WorshipLeaderResearch.com is the home for articles and news related to a collaborative study focused on the behaviours of the primary contributors to contemporary worship and the attitudes and behaviours of local worship leaders towards them. By exploring the relationships between quantitative and qualitative data, we hope to better understand the relationship between the worship music industry and local worship practitioners. The study aims to equip practitioners with a deeper understanding of the forces that impact their corporate worship song selections.
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Worship Leader Survey Report Now Available
Worship Leader Research has released the "2025 Worship Leader Survey Report," published June 2026. With 3,384 eligible responses from worship leaders across North America, this is the largest multi-denominational survey of its kind to date. Where earlier WLR work mapped the dominant sources behind today's most-sung worship songs, this report expands the focus from the songs to the people who choose them. A fully interactive Data Explorer version is in progress. To explore the full results, please view the report. Read Survey Report
Worship Leaders 8.5X Less Likely to Report Excellent Mental Health Than U.S. Adults
Only 3.4% of Worship Leaders rate their mental health as excellent compared to 29% of U.S. adults, and 9 in 10 get no help at all. Only 3.4% of Worship Leaders rate their mental health as excellent compared to 29% of U.S. adults, itself a historic low. At the same time, 87% of Worship Leaders do not meet regularly with either a mental health professional or a spiritual director. The youngest Worship Leaders (18-29)—the very same generation driving a national surge in therapy—are the least likely[...]
