A majority of pastors with denominational affiliation believe it is vital to be part of a denomination, but a majority also believe that the importance of identifying with a denomination will diminish over the next 10 years.
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Pastors Want IRS Out Of Pulpits, Politics Out Of Sermons
Protestant pastors overwhelmingly agree government should not attempt to regulate pastor’s sermons through reevaluation of a church’s tax exemption, according to a new survey by Lifeway Research.
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Pastors Report Mixed Economic Signs
Although the offerings in most American churches have met or exceeded budget requirements in 2011, the economy is still having a negative impact on local congregations.
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Pastors Divided On When To Perform Weddings
American Protestant pastors have widely varying standards for when they will and will not perform wedding ceremonies, according to a new survey by Lifeway Research.
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Protestant Pastors Oppose Homosexual ‘Marriage’
More than three-quarters of American Protestant pastors have a strong opposition to homosexual “marriage,” and a majority have strong opposition to civil unions.
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Lifeway Research Unveils Innovative Church Planter Assessment Tool
Ed Stetzer, President of Lifeway Research, unveiled a new online Church Planter Candidate Assessment (CPCA) during the Exponential Conference, a church-planting seminar in Orlando. Fla. Almost 100 church planting leaders attended a separate breakout session on assessment.
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