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Pastor views on the return of Jesus Christ, biblical prophecy, and end times
Survey of 1,000 Pastors from Evangelical and Historically Black Denominations
Sponsored by Chosen People Ministries, Alliance for the Peace of Jerusalem, Rich and Judy Hastings, and The Hendricks Center at Dallas Theological Seminary
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Methodology
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● The phone survey of 1,000 pastors from Evangelical and Historically Black denominations was conducted January 24 – February 11, 2020
● The study was sponsored by Chosen People Ministries, Alliance for the Peace of Jerusalem, Rich and Judy Hastings, and The Hendricks Center at Dallas Theological Seminary
● The calling list was a stratified random sample, drawn from a list of all Evangelical and Historically Black churches. Quotas were used for church size
● Each interview was conducted with the senior pastor, minister or priest of the church called
● Responses were weighted by region to more accurately reflect the population
● The completed sample is 1,000 surveys
● The sample provides 95% confidence that the sampling error does not exceed +3.2%
● Margins of error are higher in sub-groups
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Survey Responses
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56% say their church has a stated position on the sequence of end times events
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Q2: “Does your church have a stated position on the sequence of end times events (for example, an Amillennial, Premillennial, or a Post-millennial position)?” n=1,000
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64% say their church does not require staff to hold specific end times beliefs
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Q3: “Does your church require ministerial staff to hold specific end times beliefs as a condition of employment?” n=1,000
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86% attended Bible college or seminary
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Q4: “Did you attend a Bible college or seminary?” n=1,000
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70% of those who attended Bible college or seminary took a course on eschatology
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Q5: “Did you take any whole courses dedicated to eschatology – the study of end times?” n=875
Among those who attended Bible college or seminary
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“Which one of the following statements best fits your views on the millennium described in Revelation 20? This chapter says that Christ shall reign ‘a thousand years.’ Would you say this means…”
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Provided answer options:
1. The millennium is a symbolic way of describing the period between Christ’s ascension and second coming where Christ is reigning spiritually (often called amillennialism).
2. The millennium is not a literal 1,000 years, but an era in which the world will gradually grow more Christian and just ending with Christ’s second coming (often called postmillennialism).
3. The millennium will be a future literal 1,000-year period during which Jesus reigns on earth following Christ’s second coming (often called premillennialism).
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60% say that Premillennialism best represents their views on the millennium described in Revelation 20
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Premillennialism*
Postmillennialism*
Amillennialism*
Q6: “Which one of the following statements best fits your views on the millennium described in Revelation 20? This chapter says that Christ shall reign “a thousand years.” Would you say this means…” n=1,000
*see previous page for full option text
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83% say they strongly hold to their beliefs about the millennium
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Q7: “How strongly do you hold to your beliefs about the millennium?” n=1,000
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47% say that Premillennialism best describes the views taught in their Bible college or seminary
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Premillennialism
Postmillennialism
Amillennialism
Q8: “Which of these 3 views best describes the views taught in the Bible college or seminary classes you attended? Using the same three categories, were you primarily encouraged to adopt amillennialism, postmillennialism, or premillennialism?” n=875
Among those who attended Bible college or seminary
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59% say their views on the end times have not changed since finishing school
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Q9: “Thinking of your current views of the end times, how much do they match what your own views were when you finished school?” n=1,000
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57% say that their current views on the end times match a majority of their congregation’s views
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There is no consensus view in mycongregation
My views are very different from mycongregation
My views are a little different from mycongregation
Our views are in complete agreement
Q10: “Thinking of your current views of the end times, how much do they match the position of your church or views of the majority of your congregation?” n=1,000
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60% believe preaching end time prophecies from the book of Revelation is important
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Q11: “Preaching end times prophecies from the book of Revelation” n=1,000
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60% believe preaching end time prophecies from the Old Testament is important
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Q12: “Preaching end times prophecies from the Old Testament prophetic books” n=1,000
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57% say that spending time studying eschatology is important
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Q13: “Personally spending time studying eschatology and the end times” n=1,000
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89% say that communicating the urgency of Christ’s return is important
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Q14: “Communicating urgency to my congregation about Christ’s return” n=1,000
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97% agree that Christ will literally and personally return to earth again
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Q15: “Jesus Christ will literally and personally return to earth again.” n=1,000
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94% feel equipped to teach on future prophecies found in the Bible
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Q16: “I feel equipped to teach on future prophecies found in the Bible.” n=1,000
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27% agree that interpreting the end times is a divisive issue within their congregation
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Q17: “Interpreting the end times is a divisive issue within our congregation.” n=1,000
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70% agree that the modern rebirth of the State of Israel and the re-gathering of millions of Jewish people were fulfillments of Bible prophecy
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Q18: “The modern rebirth of the State of Israel in 1948 and the re-gathering of millions of Jewish people to Israel were fulfillments of Bible prophecy.” n=1,000
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69% agree that the modern rebirth of the State of Israel and the re-gathering of millions of Jewish people show Christ’s return is closer
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Q19: “The modern rebirth of the State of Israel in 1948 and the re-gathering of millions of Jewish people to Israel show that we are getting close to the return of Jesus Christ.” n=1,000
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98% agree that sharing the gospel with Jewish people is important
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Q20: “Sharing the Gospel with Jewish people is important.” n=1,000
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57% agree that the Bible teaches that one day most or all Jewish people alive will believe in Jesus
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Q21: “The Bible teaches that one day most or all Jewish people, alive at that time, will believe in Jesus.” n=1,000
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59% that Jesus will return when the Jewish people accept Jesus
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Q22: “Jewish people continue to be significant for the history of redemption as Jesus will return when the Jewish people accept Jesus.” n=1,000
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40% believe that the Christian church has fulfilled or replaced the nation of Israel in God’s plan
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Q23: “The Christian church has fulfilled or replaced the nation of Israel in God’s plan.” n=1,000
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39% agree that the establishment of the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem is a sign of the end times
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Q24: “The establishment of the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem is a sign of the end times.” n=1,000
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62% say that another Temple will be built in Jerusalem in accordance with Ezekiel 40-48
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Q25: “Another Temple will be built in Jerusalem in accordance with Ezekiel 40-48.” n=1,000
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73% believe that Christ will return and reign in Jerusalem in fulfillment of God’s prophecies to King David
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Q26: “Jesus Christ will return and reign in Jerusalem in fulfillment of God’s prophecies to King David.” n=1,000
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56% expect Jesus to return in their lifetime
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Q27: “I expect Jesus to return in my lifetime.” n=1,000
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“In which of the following ways, if any, does this soon return of Jesus the Messiah impact your life and behavior?”
