by Zach Dawes Jr | Feb 28, 2022 | News
Congregants and clergy agree that confidence in the wisdom of U.S. Protestants pastors is low, according to a Barna Group report published Feb. 16. When presented with the question, “Would you consider a pastor to be a trustworthy source of wisdom?” only 23% of U.S....
by Zach Dawes Jr | Dec 3, 2021 | News
Gen Z sees listening without judgment as the leading criterion for effective evangelism, according to a Barna Group report published in early November. U.S. teens between ages 13 and 18 were asked to select all applicable answers from a list of 14 options in response...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Nov 18, 2021 | News
A growing number of Protestant pastors in the U.S. have considered leaving full-time ministry, according to a Barna Group report published Nov. 16. More than one third (38%) reported that they had seriously considered doing so in a survey conducted by Barna in...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Oct 12, 2021 | News
Practicing Christians in the U.S. tend to be outliers in being strongly affirming of local pastors’ leadership in the community, according to a Barna Group report published Oct. 6. A majority (52%) of practicing Christians strongly agree with the statement, “I deeply...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Oct 7, 2021 | News
A majority (56%) of practicing Christians in the U.S. say that discovering their sense of calling “is primarily a solo journey,” according to a Barna Group report published Sept. 27. This is on par with the general population, as 57% of all U.S. adults agree with this...
