How pastors encourage church members to respond to Halloween
Percent of U.S. Protestant pastors, 2022 (in percent)
Key finding
Highest: Invite friends or neighbors to church events (71%). Lowest: Do none of these (8%).
- Invite friends or neighbors to church events: 71%
- Build relationships with trick-or-treating neighbors: 58%
- Hand out gospel tracts: 34%
Source: Lifeway Research, More Pastors Influencing Church Members’ Response to Halloween · Phone survey of 1,000 Protestant pastors by Lifeway Research; sampling error plus or minus 3.2%. Article published 2022-10-18.
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What does this statistic show?
Highest: Invite friends or neighbors to church events (71%). Lowest: Do none of these (8%). Invite friends or neighbors to church events: 71%. Build relationships with trick-or-treating neighbors: 58%. Hand out gospel tracts: 34%.
Who published this data?
Lifeway Research, 2022. Source: Lifeway Research, More Pastors Influencing Church Members’ Response to Halloween (https://research.lifeway.com/2022/10/18/more-pastors-influencing-church-members-response-to-halloween/).
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