Yesterday I posted on why I thought pastors should have, a a minimum, a modicum of cultural awareness.  I suggested that doing so could be a bridge to the people we serve.

After posting I thought back to another post from a while back speaking to the awareness of culture for pastors as it compares to the rest of their church.  Here were the numbers regarding awareness in specific areas of culture.  The first number is pastors and the second is the members of the church.

36% vs. 29% on Politics (+7%)
24% vs. 24% on Sports (no difference)
20% vs. 43% on the Internet (-23%)
19% vs. 31% on Television Programs (-12%)
18% vs. 27% on Books (-9%)
16% vs. 24% on Movies (-8%)
12% vs. 20% on Radio and TV Talk Shows (-8%)
11% vs. 28% on Music (-17%)
11% vs. 17% on Magazines (-6%)
7% vs. 16% on Clothing and Fashion (-9%)
5% vs. 16% on Video and Computer Games (-11%)
4% vs. 10% on Celebrities (-6%)

Hmmm…perhaps we need to hit that news program.