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Nigerian clergyman and founder of Mount Zion Faith Ministries, Mike Bamiloye, has addressed an issue he believes affects many pastors’ marriages. He criticized certain pastors’ wives who, according to him, make their homes a source of distress for their husbands. Bamiloye expressed concern over how the women allegedly exploit their husbands’ religious roles, creating difficulties […]
(ANALYSIS) The scene unfolds whenever the Rev. Russell Moore asks people in the pews to read a passage of scripture as he begins a sermon. At that point “most people pull up their phones and go to their Bible app rather than their physical Bible,” said Moore, editor in chief of Christianity Today and former […]
(ANALYSIS) I unknowingly became a member of an American Baptist Church. That’s a true story. I grew up in the Southern Baptist tradition in a big-ish church in downstate Illinois. I don’t actually recall how I found out we were Southern Baptists, but I just somehow always knew. Maybe it’s because I heard some […]
Delivering on expectations If Protestant churchgoers are looking for direct endorsements at church, they’re going to be disappointed. Just 2% of pastors say they have endorsed a political candidate during a church service this year, according to an additional Lifeway Research study of U.S. Protestant pastors. But for churchgoers wanting pastors to address issues, most […]
Giving trends Most pastors say their offering plates were at least as full as expected this year, but few saw giving top their budget. Half (50%) say giving this year has been about what they budgeted. Only once since 2008 have as many pastors seen their giving line up closely with their budget. In 2019, […]