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LifeWay Research offers charts of various studies and statistics to help visualize important information. Please feel free to reproduce and distribute any of our free content, with the provision that it will be unaltered and reproduced in its entirety including identifying information.

Age of Southern Baptist Senior Pastors of SBC Churches

Age of Southern Baptist Senior Pastors
For a high resolution image of the chart, see Age of Southern Baptist Senior Pastors

 

Motivations to start attending church

Motivations to Start Attending Church Regularly
To learn more about this study, please read Formerly Churched Indicate Openness to Return (Part 2 of 2).

For a high resolution image of the chart, see Motivations to Start Attending Church Regularly

Situations Prompting Attendance Situations that would Prompt Regular Church Attendance
To learn more about this study, please read Formerly Churched Indicate Openness to Return (Part 2 of 2).

For a high resolution image of the chart, see Situations that Prompt Regular Church Attendance.
Current beliefs about God among the formerly churched

Current Beliefs about God among the Formerly Churched
To learn more about this study, please read Can the Church Close the Back Door?

For a high resolution image of the chart, see Formerly Churched Beliefs.

 Five Point Calvinists  

Ten percent of Southern Baptist pastors are five-point Calvinists.
To learn more about this study, please read Is TULIP blooming in the SBC?

To listen to an audio discussion on "Inside LifeWay" with Dr. Brad Waggoner on Calvinism.  

For a high resolution image of the chart, see Calvinism.

Small Groups and Sunday School

Small Groups and Sunday School
The top three objectives for both small groups and Sunday school are Bible study, fellowship, and disciplemaking. To learn more about this study, please read Sunday Schools and Small Groups Have Similar Priorities

For a high resolution image of the chart, see Small Groups and Sunday School.

   
 Baptism Seasonal Average

Baptism Seasonal Average
The highest number of baptisms occur in July and August, while the lowest occur in December and January among Southern Baptist Convention churches. To learn more about this study, please read Baptisms Indicate Most Active Months For Evangelism.

For a high resolution image of the chart, see Baptism Seasonal Average.

   
 Sunday School Attendance

Sunday School Attendance
Sunday School attendance typically peaks in March near Easter and is at its lowest in May as summer nears. To learn more about this study, please read Seasonal Sunday School Attendance: Compare Your Church to This Index.

For a high resolution image of the chart, see Sunday School Attendance.

   
 Average Budget Spending Church Budgets
Almost 50 percent of church budgets are spent on staff/personnel.

For a high resolution image of the chart, see  Average Church Budget Spending.

 
 Worship Services Worship Services
One-third of evangelical churches offer multiple worship services. To learn more about this study, please read One-third of All Evangelical Churches Offer Multiple Worship Services.  

For a high resolution image of the chart, see  Worship Services.

   
   
   
   
   

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