Perhaps the most telling information relates to the measures that are not widely used by pastors to assess people’s spiritual health. Less than one out of every ten pastors mentioned indicators such as the maturity of a person’s faith in God, the intensity of the commitment to loving and serving God and people, the nature of each congregant’s personal ministry, the breadth of congregational involvement in community service, the extent to which believers have some forms of accountability for their spiritual development and lifestyle, the manner in which believers use their resources to advance the kingdom of God, how often people worship God during the week or feel as if they have experienced the presence of God, or how faith is integrated into the family experience of those who are connected with the church. Surveys Show Pastors Claim Congregants Are Deeply Committed to God But Congregants Deny It!
I found this interesting since most the folks at our church don't have much depth to their biblical or theological knowledge. We had a good catechism program at our Lutheran Church and as a young teen, I took it quite seriously. With that and other study, I seem to be more familiar with the bible than most. Always a little ironic when folks claim to be biblical Christians but have a shallow understanding of what is there.
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