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Are Science and Faith Compatible?

While science and faith have often been pitted against each other, the September Evangelical Leaders Survey finds that most evangelical leaders are comfortable with the compatibility between their...

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Less Divided Over Doctrine

Doctrinal distinctives don’t divide evangelical churches and Christians like they used to. Instead, evangelicals are focusing on the majors as non-essential beliefs fade to the background, said...

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Changing Denominations Common Among Evangelical Leaders

Evangelical leaders are more likely to have switched denominations than to have stayed in the same denomination all of their lives. Nearly 60 percent of evangelical leaders have changed denominations...

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Publicly Praying Alongside Non-Christians

Over half of evangelical leaders (59 percent) said they would publicly pray at events involving those of different religions, and 41 percent said it would depend. No one answered no to the January...

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What People Look for in Churches

Americans evaluate churches based on their friendliness, children’s programs, worship music, sermons and pastors, according to the February Evangelical Leaders Survey. U.S. evangelical leaders were...

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NAE Leaders Support Action on Clean Air, Water

On the 45th anniversary of Earth Day (April 22), the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) released results from its survey that focused on the government’s role in cleaning up the environment....

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Education Funding Should Follow Students

Evangelical leaders overwhelmingly agree that education funding should go with students to private schools, according to the June Evangelical Leaders Survey. Ninety-one percent support reforms that...

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Forced Out of Ministry

Nearly 20 percent of high-level evangelical leaders have been forced out of paid ministry positions at one point in their career. Five percent have been forced out of volunteer ministry positions,...

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Volunteerism Among Evangelicals Remains Strong

Evangelical leaders say their constituents are spending the same or more time as volunteers in their churches and communities than they did a decade ago, according to the August Evangelical Leaders...

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Rubio Leads List for Evangelical Leaders; Many Undecided

Marco Rubio tops the list of preferred 2016 presidential candidates in the October Evangelical Leaders Survey. While 26 percent of evangelical leaders picked Rubio, 21 percent were undecided and 7...

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Felons Should Be Allowed to Vote

U.S. evangelical leaders (93 percent) overwhelmingly support voting rights for ex-offenders who have paid their debt to society, according to the September Evangelical Leaders Survey. While many states...

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Adoption Among Evangelicals

Nearly 30 percent of evangelical leaders have members in their immediate families who have been adopted, according to the November Evangelical Leaders Survey. The poll coincided with National Adoption...

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Books That Should Be Written

In a December survey, U.S. evangelical leaders listed topics for books they would want to be published in the next two years. The topics primarily focused on mission, social action and evangelism. One...

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No Religious Test for Refugees

While a few U.S. political leaders have called for banning resettlement of all Muslim refugees, leaders in the evangelical community affirm that refugees should not be rejected based on their religious...

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Evangelical Leaders Agree on Racial Reconciliation

Leaders in the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) unanimously affirmed that racial reconciliation is a biblical mandate, according to the February Evangelical Leaders Survey. The majority of...

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Pastorate: A Worthy Calling

Despite the difficult and demanding role of pastors today, a large majority of evangelical leaders would want their children or grandchildren to become pastors or to marry pastors. According to the...

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Is Christian College Debt Worth It?

When asked, “Would you encourage young people to attend a Christian college over a state school even if it meant graduating with more debt?” 35 percent of evangelical leaders said yes, 57.5 percent...

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Attend Your Child’s Same-sex Wedding Ceremony

One year ago, the U.S. Supreme Court changed the legal definition of marriage to include same-sex couples. American Christians are beginning to grapple with practical and ethical questions from this...

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Lesser of Two Evils, Third Party or Not Vote?

Many evangelicals are asking what to do if they do not like either of the major party presidential candidates. In this case, evangelical leaders said they would vote for the candidate they dislike the...

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Attending Church With Other Generations

Nine out of 10 evangelical leaders attend a church that is primarily composed of people in other generations, according to the July Evangelical Leaders Survey. Only 6 percent said they attend a church...

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