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New Lifeway Research study found most pastors optimistic about the future
American organized religion has been on the decline for decades, but churches aren’t dead yet.
Most of the nation’s largest seminaries are evangelical.
Seminary enrollment is up, according to data collected by the Association of Theological Schools (ATS), an accrediting agency for seminaries.
Lifeway Research analysis shows the Northeast is the only region for Southern Baptist growth
Southern Baptists have long been known as a dominant force in the Southern states, but they're gaining ground in another region.
Focus will be on training churches to use other databases and background checks.
A proposed online database that would list the names of abusive Southern Baptist pastors is now on hold, with no names likely to be added to the website by the denomination’s annual meeting this summer.
Study finds evangelical views on immigration remain largely stable over past few years
Many U.S. evangelicals may view early immigration and refugee maneuvers by President Donald Trump’s administration as a mixed bag. Evangelicals want both secure borders and laws that provide avenues for certain illegal immigrants to obtain ...
And yet, belief is more prevalent among churchgoers
Many churchgoers say their church connects financial blessings with personal generosity, but most pastors see those ideas as bankrupt.
More Americans are dying of opioid abuse, but fewer churches are serving those with opioid addictions. A Lifeway Research study found U.S. Protestant pastors are just as likely to say someone connected to their congregation ...
Lifeway survey says personal character, abortion, and religious liberty are most important factors
Compared to previous elections, pastors are much more hesitant to share their presidential candidate preference.
Fewer have been trained in reporting sexual abuse or caring for abuse survivors.
Almost 3 in 5 congregations affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention (58%) use background checks.
Since the Catholic sex abuse scandal of the early 2000s, many congregations have moved to make their churches safer for kids, but few denominations check to see if churches follow those procedures or track those ...
