(CHRISTIAN HEADLINES) – Protestant pastors in America have major differences on the issue of women in pastoral roles, a new Lifeway Research survey that indicates the divide is largely along denominational lines says.
The poll, released Tuesday, found that 55 percent of Protestant pastors say a woman could be a senior pastor at their church.
But the findings vary dramatically according to the denomination. Although 94 percent of Methodist pastors and 78 percent of Pentecostal pastors say a woman could be a senior pastor at their church, only 14 percent of Baptist pastors answered that way. Three-quarters of Presbyterian/Reformed pastors (77 percent) answered in the affirmative, while Lutheran pastors (47 percent) and non-denominational pastors (43 percent) were less likely to say a woman could be a senior pastor.
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