NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Meetings often fill the calendars of office workers, but pastors say their days are often full of meetings as well. A survey from Nashville-based Lifeway Research asked 1,000 Protestant pastors if they regularly have any of six types of meetings. Virtually every pastor (99%) says they regularly have at least one of those work-related … [Read more...]

Wednesday night still a church night for most congregations

September 10, 2019

By Aaron Earls NASHVILLE, Tenn. — What began as midweek prayer meetings in the 18th century have become an accepted part of congregational life in the vast majority of Protestant churches in America. Nine in 10 Protestant pastors say they have some type of activity on Wednesday night, according to a new study from Nashville-based Lifeway Research. Only 10% say they have … [Read more...]

Multisite church identification shift can help strengthen SBC ties

August 27, 2019

  By Aaron Earls and Carol Pipes NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Southern Baptist Convention is built upon relationships between local churches, associations, state conventions and national entities. A new change to church tracking could help strengthen those relationships and provide more information to better reach communities with the gospel. A growing trend in the … [Read more...]

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