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77% of unchurched 20-29 year olds think that "Christianity today is more about organized religion than about loving God and loving people" LifeWay Research in Lost and Found More Factoids

New Study on "Millennials"

A LifeWay Research study of 1,200 Millennials in the United States -- those born between 1980 and 1991.  This multi-part report provides insight on many facets of young adults in America and form the basis for an upcoming book The Millennials: Connecting to America's Largest Generation by Dr. Thom Rainer and his son Jess Rainer.

American Millennials divided over same-sex marriage Article
The third release in the series on "Millennials" asks about two people of the same gender getting married.
American Millennials divided over same-sex marriage PowerPoint
American Millennials divided over same-sex marriage pdf

American Millennials value family above all else Article
American Millennials value family PowerPoint
American Millennials value family pdf

American Millennials are spiritually diverse Article
American Millennials are spiritually diverse PowerPoint
American Millennials are spiritually diverse pdf

2010 Compensation Study

Compensation for pastors keeping pace with inflation
LifeWay Research surveyed more than 11,600 Southern Baptist staff members asking questions about compensation and benefits.  This article reveals changes since 2008 and provides highlights from this joint project with GuideStone Financial Resources and Baptist state conventions.  Click here for high resolution charts.
2010 SBC Compensation Study
This Web-based tool allows you to access average compensation and total pay packages for pastors, other ministers, office personnel and custodians.

Economic pain continues for many churches

Economic pain continues for many churches PowerPoint
Economic pain continues for many churches pdf
LifeWay Research asked Protestant pastors in March 2010 how the economy was impacting their church and how they finished calendar year 2009.  Detailed responses are in the attached PowerPoint or pdf.

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 Previous studies conducted among populations across the U.S. can be found under Previous Studies.
Previous studies conducted among Southern Baptist populations can be found under SBC Statistics.

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