Protestant senior pastors with a biblical worldview
Percent of U.S. Protestant senior pastors meeting Barna's biblical worldview criteria, 2004 (in percent)
Key finding
- Protestant senior pastors with a biblical worldview: 51%. Share of Protestant Senior Pastors who meet the criteria for having a biblical worldview
Source: Barna Group, Barna’s Annual Review of Significant Religious Findings Offers Encouragement and Challenges · Based on more than 10,000 Barna interviews completed during 2004; margin of sampling error plus or minus 3.2 percentage points. Article published 2024-01-08.
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Protestant senior pastors with a biblical worldview: 51%. Share of Protestant Senior Pastors who meet the criteria for having a biblical worldview.
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Barna Group, 2004. Source: Barna Group, Barna’s Annual Review of Significant Religious Findings Offers Encouragement and Challenges (https://www.barna.com/research/barnas-annual-review-of-significant-religious-findings-offers-encouragement-and-challenges/).
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