A recent Lifeway Research study asked Protestant pastors their thoughts on the importance of denominations and how they believe denominations will fare in the next 10 years, and the news is not good.
In the face of denominational splits and disputes, the emergence of new local and national nondenominational networks and the presence of a large number of churches that do not belong to a denomination, convention or conference, more than 6 in 10 pastors (63%) currently at a church in a denomination say the importance of being identified with a denomination will diminish in the next 10 years.
Around a third of pastors (32%) disagree, and 5% are not sure.
A survey in 2010 garnered similar results, Lifeway reported.
Read more at tabonline.org/denominations.
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