God’s People Want to Know

This 2015 survey by Dr. George Barna asked theologically conservative Christians the areas in which they felt that they needed additional teaching from the pulpit. Here are a just a few highlights:

• Among the national sample of spiritually active Christian conservatives and moderates, only one in ten people (10%) said their church has been very involved in the election process in the last two voting cycles (2012, 2014). Four out of ten said their church was somewhat involved. The remaining one-half said their church was not involved.
• Christian conservatives indicated they want their church to get in the game: six out of ten (58%) said they want their church to be more involved in the election process. Among the Christian conservatives, 61% want greater involvement; among the politically moderate Christians only one-quarter (23%) want heightened church engagement.
• A majority of the survey respondents said it is “extremely important” for their pastor to preach or teach the congregation about the following issues:
  • • Abortion 71%
    • Religious persecution 61%
    • Sexual identity 56%
    • Israel 54%
    • Poverty 54%
    • Cultural restoration 53%

See the complete report here.