Giving
$900,000 Amount that Rick Warren asked Saddleback Church to give in 48 hours to meet an end-of-year deficit, in a December 30 e-mail.
$2.4 million Amount church members gave by the end of December 31. Nearly all of the donations were less than $1,000 each.
Islam
American Protestant pastors’ response to the statement “Islam is a dangerous religion,” by education level:
Strongly Disagree Bachelor’s or less – 7% Master’s or more – 25%
Strongly Agree Bachelor’s or less – 64% Master’s or more – 37%
Church Life
50 Average number of hours a week that Protestant pastors (including part-time and bivocational pastors) work for their church.
42% Full-time pastors who work 60 or more hours a week.
Poverty
Who Americans think should take the lead to address poverty:
39% The federal government
25% State and local governments
18% Each individual citizen
4% Churches
4% Nonprofit organizations
3% Businesses
Barna Research
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