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I don't make long term commitments
I give more money away
I pray for Israel
I share the Gospel more often
I pray that Jesus would return soon
I seek to live a holier life
Q28: “In which of the following ways, if any, does this soon return of Jesus the Messiah impact your life and behavior? (Select all that apply)” n=551
Among those who expect Christ to return in their lifetime
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“Which, if any, of the following describe reasons why you believe it is important to share the Gospel with Jewish people?”
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It will speed up the return of Christ
The Apostle Paul’s pattern was to evangelize Jewish people first
God promised to preserve a faithfulremnant of Jewish people
The Jewish people are special in God’s sight
Jesus is the Jewish Messiah
It is important to share the Gospel with allpeople groups
Q29: “Which, if any, of the following describe reasons why you believe it is important to share the Gospel with Jewish people? (Select all that apply)” n=976
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Methods used to interpret the book of Revelation
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Futurist – these are literal characters, events, and times that will take place in the future
Historicist – these events and beings refer to specific historical events and people
Preterist – these mostly refer to events in the 1st Century
Idealist – these are primarily symbols of timeless spiritual truths
Q31: “Which of the following best describe how you interpret the prophecies in the book of Revelation?” n=1,000
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“Do you consider any of the following types of current events to be the “birth pains” that Jesus was referring to when he was asked by his disciples when he would return?”
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Earthquakes and other naturaldisasters
Wars and national conflicts
Traditional morals becoming lessaccepted
The love of many believers growingcold
The rise of false prophets and falseteachings
Q32: “Do you consider any of the following types of current events to be the “birth pains” that Jesus was referring to when he was asked by his disciples when he would return? (Select all that apply)” n=1,000
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“Do you consider any of the following types of current events to be the “birth pains” that Jesus was referring to when he was asked by his disciples when he would return?” (continued)
35
1%
11%
63%
70%
75%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Not sure
None of these
Anti-Semitism toward Jewish peopleworldwide
Famines
The number of people abandoningtheir Christian faith
Q32: “Do you consider any of the following types of current events to be the “birth pains” that Jesus was referring to when he was asked by his disciples when he would return? (Select all that apply)” n=1,000
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24% say they speak to their church about end times prophecy at least once a month
36
2%
3%
11%
11%
48%
12%
12%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Not sure
Never
Rarely
About once a year
Several times a year
About once a month
Several times a month
Q33: “How often do you speak to your church in sermons or large group messages about end times prophecy? (Select One)” n=1,000
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“In the last year, has your church had any of the following activities?”
37
<1%
7%
14%
34%
35%
43%
71%
74%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Not sure
None of these
Had a Jewish person follow Jesus the Messiahfor the first time through our church
Had a person speak on reaching out to Jewishpeople with the Gospel
Guided Bible study leaders on how to teachabout the end times
Preached a series of messages on prophesiesin the book of Revelation
Prayed for the salvation of Jewish people weknow
Specifically prayed for Jesus to return soon
Q34: “In the last year, has your church had any of the following activities? (Select all that apply)” n=1,000
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23% say they have traveled to Israel
38
23%
77%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Yes No
Q35: “Have you ever traveled to Israel?” n=1,000
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Demographics
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Age of participants
40
22%
29%
22%
27%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
65+ years
55-64 years
45-54 years
18-44 years
Q37: “What is your age?” n=976
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Education level of participants
41
14%
46%
23%
17%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Doctoral Degree
Master's Degree
Bachelor's Degree
No college degree
Q38: “Which of the following best describes your highest level of education?” n=991
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Ethnicity of participants
42
8%
9%
83%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Other Ethnicities
African American
White
Q39: “Which of the following best represents your ethnic background?” n=973
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Gender of participants
43
7%
93%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Female
Male
Q40: “Gender” n=1,000
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Significant Differences
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Pastor
Ethnicity
Age
Education Level
Self-identified Eschatological Stance
Church
Region
Denomination
Average Attendance
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Significant Statistical Differences
45
Comparisons were made to determine if there are any significant statistical differences among the pastor’s ethnicity, age, education, and self-identified eschatological stance.
Ethnicity Age Education Self-Identified
White 18-44 No College
Degree
Amillennial
African-
American
45-54 Bachelor’s
Degree
Postmillennial
Other
Ethnicity
55-64 Master’s
Degree
Premillennial
65+ Doctoral
Degree
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Significant Statistical Differences
46
Comparisons were made to determine if there are any significant statistical differences among the church’s region, denomination, and attendance.
Region Denomination Attendance
Northeast Baptist 0-49
South Lutheran 50-99
Midwest Pentecostal 100-249
West Christian/
Church of Christ
250+
Note: Region is defined by US Census locations
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Does your church have a stated position on the sequence of end times events (for example, an Amillennial, Premmillennial, or a Post-millennial position)?
47
• Pastors age 55-64 (62%) are more likely to select “Yes” than pastors age 18-44 (51%) and 45-54 (53%)
• Pastors with a Bachelor’s degree (62%) are more likely to select “Yes” than those with a Master’s degree (54%)
• Christian/Church of Christ pastors are least likely to select “Yes” (34%)
• Pastors of churches with attendance of 50-99 (60%) are more likely to select “Yes” than those with attendance of 250+ (49%)
• Male pastors (58%) are more likely to select “Yes” than female pastors (33%)
• Premillennial pastors (68%) are more likely to select “Yes” than Amillennial (45%) and Postmillennial pastors (43%)
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Does your church require ministerial staff to hold specific end times beliefs as a condition of employment?
