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The Lifeway Research team discusses the value of tracking Protestant pastors’ changing views on racial reconciliation and on use of technology in the church

• 93% of Protestant pastors agree that every church should strive to achieve racial diversity.
• In the last 4 years, more pastors agree (and more strongly) that every church should strive to achieve racial diversity.
• 81% of Protestant pastors agree that their church is predominantly one racial or ethnic group.
• In the last 4 years fewer Protestant pastors strongly agree their church is predominantly one racial/ ethnic group.
• Almost a quarter of churches (23%) proactively look for new technology that may help their church (Among Protestant Pastors).
• In 2017, 36% of churches with a website (30% of all churches) use it to facilitate online giving.
• In 2010, only 14% offered online giving at all

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