The main takeaway from our “2020 National Pulpit Survey” is this: Christians want their pastors to address moral and cultural concerns. On important social and moral issues including: abortion, religious liberty, poverty, sexual identity, Israel, Christian heritage, role of government, church in politics/government, and radical Islam, upward of 8 in 10 of those answering think clergy should speak out.
“The results expose a hunger inside the Church for pastors who will tackle tough topics—who will connect the dots between what the Bible teaches and what is happening in the world,” said Dr. Frank Wright, President and CEO of D. James Kennedy Ministries.
See results of the survey below. Thank you to all who participated to help spotlight the need for courageous pulpits!
| ABORTION | |||||
| Question | Yes / Extremely Important | No / Important | Undecided / No Answer / Not Important |
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| 1 | Do you think this is an issue your pastor should address from the pulpit? | 98 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2 | How important is this issue to you, personally? | 88 | 11 | 1 | |
| 3 | Do you know what the Bible says about this issue clearly enough to communicate it with others? | 90 | 4 | 6 | |
| RELIGIOUS LIBERTY/PERSECUTION | |||||
| Question | Yes / Extremely Important | No / Important | Undecided / No Answer / Not Important |
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| 1 | Do you think this is an issue your pastor should address from the pulpit? | 99 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2 | How important is this issue to you, personally? | 88 | 13 | 0 | |
| 3 | Do you know what the Bible says about this issue clearly enough to communicate it with others? | 67 | 12 | 21 | |
| POVERTY | |||||
| Question | Yes / Extremely Important | No / Important | Undecided / No Answer / Not Important |
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| 1 | Do you think this is an issue your pastor should address from the pulpit? | 88 | 2 | 11 | |
| 2 | How important is this issue to you, personally? | 52 | 40 | 8 | |
| 3 | Do you know what the Bible says about this issue clearly enough to communicate it with others? | 73 | 13 | 14 | |
| SEXUAL IDENTITY | |||||
| Question | Yes / Extremely Important | No / Important | Undecided / No Answer / Not Important |
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| 1 | Do you think this is an issue your pastor should address from the pulpit? | 96 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2 | How important is this issue to you, personally? | 80 | 18 | 2 | |
| 3 | Do you know what the Bible says about this issue clearly enough to communicate it with others? | 93 | 5 | 2 | |
| SUPPORT OF ISRAEL | |||||
| Question | Yes / Extremely Important | No / Important | Undecided / No Answer / Not Important |
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| 1 | Do you think this is an issue your pastor should address from the pulpit? | 91 | 1 | 8 | |
| 2 | How important is this issue to you, personally? | 78 | 19 | 3 | |
| 3 | Do you know what the Bible says about this issue clearly enough to communicate it with others? | 82 | 9 | 10 | |
| CHRISTIAN HERITAGE | |||||
| Question | Yes / Extremely Important | No / Important | Undecided / No Answer / Not Important |
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| 1 | Do you think this is an issue your pastor should address from the pulpit? | 92 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2 | How important is this issue to you, personally? | 78 | 19 | 3 | |
| 3 | Do you know what the Bible says about this issue clearly enough to communicate it with others? | 68 | 11 | 21 | |
| ROLE OF GOVERNMENT | |||||
| Question | Yes / Extremely Important | No / Important | Undecided / No Answer / Not Important |
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| 1 | Do you think this is an issue your pastor should address from the pulpit? | 90 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2 | How important is this to you, personally? | 82 | 10 | 9 | |
| 3 | Do you know what the Bible says about this issue clearly enough to communicate it with others? | 69 | 12 | 19 | |
| CHURCH IN POLITICS/GOVERNMENT | |||||
| Question | Yes / Extremely Important | No / Important | Undecided / No Answer / Not Important |
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| 1 | Do you think this is an issue your pastor should address from the pulpit? | 83 | 2 | 15 | |
| 2 | How important is this to you, personally? | 77 | 23 | 0 | |
| 3 | Do you know what the Bible says about this issue clearly enough to communicate it with others? | 81 | 2 | 17 | |
| RADICAL ISLAM | |||||
| Question | Yes / Extremely Important | No / Important | Undecided / No Answer / Not Important |
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| 1 | Do you think this is an issue your pastor should address from the pulpit? | 88 | 0 | 12 | |
| 2 | How important is this to you, personally? | 75 | 23 | 2 | |
| 3 | Do you know what the Bible says about this issue clearly enough to communicate it with others? | 60 | 21 | 19 | |
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