48
• Pastors with a Bachelor’s degree (36%) are more likely to select “Yes” than those with no college degree (26%)
• Pastors in the Northeast (38%) and Midwest (40%) are more likely to select “Yes” than those in the South (28%)
• Lutherans (53%) are most likely to select “Yes”, while Christian/Church of Christ pastors are least likely (23%)
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Did you attend a Bible college or seminary?
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• White pastors (87%) and pastors of Other Ethnicities (89%) are more likely to select “Yes” than African American pastors (77%)
• Pastors age 65+ are least likely to select “Yes” (79%)
• Pastors with no college degree are least likely to select “Yes” (52%)
• Pastors in the Midwest (92%) are more likely to select “Yes” than those in the South (83%)
• Lutherans are most likely to select “Yes” (99%)
• Pastors of churches with attendance of 100-249 (89%) are more likely to select “Yes” than those with attendance less than 50 (83%)
• Male pastors (88%) are more likely to select “Yes” than female pastors (63%)
• Amillennial pastors (94%) are more likely to select “Yes” than Premillennial pastors (84%)
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Did you take any whole courses dedicated to eschatology – the study of end times?
50
• Pastors age 55-64 (73%) are more likely to select “Yes” than those age 18-44 (64%)
• Pastors in the Northeast (80%) are more likely to select “Yes” than those in the South (67%)
• Baptists (72%) and Pentecostals (76%) are more likely to select “Yes” than Christian/Church of Christ (55%)
• Premillennial pastors (75%) are more likely to select “Yes” than Amillennial (67%) and Postmillennial pastors (60%)
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Which one of the following statements best fits your views on the millennium described in Revelation 20?
51
• African American pastors are most likely to select “Postmillennialism” (24%) and least likely to select “Premillennialism” (39%)
• Compared to pastors age 55-64, those age 18-44 are more likely to select “Postmillennialism” (14% v 6%) and less likely to select “Premillennialism” (52% v 66%)
• Pastors with a Master’s degree (30%) or Doctoral degree (23%) are more likely to select “Amillennialism” than those with no college degree (11%) or a Bachelor’s (11%)
• Pastors with a Master’s degree are least likely to select “Premillennialism” (51%)
• Pastors in the Midwest are most likely to select “Amillennialism” (28%) and least likely to select “Premillennialism” (50%)
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Which one of the following statements best fits your views on the millennium described in Revelation 20?(continued)
52
• Lutherans (71%) and Christian/Church of Christ (44%) are more likely to select “Amillennialism” than Baptists (9%) and Pentecostals (5%)
• Christian/Church of Christ (21%) are more likely to select “Postmillennialism” than Baptists (6%) and Pentecostals (6%)
• Baptists (80%) and Pentecostals (84%) are more likely to select “Premillennialism” than Lutherans (2%) and Christian/Church of Christ (20%)
• Pastors of churches with attendance of 250+ (14%) are more likely to select “Postmillennialism” than those with attendance of 50-99 (8%)
• Compared to male pastors, female pastors are more likely to select “Postmillennialism” (24% v 8%) and less likely to select “Premillennialism” (46% v 61%)
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How strongly do you hold to your beliefs about the millennium?
53
• Pastors age 55-64 (64%) and 65+ (67%) are more likely to select “Very strongly” than those age 18-44 (44%) and 45-54 (52%)
• Pastors with a Master’s degree are least likely to select “Very strongly” (49%)
• Lutherans are most likely to select “Very Strongly” (82%), while Christian/Church of Christ are least likely (42%)
• Pastors of churches with attendance less than 50 are most likely to select “Very strongly” (67%)
• Male pastors (58%) are more likely to select “Very strongly” than female pastors (37%)
• Premillennial pastors (65%) are more likely to select “Very strongly” than Amillennial (51%) and Postmillennial pastors (43%)
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Which of these 3 views best describes the views taught in the Bible college or seminary classes you attended?
54
• African American pastors (22%) and Other Ethnicities (10%) are more likely to select “Postmillennialism” than White pastors (4%)
• White pastors (49%) are more likely to select “Premillennialism” than African American pastors (32%)
• Pastors age 18-44 (14%) are more likely to select “None of the courses went into this detail” than those age 55-64 (7%)
• Pastors with a Master’s degree (24%) are more likely to select “Amillennialism” than those with a Bachelor’s (13%) or Doctoral degree (12%)
• Pastors with a Bachelor’s degree (9%) are more likely to select “Postmillennialism” than those with a Master’s (4%)
• Pastors with a Bachelor’s (56%) are more likely to select “Premillennialism” than those with a Master’s (42%) or Doctoral degree (45%)
• Pastors with a Doctoral degree (21%) are more likely to select “Multiple views were taught fairly equally” than those with no college degree (7%) or a Bachelor’s (9%)
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Which of these 3 views best describes the views taught in the Bible college or seminary classes you attended? (continued)
55
• Pastors in the Midwest are most likely to select “Amillennialism” (27%)
• Pastors in the Northeast (55%) and West (53%) are more likely to select “Premillennialism” than those in the Midwest (42%)
• Lutherans (72%) and Christian/Church of Christ (44%) are more likely to select “Amillennialism” than Baptists (4%) and Pentecostals (10%)
• Christian/Church of Christ (15%) are more likely to select “Postmillennialism” than Baptists (5%) and Lutherans (2%)
• Baptists (63%) and Pentecostals (58%) are more likely to select “Premillennialism” than Lutherans (2%) and Christian/Church of Christ (12%)
• Baptists (17%) are more likely to select “Multiple views were taught fairly equally” than Lutherans (6%) and Pentecostals (6%)
• Christian/Church of Christ (17%) are more likely to select “None of the courses went into this detail” than Baptists (6%) and Pentecostals (6%)
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Which of these 3 views best describes the views taught in the Bible college or seminary classes you attended? (continued)
56
• Compared to male pastors, female pastors are more likely to select “Postmillennialism” (14% v 6%) and less likely to select “Premillennialism” (25% v 48%)
• Amillennial pastors are most likely to select “Amillennialism” (58%)
• Postmillennial pastors are most likely to select “Postmillennialism” (32%)
• Premillennial pastors are most likely to select “Premillennialism” (69%)
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Thinking of your current views of the end times, how much do they match what your own views were when you finished school?
