50% of U.S. Pastors Won't Preach on Controversial Topics

Do you think that a sermon on the "End Times" might frighten people or confuse them....then better not preach on it.

Do you think that it might offend some people in your pews if you preached on Jesus being the ONLY way?...then better stay away from that topic.

Do you think that preaching about SIN might convict someone in the pews and make them feel bad about what they are doing?....better not preach about that.

Do you think that some folks in your pews might have gay brothers, uncles or friends and if you preached on it you might offend them?....better stay away.

Wow!  What a sorry bunch of luke-warm puke sermons must be being preached around the country!!

Sounds like all they want to say from the pulpit is that "God loves everyone!  Did you hear me clearly??  He loves you just the way you are!"

That should sell some tickets and fill your church this Easter!!

I just heard a sermon from Mike Fabarez who spoke at Moody Bible college recently and he said that the study he read found that 50% of Millennials who identified as EVANGELICAL Christians thought it was wrong to try to convert anyone who doesn't know Christ. 

I guess they feel it would be better to keep your thoughts to yourself for fear that you might offend someone by telling them about Jesus.

Tragic.

Have you ever wondered why most church services in America seem to be filled with lots of fluff and very little substance?  

As America's moral foundations literally collapse right in front of our eyes, a large percentage of our pastors are afraid to speak out about controversial topics because they might offend someone.  And it doesn't take a genius to figure out why they are so afraid.  

Most U.S. churches are shrinking, and more than 100 die every week.  In a day and age where pastors are judged by attendance numbers and budget levels, scaring people away is bad for business.

With all that in mind, the results from a recent Barna survey shouldn't be surprising at all...

We wanted to know if pastors felt limited or pressured when it comes to speaking about controversial topics. Half of Christian pastors says they frequently (11%) or occasionally (39%) feel limited in their ability to speak out on moral and social issues because people will take offense. The other half of pastors say they only rarely (30%) or never (20%) feel limited in this way. 

When asked to identify the source of the concerns, pastors are much more likely to say that they feel limited by those inside the church than those outside. In other words, the reactions of those in the pews are most on the minds of today's pastors.

And remember, these numbers just show the percentage of pastors that are willing to admit that they are afraid to speak out about controversial issues.

In reality, the percentage of U.S. pastors that actually hit the hard issues on a consistent basis is exceedingly low.

Not offending people is obviously a strategy that can work, because many of America's largest churches today are pathetically shallow.  In fact, one of America's most famous pastors absolutely refuses to ever use the word "sin" because it might offend someone.

But eventually people get tired of superficial religion that doesn't have any substance, and nobody can deny that there has been a mass exodus from the Christian faith in this country.  In fact, the number of Americans with "no religion" has risen by 266 percent over the last three decades.

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"Hey Dennis, let me tell you something...after having a busy week at work and feeling all stressed out by Sunday morning, the LAST thing that I want to hear preached to me is some lame topic about DOCTRINE!"

2nd Timothy 4
For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear.