Many Americans more consumeristic than content
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (BP) – Heading into the busiest shopping season of the year, many Americans may find meaning and purpose while they’re picking up gifts for others and themselves.
Churchgoers are likely also church members
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (BP) – If someone is regularly sitting in a church pew, their name is probably also on the church membership roll.
Most Protestant churchgoers have non-Christian friends
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — At church, churchgoers are surrounded by people who share their religious beliefs, but that doesn’t prevent them from having friends who believe differently.
Churchgoers want to hear pastors address current issues
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (BP) — American churchgoers are looking for more than biblical explanation from their pastor each week. Many expect the sermons to help them understand and address modern cultural issues.
Pastors paint troubling picture of economic impact on churches
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (BP) — Heading into an election where the economy is top of mind for many voters, pastors say finances have been difficult at their church this year.
Pastors remain opposed, Americans grow more open to political endorsements in church
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Few pastors endorse political candidates outside their role at church. Even fewer endorse during a church service. Most Americans like it that way, but they’re growing more supportive of churches jumping into the political fray.
Next Gen leaders get help to refocus their ministries at ETCH Conference
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – This week, Lifeway’s Next Gen team equipped Next Gen leaders from across the nation to refocus their ministries. The annual ministry conference – ETCH (Equipping the Church and Home) – took place at Brentwood Baptist Church Sep. 30-Oct. 2. This year’s ETCH Conference theme, ReFocus, emphasized the need for Next Gen leaders […]
U.S. Evangelicals want to engage culture more than they actually do
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Evangelicals may be bigger on cultural engagement in theory than in practice. They say they want to share biblical truth but don’t always take the opportunities in front of them. Some don’t even spend time regularly reading Scripture.
Evangelicals twice as likely to back Trump over Harris
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (BP) — Entering into the final months leading up to the 2024 presidential election, former President Trump holds a sizable lead over Vice President Kamala Harris among evangelicals.
Churches less likely than before to provide help for those with opioid addictions
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (BP) – More Americans are dying of opioid abuse, but fewer churches are serving those with opioid addictions.