57
• Pastors of Other Ethnicities are most likely to select “My views have changed a lot” (17%)
• Pastors age 45-54 (13%) are more likely to select “My views have changed a lot” than those age 18-44 (5%) and 55-64 (6%)
• Pastors with a no college degree (12%) are more likely to select “My views have changed a lot” than those with a Bachelor’s degree (5%)
• Lutherans are most likely to select “My views have not changed” (85%)
• Postmillennial pastors are least likely to select “My views have not changed” (45%), and most likely to select “My views have changed a little” (47%)
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Thinking of your current views of the end times, how much do they match the position of your church or views of the majority of your congregation?
58
• Pastors age 55-64 (60%) and 65+ (62%) are more likely to select
“Our views are in complete agreement” than those age 18-44 (50%)
• Pastors age 18-44 (29%) and 45-54 (29%) are more likely to select
“There is no consensus view in my congregation” than those age 55-
64 (20%)
• Lutherans are most likely to select “Our views are in complete
agreement” (81%), while Christian/Church of Christ are least likely
(46%)
• Christian/Church of Christ pastors (27%) are more likely to select
“There is no consensus view in my congregation” than Lutherans
(10%) and Pentecostals (14%)
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Thinking of your current views of the end times, how much do they match the position of your church or views of the majority of your congregation? (continued)
59
• Pastors of churches with attendance less than 50 are most likely to select “Our views are in complete agreement” (67%) and least likely to select “There is no consensus view in my congregation” (16%)
• Compared to male pastors, female pastors are less likely to select “My views are a little different from my congregation” (4% v 15%) and more likely to select “There is no consensus view in my congregation” (39% v 23%)
• Premillennial pastors (64%) are more likely to select “Our views are in complete agreement” than Amillennial (48%) and Postmillennial pastors (45%)
• Amillennial (32%) and Postmillennial pastors (38%) are more likely to select “There is no consensus view in my congregation” than Premillennial pastors (17%)
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“Preaching end times prophecies from the book of Revelation”
60
Percent selecting “Very Important/Important”:
• Pastors age 65+ (68%) are more likely to select than those age 18-44 (54%) and 45-54 (59%)
• Pastors with no college degree are most likely to select (74%)
• Pastors in the Northeast (65%) and South (64%) are more likely to select than those in the Midwest (52%)
• Baptists (68%) and Pentecostals (74%) are more likely to select than Lutherans (55%) and Christian/Church of Christ (45%)
• Pastors of churches with attendance less than 50 (66%) are more likely to select than those with attendance 250+ (54%)
• Premillennial pastors (68%) are more likely to select than Amillennial (50%) and Postmillennial pastors (45%)
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“Preaching end times prophecies from the Old Testament prophetic books”
61
Percent selecting “Very Important/Important”:
• Pastors of Other Ethnicities (71%) are more likely to select than White pastors (58%)
• Pastors age 65+ are most likely to select (70%)
• Pastors with no college degree are most likely to select (73%)
• Pastors in the South (63%) are more likely to select than those in the Midwest (54%)
• Pentecostals are most likely to select (76%)
• Pastors of churches with attendance less than 50 (67%) are more likely to select than those with attendance 100-249 (58%) and 250+ (54%)
• Premillennial pastors (68%) are more likely to select than Amillennial (46%) and Postmillennial pastors (50%)
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“Personally spending time studying eschatology and the end times”
62
Percent selecting “Very Important/Important”:
• Pastors of Other Ethnicities (69%) are more likely to select than White pastors (56%)
• Pastors with no college degree (69%) are more likely to select than those with a Bachelor’s (59%) or Master’s (51%) degree
• Pastors in the South (61%) are more likely to select than those in the Midwest (50%)
• Baptists (63%) and Pentecostals (67%) are more likely to select than Christian/Church of Christ (49%)
• Premillennial pastors (66%) are more likely to select than Amillennial (48%) and Postmillennial pastors (44%)
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“Communicating urgency to my congregation about Christ’s return”
63
Percent selecting “Very Important/Important”:
• Pastors age 55-64 (92%) are more likely to select than those age 18-44 (86%)
• Male pastors (90%) are more likely to select than female pastors (78%)
• Premillennial pastors (93%) are more likely to select than Amillennial (86%) and Postmillennial pastors (82%)
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“Jesus Christ will literally and personally return to earth again”
64
• Baptists (99%) and Pentecostals (99%) are more likely to Strongly Agree than Lutherans (94%) and Christian/Church of Christ (76%)
• Male pastors (96%) are more likely to Strongly Agree than female pastors (90%)
• Premillennial pastors (99%) are more likely to Strongly Agree than Amillennial (91%) and Postmillennial pastors (84%)
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“I feel equipped to teach on future prophecies found in the Bible”
65
• Pastors age 65+ (70%) are more likely to Strongly Agree than those age 18-44 (58%) and 45-54 (60%)
• Pastors with a Doctoral degree are most likely to Strongly Agree (75%)
• Lutherans (76%) and Pentecostals (69%) are more likely to Strongly Agree than Christian/Church of Christ (56%)
• Male pastors (65%) are more likely to Strongly Agree than female pastors (47%)
• Premillennial (68%) and Amillennial pastors (62%) are more likely to Strongly Agree than Postmillennial pastors (50%)
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“Interpreting the end times is a divisive issue within our congregation”
66
• African American pastors (41%) and pastors of Other Ethnicities (36%) are more likely to Agree than White pastors (24%)
• Pastors age 65+ are most likely to Agree (39%)
• Pastors with no college degree are most likely to Agree (42%)
• Pastors in the South (30%) are more likely to Agree than those in the Midwest (22%)
• Lutherans are least likely to Agree (15%)
• Pastors of churches with attendance of 50-99 (30%) are more likely to Agree than those with attendance 100-249 (22%)
• Postmillennial pastors (41%) are more likely to Agree than Amillennial (25%) and Premillennial pastors (26%)
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“The modern rebirth of the State of Israel in 1948 and the re-gathering of millions of Jewish people to Israel were fulfillments of Bible prophecy”
67
• Pastors age 18-44 are least likely to Agree (53%)
• Pastors with no college degree are most likely to Agree (89%), while those with a Master’s degree are least likely (57%)
