Who is responsible for church discipline
Percent of U.S. Protestant senior pastors by who holds discipline responsibility, 2018 (in percent)
Key finding
Highest: Two or more groups must agree (51%). Lowest: Church deacons alone (1%).
- Two or more groups must agree: 51%
- Church elders alone: 14%
- Pastor alone: 8%
Source: Lifeway Research, Churches Rarely Reprimand Members, New Survey Shows · Lifeway Research phone survey of 1,000 Protestant senior pastors. Article published 2018-04-05.
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What does this statistic show?
Highest: Two or more groups must agree (51%). Lowest: Church deacons alone (1%). Two or more groups must agree: 51%. Church elders alone: 14%. Pastor alone: 8%.
Who published this data?
Lifeway Research, 2018. Source: Lifeway Research, Churches Rarely Reprimand Members, New Survey Shows (https://research.lifeway.com/2018/04/05/churches-rarely-reprimand-members-new-survey-shows/).
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