Study: What Preachers Won't Preach About

As reported in an article in Your Church magazine, 55 percent of pastors can identify one or more topics on which they would not preach at all or only sparingly, because the sermon could negatively affect their hearers' willingness to attend church in the future.

Among them are:

Politics - 38 percent

Homosexuality - 23 percent

Abortion - 18 percent

Same-sex marriage - 17 percent

War - 17 percent

Women's role in church and home - 13 percent

The doctrine of election - 13 percent

Hell - 7 percent

Money - 3 percent

Editor's note: What's your reaction to this report? Should pastors avoid hot-button issues like politics in preaching? Are there specific topics you avoid in the pulpit? Share your comments with the SermonCentral community below. 

Toni Ridgaway ChurchLeaders.com