• Pastors in the South (75%) and West (72%) are more likely to Agree than those in the Midwest (57%)
• Baptists (85%) and Pentecostals (95%) are more likely to Agree than Lutherans (15%) and Christian/Church of Christ (41%)
• Pastors of churches with attendance less than 50 (27%) and 50-99 (26%) are more likely to Disagree than those with attendance 250+ (18%)
• Male pastors (26%) are more likely to Disagree than female pastors (13%)
• Postmillennial (60%) and Premillennial pastors (87%) are more likely to Agree than Amillennial pastors (35%)
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“The modern rebirth of the State of Israel in 1948 and the re-gathering of millions of Jewish people to Israel show that we are getting close to the return of Jesus Christ”
68
• Pastors of Other Ethnicities (80%) are more likely to Agree than White pastors (68%)
• Pastors age 18-44 are least likely to Agree (51%)
• Pastors with no college degree are most likely to Agree (86%), while those with a Master’s degree are least likely (57%)
• Pastors in the Midwest are least like to Agree (59%)
• Baptists (85%) and Pentecostals (95%) are more likely to Agree than Lutherans (16%) and Christian/Church of Christ (35%)
• Premillennial pastors (88%) are more likely to Agree than Amillennial (35%) and Postmillennial pastors (50%)
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“Sharing the Gospel with Jewish people is important”
69
• White pastors (95%) are more likely to Strongly Agree than African American pastors (81%) and pastors of Other Ethnicities (83%)
• Pastors with a Bachelor’s degree (96%) are more likely to Strongly Agree than those with a Master’s (91%) or Doctoral degree (90%)
• Male pastors (93%) are more likely to Strongly Agree than female pastors (77%)
• Postmillennial pastors are least likely to Strongly Agree (82%)
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“The Bible teaches that one day most or all Jewish people, alive at that time, will believe in Jesus”
70
• Pastors age 18-44 are least likely to Agree (49%)
• Pastors with a Master’s degree are least likely to Agree (49%)
• Pastors in the Midwest are least likely to Agree (46%)
• Baptists (70%) and Pentecostals (73%) are more likely to Agree than Lutherans (10%) and Christian/Church of Christ (36%)
• Pastors of churches with attendance of 50-99 (61%) are more likely to Agree than those with attendance less than 50 (50%)
• Premillennial pastors (72%) are more likely to Agree than Amillennial (28%) and Postmillennial pastors (49%)
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“Jewish people continue to be significant for the history of redemption as Jesus will return when the Jewish people accept Jesus”
71
• Pastors of Other Ethnicities (69%) are more likely to Agree than White pastors (58%)
• Pastors age 65+ (63%) are more likely to Agree than those age 18-44 (53%)
• Pastors with no college degree (64%) or a Bachelor’s (64%) are more likely to Agree than those with a Master’s degree (53%)
• Pastors in the Midwest are least likely to Agree (47%)
• Baptists (71%) and Pentecostals (75%) are more likely to Agree than Lutherans (14%) and Christian/Church of Christ (36%)
• Male pastors (36%) are more likely to Disagree than female pastors (23%)
• Premillennial pastors (73%) are more likely to Agree than Amillennial (35%) and Postmillennial pastors (47%)
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“The Christian church has fulfilled or replaced the nation of Israel in God’s plan”
72
• Pastors age 18-44 (42%) and 45-54 (44%) are more likely to Agree than those age 55-64 (34%)
• Pastors with a Master’s degree (44%) are more likely to Agree than those with no college degree (32%)
• Pastors in the Midwest (46%) are more likely to Agree than those in the South (38%)
• Lutherans (72%) and Christian/Church of Christ (66%) are more likely to Agree than Baptists (30%) and Pentecostals (29%)
• Male pastors (41%) are more likely to Agree than female pastors (25%)
• Amillennial (72%) and Postmillennial pastors (55%) are more likely to Agree than Premillennial pastors (24%)
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“The establishment of the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem is a sign of the end times”
73
• Pastors age 65+ are most likely to Agree (54%), while those age 18-44 are least likely (24%)
• Pastors with no college degree are most likely to Agree (62%), while those with a Master’s degree are least likely (26%)
• Pastors in the Midwest are least likely to Agree (26%)
• Baptists (47%) and Pentecostals (65%) are more likely to Agree than Lutherans (5%) and Christian/Church of Christ (25%)
• Male pastors (52%) are more likely to Disagree than female pastors (36%)
• Pastors of churches with attendance of 50-99 (42%) are more likely to Agree than those with attendance 100-249 (33%)
• Premillennial pastors (51%) are more likely to Agree than Amillennial (15%) and Postmillennial pastors (28%)
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“Another Temple will be built in Jerusalem in accordance with Ezekiel 40-48”
74
• Pastors age 18-44 are least likely to Agree (52%)
• Pastors with a Master’s degree are least likely to Agree (52%)
• Pastors in the Midwest are least likely to Agree (51%)
• Baptists (80%) and Pentecostals (91%) are more likely to Agree than Lutherans (9%) and Christian/Church of Christ (26%)
• Premillennial pastors (85%) are more likely to Agree than Amillennial (20%) and Postmillennial pastors (40%)
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“Jesus Christ will return and reign in Jerusalem in fulfillment of God’s prophecies to King David”
75
• Pastors age 18-44 are most likely to Disagree (31%)
• Pastors with no college degree (83%) or a Bachelor’s (77%) are more likely to Agree than those with a Master’s degree (66%)
• Pastors in the South (75%) and West (74%) are more likely to Agree than those in the Midwest (64%)
• Baptists (89%) and Pentecostals (95%) are more likely to Agree than Lutherans (20%) and Christian/Church of Christ (33%)
• Premillennial pastors (93%) are more likely to Agree than Amillennial (34%) and Postmillennial pastors (51%)
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“I expect Jesus to return in my lifetime”
76
• White pastors (59%) are more likely to Agree than African American pastors (42%) and pastors of Other Ethnicities (46%)
• Pastors age 18-44 are most likely to Disagree (27%)
• Pastors with no college degree (64%) or a Bachelor’s (64%) are more likely to Agree than those with a Master’s degree (49%)
• Pastors in the Midwest (25%) are more likely to Disagree than those in the South (18%)
• Baptists (66%) and Pentecostals (75%) are more likely to Agree than Lutherans (26%) and Christian/Church of Christ (34%)
• Pastors of churches with attendance of 250+ are most likely to Disagree (28%)
• Male pastors (57%) are more likely to Agree than female pastors (39%)
• Premillennial pastors (70%) are more likely to Agree than Amillennial (36%) and Postmillennial pastors (34%)
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“In which of the following ways, if any, does this soon return of Jesus the Messiah impact your life and behavior?”
