Pastors Lack Biblical Worldview: Only 51% of U.S. Protestant pastors have a biblical worldview according to recent Barna Research analysis. George Barna argues you can’t give people what you don’t have. The low percentage of Christians who have a biblical worldview is a direct reflection of the fact that half of our primary religious teachers and leaders do not have one. 71% of Southern Baptist pastors have a biblical worldview compared with 57% of the pastors of Baptist churches (other than Southern Baptist), 51% of non-denominational Protestant pastors, 44% of charismatic or Pentecostal pastors, 35% of black church pastors, 28% of those leading mainline congregations and 27% of Methodist pastors. Fewer seminary graduates (45%) have a biblical worldview than those who have not attended seminary (59%). 53% of male pastors have a biblical worldview, versus just 15% of female pastors. Overall, just 6% of all Protestant Senior Pastors are women. Surprisingly, pastors under age 40 are more likely to have a biblical worldview than are their older peers (56% versus 50%). (Barna Online 1/12/04)
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