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 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[...]
Introducing Will/ow Worship Leader: A Profile
Today’s Worship Leaders may not be quite who you think they are. Picture the typical worship leader. You’re probably imagining someone young, artsy, and fashionable. Maybe you picture them sporting hipster glasses and skinny jeans, with a carefully curated Instagram aesthetic. You’d only be partly right. Worship Leader Research (WLR) recently completed the largest survey of worship leaders ever conducted in North America, with over 3,600 participants across the U.S. and Canada. Our sampling method was a convenience survey distributed through our email list, the WLR[...]
