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...
View ArticleLess 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...
View ArticleChanging 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...
View ArticlePublicly 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...
View ArticleWhat 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...
View ArticleNAE 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....
View ArticleEducation 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...
View ArticleForced 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,...
View ArticleVolunteerism 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...
View ArticleRubio 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...
View ArticleFelons 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...
View ArticleAdoption 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...
View ArticleBooks 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...
View ArticleNo 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...
View ArticleEvangelical 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...
View ArticlePastorate: 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...
View ArticleIs 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...
View ArticleAttend 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...
View ArticleLesser 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...
View ArticleAttending 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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