From Lifeway Research
Depending on our disposition, our church evaluation may be too optimistic or too skeptical. Either way, we rarely know why we see what we do.
By Clint Grider
Is it possible that your evaluation of your church is not as accurate as you think?
All pastors, just like all people, are afflicted with confirmation bias. We apply unconscious assumptions about what we already believe to the myriad of people we see from the platform—many as opaque as a brick wall if we’re honest—and propose a theory to make sense of what we’re seeing. More Here