77
I share the Gospel more often
• Pastors with no college degree (96%) are more likely to select than those with a Master’s (89%) or Graduate degree (88%)
• Pastors in the South (95%) are more likely to select than those in the Midwest (87%) and West (85%)
• Baptists (93%) and Pentecostals (96%) are more likely to select than Christian/Church of Christ (83%)
I seek to live a holier life
• Pastors in the South (98%) are more likely to select than those in the Midwest (94%)
• Baptists (97%) and Pentecostals (>99%) are more likely to select than Christian/Church of Christ (89%)
• Premillennial pastors (98%) are more likely to select than Amillennial pastors (92%)
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“In which of the following ways, if any, does this soon return of Jesus the Messiah impact your life and behavior?”
78
I give more money away
• Pastors with a Bachelor’s degree (69%) are more likely to select
than those with a Master’s degree (58%)
• Baptists (63%) and Pentecostals (70%) are more likely to select than
Lutherans (39%)
• Premillennial pastors (66%) are more likely to select than Amillennial
pastors (52%)
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“In which of the following ways, if any, does this soon return of Jesus the Messiah impact your life and behavior?”
79
I pray for Israel
• White pastors (90%) are more likely to select than pastors of Other Ethnicities (78%)
• Pastors age 55-64 (93%) are more likely to select than those age 18-44 (81%)
• Pastors with no college degree (95%) are more likely to select than those with a Master’s degree (85%)
• Pastors in the South (91%) are more likely to select than those in the Midwest (83%)
• Baptists (91%) and Pentecostals (93%) are more likely to select than Lutherans (74%) and Christian/Church of Christ (71%)
• Pastors of churches with attendance of 50-99 (93%) are more likely to select than those with attendance 100-249 (82%)
• Postmillennial (98%) and Premillennial pastors (92%) are more likely to select than Amillennial pastors (69%)
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“In which of the following ways, if any, does this soon return of Jesus the Messiah impact your life and behavior?”
80
I pray that Jesus would return soon
• Pastors age 45-54 (96%) are more likely to select than those age 18-44 (90%)
• Pastors of churches with attendance of 50-99 (96%) are more likely to select than those with attendance less than 50 (90%)
I don’t make long term commitments
• Pastors in the South (18%) and West (19%) are more likely to select than those in the Northeast (7%)
• Pastors age 18-44 are least likely to select (6%)
• Baptists (20%) are more likely to select than Lutherans (2%)
• Pastors with a Master’s degree are least likely to select (8%)
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“Which, if any, of the following describe reasons why you believe it is important to share the Gospel with Jewish people?”
81
The Jewish people are special in God’s sight
• Pastors age 65+ (89%) are more likely to select than those age 18-44 (79%) and 45-54 (81%)
• Pastors with no college degree (91%) are more likely to select than those with a Master’s (78%) or Doctoral degree (80%)
• Baptists (90%) and Pentecostals (92%) are more likely to select than Lutherans (70%) and Christian/Church of Christ (59%)
• Premillennial pastors (90%) are more likely to Agree than Amillennial (66%) and Postmillennial pastors (72%)
The Apostle Paul’s pattern was to evangelize Jewish people first
• White pastors (70%) are more likely to select than African American pastors (52%) and pastors of Other Ethnicities (59%)
• Pastors of churches with attendance less than 50 (73%) and 100-249 (72%) are more likely to select than those with attendance 50-99 (62%)
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“Which, if any, of the following describe reasons why you believe it is important to share the Gospel with Jewish people?”
82
It is important to share the Gospel with all people groups
• No significant differences
Jesus is the Jewish Messiah
• African American pastors are least likely to select (71%)
• Pastors with no college degree (94%) are more likely to select than those with a Master’s degree (88%)
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“Which, if any, of the following describe reasons why you believe it is important to share the Gospel with Jewish people?”
83
It will speed up the return of Christ
• Pastors age 18-44 are least likely to select (20%)
• Pastors with a Master’s degree are least likely to select (21%)
• Pastors in the South (30%) and West (36%) are more likely to select
than those in the Midwest (21%)
• Pentecostals are most likely to select (47%)
• Premillennial pastors (34%) are more likely to Agree than Amillennial
pastors (19%)
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“Which, if any, of the following describe reasons why you believe it is important to share the Gospel with Jewish people?”
84
God promised to preserve a faithful remnant of Jewish people
• Pastors age 55-64 (85%) and 65+ (87%) are more likely to select
than those age 18-44 (75%)
• Pastors with no college degree (91%) are more likely to select than
those with a Master’s (78%) or Doctoral degree (80%)
• Pastors in the South (84%) and West (86%) are more likely to select
than those in the Midwest (74%)
• Baptists (90%) and Pentecostals (91%) are more likely to select than
Lutherans (60%) and Christian/Church of Christ (59%)
• Premillennial pastors (90%) are more likely to Agree than Amillennial
(68%) and Postmillennial pastors (75%)
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“Which of the following best describe how you interpret the prophecies in the book of Revelation?”
