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Study of the Perceptions of the Cooperative Program

Southern Baptist Pastors' Views on the Cooperative Program Article
Overview of pastors' opinions of important aspects of the Cooperative Program, how they currently describe it, their level of satisfaction with it, and their promotion of it.
Click here to download research charts of information highlighted in the article.

Cooperative Program and Stewardship Survey National Report PowerPoint

Leadership Issues for the Small Church

Poor Planning Hinders Small Church Progress
Small church pastors are frustrated at the pace of change in their churches. This study finds that many churches fail to plan or even evaluate their current activities.

Leadership Issues for the Small Church PowerPoint
LifeWay Research surveyed pastors of smaller Southern Baptist churches and found that poor planning hinders progress of small churches. Download this PowerPoint for detailed responses to the questions.
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Learning from America's Largest and Fastest Growing Churches

Learning from America's Largest and Fastest Growing Churches
Ed Stetzer shares insights gleaned from the interviews LifeWay Research conducted for Outreach Magazine for the OUTREACH 100 Largest and Fastest Growing Churches in America

Pastor Raises Beat Inflation...Barely

2008 Church Compensation Study Release
Almost 13,000 Southern Baptist pastors and staff members in all 50 states participated in this comprehensive compensation study. The study was a joint effort of the state Conventions, Guidestone Financial Resources and LifeWay. This article highlights growth in full time salaries since 2006, pastor benefits, and what determines a pastor's salary.

2008 SBC Church Compensation Study
Utilize this tool to access the data and customize a report to look at data most similar to your church.

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Important Spiritual Opportunities for Young Adults
Young adults are falling away from church and many are finding church irrelevant to their lives. In this chart, learn attributes that are "important" or "very important" to young adults that are regular church attenders or those who do not attend regularly.

To read more about the Young Adult Study, click here.
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