More than two-thirds of Protestant pastors have reported that there is “a growing sense of fear” in their congregations regarding the future, according to a recent report by Lifeway Research.
Lifeway Research released the findings of a study that found 69% of Protestant pastors said they “believe there is a growing sense of fear within their congregations about the future of the nation and world.”
Lifeway found that 63% of surveyed Protestant pastors said their churches also have “a similar increasing dread specifically about the future of Christianity in the U.S. and around the world.”
However, the report noted that the numbers represented a decline from past years, as 76% of Protestant pastors reported “a growing sense of fear” in 2010, and 74% reported the same in 2014.