85
• Pastors of Other Ethnicities (7%) are more likely to select Historicist than White pastors (3%)
• Pastors age 55-64 (32%) are more likely to select Futurist than those age 18-44 (23%)
• Pastors with no college degree (34%) or a Bachelor’s (32%) are more likely to select Futurist than those with a Master’s degree (24%)
• Pastors with a Master’s degree (8%) are more likely to select Preterist than those with a no college degree (3%) or a Bachelor’s (3%)
• Pastors in the South are least likely to select Historicist (1%)
• Lutherans are most likely to select Idealist (30%)
• Baptists (42%) and Pentecostals (28%) are more likely to select Futurist than Lutherans (1%) and Christian/Church of Christ (9%)
• Christian/Church of Christ pastors are most likely to select Preterist (15%)
• Pastors of churches with attendance of 50-99 (32%) are more likely to select Futurist than those with attendance 250+ (22%)
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“Which of the following best describe how you interpret the prophecies in the book of Revelation?” (continued)
86
• Amillennial (20%) and Postmillennial pastors (17%) are more likely to select Idealist than Premillennial pastors (3%)
• Amillennial (8%) and Postmillennial pastors (14%) are more likely to select Preterist than Premillennial pastors (2%)
• Premillennial pastors (42%) are more likely to select Futurist than Amillennial (4%) and Postmillennial pastors (9%)
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“Do you consider any of the following types of current events to be the ‘birth pains’ that Jesus was referring to when he was asked by his disciples when he would return?”
87
Wars and national conflicts
• Pastors age 18-44 are least likely to select (69%)
• Christian/Church of Christ pastors are least likely to select (47%)
• Male pastors (79%) are more likely to select than female pastors (68%)
• Premillennial pastors (85%) are more likely to select than Amillennial (69%) and Postmillennial pastors (67%)
Famines
• Pastors age 45-54 (75%) and 55-64 (72%) are more likely to select than those age 18-44 (63%)
• Christian/Church of Christ pastors are least likely to select (44%)
• Male pastors (71%) are more likely to select than female pastors (56%)
• Premillennial pastors (76%) are more likely to select than Amillennial (65%) and Postmillennial pastors (60%)
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“Do you consider any of the following types of current events to be the ‘birth pains’ that Jesus was referring to when he was asked by his disciples when he would return?” (continued)
88
Earthquakes and other natural disasters
• Pastors age 18-44 are least likely to select (67%)
• Pastors with no college degree (84%) are more likely to select than
those with a Master’s degree (74%)
• Christian/Church of Christ pastors are least likely to select (45%)
• Male pastors (77%) are more likely to select than female pastors
(65%)
• Premillennial pastors (85%) are more likely to select than Amillennial
(67%) and Postmillennial pastors (61%)
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“Do you consider any of the following types of current events to be the ‘birth pains’ that Jesus was referring to when he was asked by his disciples when he would return?” (continued)
89
The rise of false prophets and false teachings
• Pastors 18-44 are least likely to select (75%)
• Pastors with no college degree (87%) or a Bachelor’s (87%) are
more likely to select than those with a Master’s degree (80%)
• Christian/Church of Christ pastors are least likely to select (61%)
• Pastors of churches with attendance of 50-99 (87%) are more likely
to select than those with attendance 100-249 (81%) or 250+ (79%)
• Male pastors (84%) are more likely to select than female pastors
(71%)
• Premillennial pastors (90%) are more likely to select than Amillennial
(78%) and Postmillennial pastors (68%)
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“Do you consider any of the following types of current events to be the ‘birth pains’ that Jesus was referring to when he was asked by his disciples when he would return?” (continued)
90
The number of people abandoning their Christian faith
• Pastors age 18-44 are least likely to select (67%)
• Pastors with no college degree (83%) are more likely to select than those with a Master’s degree (71%)
• Pastors in the South (78%) are more likely to select than those in the Midwest (68%)
• Pentecostals are most likely to select (88%), while Christian/Church of Christ pastors are least likely (54%)
• Male pastors (76%) are more likely to select than female pastors (62%)
• Premillennial pastors (82%) are more likely to select than Amillennial (69%) and Postmillennial pastors (64%)
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“Do you consider any of the following types of current events to be the ‘birth pains’ that Jesus was referring to when he was asked by his disciples when he would return?” (continued)
91
Traditional morals becoming less accepted
• Pastors age 18-44 are least likely to select (67%)
• Pastors with a Master’s degree are least likely to select (73%)
• Pastors in the South (82%) and West (83%) are more likely to select than those in the Northeast (71%) and Midwest (73%)
• Baptists (86%) and Pentecostals (91%) are more likely to select than Lutherans (77%) and Christian/Church of Christ (58%)
• Pastors of churches with attendance of 50-99 (82%) are more likely to select than those with attendance 100-249 (76%)
• Male pastors (80%) are more likely to select than female pastors (63%)
• Premillennial pastors (86%) are more likely to select than Amillennial (72%) and Postmillennial pastors (66%)
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“Do you consider any of the following types of current events to be the ‘birth pains’ that Jesus was referring to when he was asked by his disciples when he would return?” (continued)
92
The love of many believers growing cold
• Pastors age 18-44 are least likely to select (70%)
• Pastors with no college degree (86%) are more likely to select than those with a Master’s degree (77%)
• Christian/Church of Christ pastors are least likely to select (57%)
• Pastors of churches with attendance of less than 50 (85%) are more likely to select than those with attendance 250+ (76%)
• Male pastors (82%) are more likely to select than female pastors (71%)
• Premillennial pastors (88%) are more likely to select than Amillennial (76%) and Postmillennial pastors (65%)
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“Do you consider any of the following types of current events to be the ‘birth pains’ that Jesus was referring to when he was asked by his disciples when he would return?” (continued)
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Anti-Semitism toward Jewish people worldwide
• Pastors age 55-64 (67%) are more likely to select than those age 18-44 (56%)
• Pastors with a Bachelor’s degree (71%) are more likely to select than those with a Master’s (58%) or Doctoral degree (59%)
• Pastors in the South (66%) are more likely to select than those in the Midwest (57%)
• Baptists (72%) and Pentecostals (84%) are more likely to select than Lutherans (46%) and Christian/Church of Christ (33%)
• Premillennial pastors (76%) are more likely to select than Amillennial (42%) and Postmillennial pastors (52%)
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“Do you consider any of the following types of current events to be the ‘birth pains’ that Jesus was referring to when he was asked by his disciples when he would return?” (continued)
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None of these
• Pastors age 18-44 are most likely to select (18%)
• Pastors with a Master’s degree (15%) are more likely to select than those with no college degree (7%) or a Bachelor’s degree (8%)
• Lutherans (14%) and Christian/Church of Christ (31%) are more likely to select than Baptists (7%) and Pentecostals (2%)
• Pastors of churches with attendance of 100-249 (15%) are more likely to select than those with attendance 50-99 (8%)
• Female pastors (19%) are more likely to select than male pastors (11%)
• Amillennial (16%) and Postmillennial pastors (24%) are more likely to select than Premillennial pastors (6%)
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“How often do you speak to your church in sermons or large group messages about end times prophecy?”
