Four out of five Protestant churchgoers in the United States believe pastors should address current issues, according to a new report.
According to a Lifeway report released Tuesday, 80% of Protestants “believe a pastor must address current issues to be doing their job,” while 16% don’t and 4% are unsure.
Some 62% of respondents said their pastor addressed current issues either “every week” or “almost every week,” while 23% said they spoke about them “at least once a month,” and 12% said they spoke about them “rarely” or “several times a year.”
Scott McConnell, executive director of Lifeway Research, was quoted in the report as saying that, as the “culture increasingly includes fewer overtly Christian elements and more non-Christian ideas, churchgoers are hungry to know what the Bible says about life’s issues.”
“Churchgoers notice that most pastors are not just preaching from the Bible as a historical document,” stated McConnell. “Pastors seek to explain the original meaning and context, but then apply those principles to issues and situations today. Such application of the biblical text helps churchgoers recognize its relevance.” […]
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