Americans crave honesty the most from pastors in the pulpit: study

Americans crave honesty the most from pastors in the pulpit: study

Christian Post,

Though some churchgoers might prefer their pastor to be kind, confident, humble, bold or motivating when preaching from the pulpit, the one trait they crave most is honesty, according to a new study from Barna.

The study, conducted from Dec. 13-22, 2024, with 2,005 adults and teenagers, asked respondents to imagine listening to the sermon of a Christian pastor or priest and then select from a list of 15 traits, or none of them at all, by importance when preaching, and honesty topped the list.

With 11% more support than the next best trait — knowledge — honesty was selected as the top trait by 48% of respondents.

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