Pastors and domestic violence: awareness, training and response
Percent of U.S. Protestant senior pastors, 2014 (in percent)
Key finding
Highest: Would turn to outside experts for cases (83%). Lowest: Lack sufficient training for domestic or sexual violence cases (52%).
- Would turn to outside experts for cases: 83%
- Would act to reduce domestic violence with more training: 81%
- Know someone who has experienced domestic violence: 74%
Source: Lifeway Research, Pastors Seldom Preach About Domestic Violence · Lifeway Research telephone survey of 1,000 senior pastors of Protestant churches. Article published 2014-06-27.
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What does this statistic show?
Highest: Would turn to outside experts for cases (83%). Lowest: Lack sufficient training for domestic or sexual violence cases (52%). Would turn to outside experts for cases: 83%. Would act to reduce domestic violence with more training: 81%. Know someone who has experienced domestic violence: 74%.
Who published this data?
Lifeway Research, 2014. Source: Lifeway Research, Pastors Seldom Preach About Domestic Violence (https://research.lifeway.com/2014/06/27/pastors-seldom-preach-about-domestic-violence/).
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