- 1. Survey: Few Churchgoers Read the Bible Every Day
- Christians say the Bible is God's Word, but even among Protestant churchgoers only a third spend time reading it every day. The 2019 Discipleship Pathway Assessment study from Nashville-based LifeWay Researc ...
- Created on 08 July 2019
- 2. 60 Percent of US Churches Struggling or Declining, Study Says
- In many congregations in the United States, new faces in the pews have become rare. A new study from Exponential by LifeWay Research found 6 in 10 Protestant churches are plateaued or declining in attendance ...
- Created on 06 March 2019
- 3. Pastors Optimistic About Church's Future, Research Says
- ... by Nashville-based Lifeway Research. "Pastors are thinking about reaching the next generation. That becomes a top concern for 4 out of 10," said Scott McConnell, executive director of Lifeway Research ...
- Created on 13 February 2019
- 4. Research Reveals One Way Churches Are Becoming More Like Starbucks
- ... guests and staff, according to a new survey of Protestant senior pastors from Nashville-based LifeWay Research. Most also have a website (84 percent) and a Facebook page (84 percent). But few have venture ...
- Created on 31 January 2018
- 5. New Research Reveals Disturbing Trend Among Self-Proclaimed Evangelicals
- ... Fewer than half of those who identify as evangelicals (45 percent) strongly agree with core evangelical beliefs, according to a new survey from Nashville-based LifeWay Research. "There's a gap between ...
- Created on 19 December 2017
- 6. Study: Fewer Than Half of Americans Call Homosexuality a Sin
- ... odds with American culture over same-sex relationships. Those are among the findings of a phone survey of 2,000 Americans about gay marriage from Nashville-based Lifeway Research. Researchers found that ...
- Created on 22 April 2015
- 7. Evangelical Pastors Want Mix of Justice and Mercy Regarding Immigration
- ... More than two-thirds (68 percent) favor both. And they want Congress to take action soon. Those are among the results of a new survey of evangelicals from Nashville-based LifeWay Research. The study, sponsored ...
- Created on 12 March 2015
- 8. Is Sunday Morning Segregation Still OK With Worshipers?
- ... of church segregation by Nashville-based LifeWay Research. Researchers surveyed 994 churchgoers—who attend worship at least at holidays or more often—about race and the church. They also surveyed 1,000 ...
- Created on 16 January 2015
- 9. Stories of Transformation: A Church Looks at Itself and Goes on a Mission
- It was time for things to change at Lakeview Church in Hickory, North Carolina. The church's longtime pastor had stepped down in 2012 and the congregation was looking for a new pastor. But they didn't ...
- Created on 12 December 2014
- 10. Hunger in America Reaching Epic Proportions
- ... in four Americans (22 percent) say their family has turned to a church-run food pantry in the past for help, according to a new survey from Nashville-based LifeWay Research. "Churches may have the reputati ...
- Created on 27 November 2014
- 11. Americans Believe in Heaven, Hell and a Little Bit of Heresy
- Most Americans believe in heaven, hell and a few old-fashioned heresies. Those are among the findings of a new study of American views about Christian theology from Nashville-based LifeWay Research. Americans ...
- Created on 30 October 2014
- 12. Why Mental Illness Remains a Taboo Topic for Many Pastors
- ... help those who suffer from acute mental illness because it takes too much time. Those are among the findings of a recent study of faith and mental illness by Nashville-based LifeWay Research. The study ...
- Created on 25 September 2014
- 13. LifeWay Research: Pastors Believe Religious Liberty on Decline in US ...
- ... American preachers, it turns out, are more than a bit uneasy about religious liberty these days. A survey from Nashville-based LifeWay Research found seven out of 10 senior pastors at Protestant churches ...
- Created on 27 March 2014
- 14. LifeWay Research: Racial Diversity at Church More a Dream Than a Reality ...
- ... Nashville-based LifeWay Research. But few have diverse flocks. Most (86 percent) say their congregation is predominately one racial or ethnic group. It’s a reality that once led the Rev. Martin Luther ...
- Created on 17 February 2014
