Racial reconciliation actions taken by Protestant senior pastors
Percent of U.S. Protestant senior pastors, 2017 (in percent)
Key finding
Highest: Socialized with neighbors of other ethnicities (57%). Lowest: Led a public lament over racial unrest or injustice (20%).
- Socialized with neighbors of other ethnicities: 57%
- Led corporate prayer for racial reconciliation: 53%
- Discussed reconciliation with church leaders: 51%
Source: Lifeway Research, Pastors Choose Sermons, Personal Touch to Address Matters of Race · Lifeway Research survey of 1,000 Protestant senior pastors; 95 percent confidence, sampling error no more than plus or minus 3.2 percent. Article published 2017-03-30.
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What does this statistic show?
Highest: Socialized with neighbors of other ethnicities (57%). Lowest: Led a public lament over racial unrest or injustice (20%). Socialized with neighbors of other ethnicities: 57%. Led corporate prayer for racial reconciliation: 53%. Discussed reconciliation with church leaders: 51%.
Who published this data?
Lifeway Research, 2017. Source: Lifeway Research, Pastors Choose Sermons, Personal Touch to Address Matters of Race (https://research.lifeway.com/2017/03/30/pastors-choose-sermons-personal-touch-to-address-matters-of-race/).
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