About half of American pastors say the current economy is negatively affecting their congregations, a noticeable drop from the previous year when around two-thirds said the same, according to a recent survey by Lifeway Research.
The Christian research firm released data from a phone survey of over 1,003 Protestant pastors conducted from Sept. 2 to Sept. 24. With a margin of error of roughly 3.3 percentage points, around half (49%) of the pastors questioned believed that the economy "is negatively impacting their churches." Meanwhile, 41% said they "don't feel any economic impact."
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