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October 9, 2009
Ed Stetzer on New Research About American Pastors
Churches may not be doing enough to develop the next generation of leaders.
Ed Stetzer, president of Lifeway Research and adviser to BuildingForMinistry.com and BuildingChurchLeaders.com, released new research on pastors, which will be published soon in our sister publication, Leadership.
Kevin Miller, executive vice president of Christianity Today International, blogged about the new research on OutofUr, which Stetzer shared for the first time at the 2009 Catalyst Conference in Atlanta. Among many other findings, Miller highlighted one statistic that may provide a clue to why the number of young adults attending churches is rapidly declining:
Miller writes: "Among Lifeway's respondents, 67 percent say they 'strongly agree' and 26 'somewhat agree' to 'I am intentionally investing in leaders who will emerge over the next 10 years.' However, those percentages drop (to 52 percent and 26 percent) for 'The church does a good job fostering and developing new leaders.' Maybe this explains why so many pastors agreed (38 percent strongly, 37 percent somewhat) that 'Our church struggles to reach young adults.'"
What are some ways your church fosters and develops new leaders?
Read the rest of Kevin Miller's highlights on Lifeway's Research here.
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