Study shows Protestant ministers want more cooperation among denominations....
(In Illinois Baptist Wednesday, January 21, 2004 Vol. 98 No. 02)
Phoenix, Ariz. Just how "denominational" are denominational churches in the United States? Newly released survey results show that most Protestant church pastors are committed to their denomination but also frustrated at the lack of agreement within their own denomination, as well as the lack of interdenominational cooperation.
Results from the study, conducted by Ellison Research of Phoenix, Ariz., among a nationally representative sample of 567 Protestant ministers, are being released for the first time in the January/February issue of the magazine Facts & Trends, which is published by LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. The research was independently funded and conducted by Ellison Research and included churches from all Protestant denominations.
Ron Sellers, president of Ellison Research...pointed out that pastors are the ones who must make inter-church cooperation work. "The vast majority of ministers wanted more cooperation among churches of different denominations, but that level of cooperation will not happen just by hoping or desiring. The pastors themselves will have to make this happen. Maybe knowing that there's a strong chance other ministers in their community also want more inter-church cooperation will encourage that cooperation to take place."
More detailed information on the study is available at www.ellisonresearch.com.
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