According to the National Survey of Religious Leaders report, “Clergy who lead predominantly white mainline Protestant churches are much less likely to hold traditionally orthodox Christian beliefs than clergy in any other group.”
According to a Lifeway Research study of U.S. Protestant pastors, almost 3 in 4 say their congregation collects physical offerings by passing something around at the worship service.
Here’s the Explore the Bible Sunday School lesson commentary for July 27, written by Mark Rathel, pastor of Friendship Baptist Church in DeFuniak Springs, Florida.
Trustees have asked Lifeway’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Joe Walker to serve as interim president and CEO until a new president is named, in accordance with Lifeway’s bylaws.
“I cannot tell you how thankful we are for this moment,” Ben Mandrell said. “This big hurricane of Bellevue love has just swallowed us up.”
Many churches have begun using background checks to help prevent abuse, but fewer are trained in reporting potential abuse. Lifeway Christian Resources and Clear Investigative
Compared to a decade ago, pastors have less training in counseling but are more hesitant to refer church members to professionals.
The pastor search committee at Bellevue Baptist Church in Cordova, Tennessee, has unanimously recommended that Ben Mandrell, CEO of Lifeway Christian Resources become the church’s next senior pastor.
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