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• Pastors age 65+ (30%) are more likely to select “About once a month or more” than those age 18-44 (21%) and 45-54 (19%)
• Pastors age 18-44 are most likely to select “About once a year or less” (34%)
• Pastors with no college degree (32%) are more likely to select “About once a month or more” than those with a Master’s degree (20%)
• Pastors in the West (33%) are more likely to select “About once a year or less” than those in the South (23%)
• Baptists (26%) and Pentecostals (31%) are more likely to select “About once a month or more” than Christian/Church of Christ (12%)
• Pastors of churches with attendance of 250+ are least likely to select “About once a month or more” (15%)
• Female pastors (43%) are more likely to select “About once a year or less” than male pastors (23%)
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“How often do you speak to your church in sermons or large group messages about end times prophecy?” (continued)
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• Premillennial pastors (28%) are more likely to select “About once a month or more” than Amillennial pastors (18%)
• Amillennial (32%) and Postmillennial pastors (41%) are more likely to select “About once a year or less” than Premillennial pastors (18%)
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“In the last year, has your church had any of the following activities?”
97
Guided Bible study leaders on how to teach about the end times
• African American pastors (46%) and Pastors of Other Ethnicities (51%) are more likely to select than White pastors (32%)
• Pastors age 65+ are most likely to select (46%)
• Pastors with no college degree are most likely to select (47%)
• Pastors in the Midwest are least likely to select (25%)
• Baptists (35%) and Pentecostals (53%) are more likely to select than Lutherans (23%) and Christian/Church of Christ (23%)
• Premillennial pastors (40%) are more likely to select than Amillennial (26%) and Postmillennial pastors (29%)
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“In the last year, has your church had any of the following activities?”
98
Preached a series of messages on prophecies in the book of Revelation
• Pastors of Other Ethnicities are most likely to select (65%)
• Pastors age 65+ (53%) are more likely to select than those age 18-44 (35%) and 45-54 (41%)
• Pastors with no college degree (54%) are more likely to select than those with a Master’s degree (37%)
• Pastors in the South (47%) are more likely to select than those in the Midwest (37%)
• Lutherans are least likely to select (30%)
• Postmillennial (42%) and Premillennial pastors (50%) are more likely to select than Amillennial pastors (29%)
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“In the last year, has your church had any of the following activities?”
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Specifically prayed for Jesus to return soon
• African American pastors are least likely to select (54%)
• Pastors with a Master’s degree (78%) are more likely to select than those with no college degree (67%) or a Doctoral degree (68%)
• Pastors in the Midwest (79%) are more likely to select than those in the South (71%)
• Lutherans are most likely to select (87%)
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“In the last year, has your church had any of the following activities?”
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Prayed for the salvation of Jewish people we know
• Pastors age 55-64 (74%) and 65+ (75%) are more likely to select than those age 18-44 (65%)
• Pastors with a Bachelor’s (74%) or Doctoral degree (77%) are more likely to select than those with a Master’s degree (67%)
• Pastors in the Northeast (80%) are more likely to select than those in the Midwest (65%)
• Baptists (74%) and Pentecostals (83%) are more likely to select than Lutherans (63%) and Christian/Church of Christ (53%)
• Pastors of churches with attendance of 250+ (76%) are more likely to select than those with attendance less than 50 (65%)
• Premillennial pastors (79%) are more likely to select than Amillennial (60%) and Postmillennial pastors (58%)
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“In the last year, has your church had any of the following activities?”
101
Had a person speak on reaching out to Jewish people with the Gospel
• Pastors age 65+ (45%) are more likely to select than those age 18-44 (25%) and 55-64 (31%)
• Pastors with no college degree (41%) or a Doctoral degree (41%) are more likely to select than those with a Bachelor’s (30%) or Master’s degree (31%)
• Pastors in the Northeast (42%) are more likely to select than those in the Midwest (28%)
• Baptists (36%) and Pentecostals (43%) are more likely to select than Lutherans (19%) and Christian/Church of Christ (18%)
• Postmillennial (34%) and Premillennial pastors (40%) are more likely to select than Amillennial pastors (23%)
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“In the last year, has your church had any of the following activities?”
102
Had a Jewish person follow Jesus the Messiah for the first time through our church
• Pastors of Other Ethnicities (22%) are more likely to select than White pastors (12%)
• Pastors age 18-44 are least likely to select (7%)
• Pastors in the Midwest are least likely to select (8%)
• Pentecostals are most likely to select (22%)
• Pastors of churches with attendance of 250+ are most likely to select (23%)
• Female pastors (22%) are more likely to select than male pastors (13%)
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“Have you ever traveled to Israel?”
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• Pastors age 18-44 are least likely to select “Yes” (12%)
• Pastors with a Master’s degree (24%) or a Doctoral degree (39%) are more likely to select “Yes” than those with no college degree (15%) or a Bachelor’s (14%)
• Baptists (26%) and Lutherans (31%) are more likely to select “Yes” than Pentecostals (18%) and Christian/Church of Christ (12%)
• Postmillennial pastors (85%) are more likely to select “No” than Premillennial pastors (76%)
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