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
While Trump defends US withdrawal, advocates fear “Turkey will complete the work that ISIS tried to do, in eradicating Christians from this region.”
When the path to formal church leadership is blocked, they'll naturally look for other ways to reach an audience.
After surviving a civil war and ISIS attacks, the Christian minority fears a Turkish takeover in Kurdish border region.
Preemptive Love’s Jeremy Courtney says despite the Turkey deal, “This crisis shows no sign of letting up, and we can’t either.”
