Church workers and spouses of Christian leaders say they have been negatively impacted by their denomination.
When asked to rate the benefit of denominational support in sustaining them, 13% of those surveyed spoke of a negative impact and 36% said it was of no benefit at all.
The data comes from pastoral refreshment organisation Living Leadership’s 2026 Spiritual Health Survey. “Whilst 34% of respondents find some benefit in denominational support, this is still the least helpful source of support with 49% reporting it has no or negative impact,” the charity says. Only 3% found this factor vitally important whereas 70% spoke of the vital importance of personal devotional time, and 65% found their spouse’s support key in their sustenance.
