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Recent numbers on female senior pastors, abortion, and the megachurch.

Compiled by Ted Olsen | posted 11/05/2009 10:34AM

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10%
Senior pastors of Protestant churches who are female, double the proportion of a decade ago.
58%
Of all female senior pastors, those who are in mainline churches.
23%
Of all male pastors, those who are in mainline churches.
Source: Barna Research

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8%
Self-described liberal Democrats who say abortion is a critical issue.
34%
Liberal Democrats who said this a year ago.
Source: Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life

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47%
Americans who say abortion should be legal in all or most cases,
54%
Americans who said this last year.
Source: Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life

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34%
Megachurch pastors who are involved with a sports league outside their church
32%
Megachurch pastors who are part of a denomination.
Source: Leadership Network

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Acushla

Posted: November 07, 2009 11:57 PM


Here in Australia people in churches are voting for Abortion by voting ALP to power in state elections. There are hardly any women pastors, so this shows the sad state men pastors are in, preaching to their congregations.

David J. Houston

Posted: November 07, 2009 6:36 PM


The fact that there are more female pastors is clear evidence of the biblical illiteracy in the church today. Anyone wishing to see a biblical understanding of the woman's role in the church and in the home should look to the treatment given to it in the work of both Wayne Grudem and John Piper.

H. D. Schmidt

Posted: November 06, 2009 9:33 PM


While female pastors take over more, may I ask this important question: How is the traditional Biblical American Christian home doing today? Is divorce decreasing or increasing? Is cohabitation decreasing or increasing? I will just leave it right here and see if someone will come up with a good answer!

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