Challenges pastors struggle with in ministry
Percent of pastors, Lifeway Research, 2022 (in percent)
Key finding
Highest: Navigating members' strong opinions on non-essential issues (48%). Lowest: Caring too much about people's approval or criticism (32%).
- Navigating members' strong opinions on non-essential issues: 48%
- Navigating people's political views: 44%
- Caring too much about people's approval or criticism: 32%
Source: Lifeway Research, Pastoral Priorities: Returning to the One Thing · Article published 2022-06-24.
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What does this statistic show?
Highest: Navigating members' strong opinions on non-essential issues (48%). Lowest: Caring too much about people's approval or criticism (32%). Navigating members' strong opinions on non-essential issues: 48%. Navigating people's political views: 44%. Caring too much about people's approval or criticism: 32%.
Who published this data?
Lifeway Research, 2022. Source: Lifeway Research, Pastoral Priorities: Returning to the One Thing (https://research.lifeway.com/2022/06/24/pastoral-priorities-returning-to-the-one-thing/).
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