Pastors who had another career before starting church work
Percent of pastors, 2019 (in percent)
Key finding
- Pastors who had another career before starting church work: 55%. Of pastors say they had another career before starting work in the church
Source: Lifeway Research, More Than Half of Pastors Started Their Careers Outside the Church · Article published 2019-01-11.
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Pastors who had another career before starting church work: 55%. Of pastors say they had another career before starting work in the church.
Who published this data?
Lifeway Research, 2019. Source: Lifeway Research, More Than Half of Pastors Started Their Careers Outside the Church (https://research.lifeway.com/2019/01/11/more-than-half-of-pastors-started-their-careers-outside-the-church/).
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