Churchgoers who say a pastor must address current issues
Percent of American Protestant churchgoers, 2024 (in percent)
Key finding
- Churchgoers who say a pastor must address current issues: 80%. Percent of Protestant churchgoers who believe a pastor must address current issues to be doing their job
Source: Lifeway Research, Churchgoers Want to Hear Pastors Address Current Issues · Online survey of 1,008 American Protestant churchgoers; 95% confidence, sampling error no more than plus or minus 3.2%. Article published 2024-10-22.
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Churchgoers who say a pastor must address current issues: 80%. Percent of Protestant churchgoers who believe a pastor must address current issues to be doing their job.
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Lifeway Research, 2024. Source: Lifeway Research, Churchgoers Want to Hear Pastors Address Current Issues (https://research.lifeway.com/2024/10/22/churchgoers-want-to-hear-pastors-address-current-issues/).
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