Churches rarely discipline members • Biblical Recorder

Most pastors say their churches have church discipline policies in place to address significant misbehavior by church members, but few have actually used those policies recently. @LifewayResearch

Most pastors say their churches have church discipline policies in place to address significant misbehavior by church members, but few have actually used those policies recently.

Churches rarely discipline members • Biblical Recorder

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Most pastors say their churches have policies in place to address significant misbehavior by church members, but few have actually used those policies recently. According to a Lifeway Research study of more than 1,000 U.S. Protestant pastors, only 1 in 6 say their church has formally disciplined anyone in the past year. “The infrequency of church discipline is not because church members aren’t sinning,” said Scott McConnell, e…