With Jesus Increasingly Popping Up in Hollywood, Here’s the Most Fascinating Fact About Christians and Faith-Based Movies

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With ****** Increasingly Popping Up in Hollywood, Here’s the Most Fascinating Fact About Christians and ******-Based Movies

With Hollywood increasingly churning out ********** films, new research indicates the majority of churchgoers are watching these movies. And, most notably, the plurality of these believers find ******-based entertainment helpful in spreading the Gospel.

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According to Lifeway Research, 68% of *********** churchgoers have watched a ********** film in the past year. While this is notable, the vast majority — 81% — 

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 these movies are “effective evangelism tools.”

The denominational breakdown for agreement with the statement “********** movies are effective evangelism tools” offered further insight, with 84% of nondenominational and ******** adherents agreeing. Plus, 75% of Lutherans, and 68% of Presbyterian/Reformed individuals said the same.

People with evangelical beliefs (90%) were 

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 than those without such beliefs (71%) to agree ******-based films are viable evangelistic tools.

So, how often are these films used for evangelistic purposes? Lifeway Research found 12% of churchgoers have invited a non-********** to watch a ******-based film with them over the past year.

But the most surprising metric is that younger Christians aged 18-34 are the most likely (26%), as are 35-49 year-olds (21%), to have offered such an invitation. For comparison, just 8% of individuals aged 50-64 did the same.

The results show there’s a thirst for ******-based messaging in entertainment.

“It can be easy for ********** resource providers to design resources they hope are helpful, but ********** movies are something churchgoers want to see,” Scott McConnell, executive director of Lifeway Research, said 

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 announcing the results. “They don’t assume every ********** movie is a fit for non-Christians they know, but they agree films can be an effective way to share the Gospel.”

One final note: while 68% said they watched a ********** movie over the previous year, just 48% said the same of a secular movie. Researchers 

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 there were potentially some respondents who weren’t clear on the meaning of “secular” or who saw the term as pointing to movies with anti-********** themes.

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