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• Almost 3 in 5 pastors (57 percent) said they spend time with the
church music leader beyond where their church work overlaps.
• Fewer pastors describe their relationship with the music
leader as one where they tolerate each other (51 percent), work
independently (40 percent), or often only see each other at worship
services (27 percent).
• A small number of pastors said the relationship is often tense (4
percent) or that they serve as the music leader along with being the
pastor (3 percent).
• Pastors of churches with 250 or more in attendance are the
most likely to say they collaborate a lot with the music leader in
planning the worship service (84 percent)
• Within the past year, most churches (73 percent) have paid for at
least some of the musical portions of their worship service.
• Almost half of pastors (47 percent) said their church has paid the
music leader or minister. Two in 5 (40 percent) said they’ve paid
special musical guests.
• Pastors are almost twice as likely to say they’ve paid musicians
and accompanists who are members of their church (33 percent)
than musicians and accompanists who play regularly but are not
members (18 percent).
• Fewer said they paid for vocalists who are members of the church
• Around a quarter of Protestant pastors (27 percent) said they
haven’t paid for any of those in the past year.
• Pastors of churches with attendance of 250 or more are the most
likely to say they paid their music leader or minister (68 percent).
To learn more about the findings of this poll, visit https://
lifewayresearch.com /2019/08/28/most-churches-arent-engaged-
in-a-worship-war-over-music.
Discipling the Next Generation
In an article published by Barna on August 27, researchers re-shared
and grouped some findings collected from interviews of nearly 100,000
teens and young adults about their worldview, especially surrounding
Christianity, religion and culture.
This international study of 18- to 35-year-old people was conducted in
partnership with World Vision, a Christian humanitarian organization.
Here are the highlights of the insights shared in the article:
Spiritual Maturity Ranks Low on List of Priorities for Gen Z & Millennials
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