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Lifeway research: churches rarely discipline members

By Filings on Wed, 06/25/25
Church & Ministry
Church Discipline
Lifeway Research
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“Pastors haven’t felt the need to practice church discipline in their congregations frequently, if at all. Most U.S. Protestant pastors (54%) say their churches haven’t formally disciplined a member since they became the pastor, nor was it done previously, as far as they know.” - Baptist Press

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