The Christian Leader Report 2026

Why This Report Exists

Christian Leaders Outside the Pulpit Are Under-Researched

Every year there is a State of the Pastor report, a State of the Church report, a State of the Christian Workplace report. Almost nothing exists for the Christian leader who is not on staff at a church — the founder, the executive, the senior manager, the small-business owner — carrying faith into the marketplace and the family at the same time. The dataset that should exist for this leader does not.

That gap matters. Decisions about how to disciple marketplace leaders, how to build church programming for working men, how to write resources, how to design accountability groups, how to support faith-at-work ministry — all of it is being made on anecdote. The 10X Life Plan exists to serve this leader specifically. So the research has to start somewhere. We are starting it.

The Christian Leader Report 2026 measures self-reported scores across the 10 dimensions of life that the 10X Leader Score assessment tracks — Faith, Family, Health, Mental Discipline, Leadership, Purpose, Character, Financial Stewardship, Brotherhood, and Rest. It also captures key spiritual practices: morning routines, accountability groups, Bible reading rhythms, Sabbath patterns, and the dimension respondents most want to grow in.

The findings will be published in Q3 2026 as a free, ungated, citable report — usable by pastors, ministry leaders, journalists, researchers, employers, and the leaders themselves. Anonymous aggregate data only. No individual responses are shared.

For the full breakdown of what the existing research does and does not say about Christian men in marketplace leadership — Pew, Gallup, AEI, Barna, Lifeway, Giving USA — read the perspective piece: The Christian Leader Research Gap.

Take the Survey

Five Minutes. Ten Dimensions. Honest Answers Only.

Your responses are anonymous in the published report. You will receive the full report by email when it is released. Honest scoring beats spiritual scoring — score what is, not what you wish.

1. About You

Age range

Primary role

How long have you walked with Christ?

Family stage

2. Your 10 Dimensions (1 = Crisis, 10 = On Mission)

Rate yourself honestly. The data is only useful if you score what is, not what you want it to be.

3. Your Spiritual Practices

Do you have a daily morning routine that includes prayer or Scripture?

Yes, almost every day Yes, most days Sometimes Rarely or never

Are you in an accountability group with other Christian men?

Yes, active and meeting regularly Yes, but it has gone inactive No, but considering it No, doing this alone

How often do you read the Bible?

Daily Several times per week Weekly Monthly or less

Do you take a regular Sabbath rest?

Weekly Roughly monthly Rarely Never

4. Your Outlook

Which dimension do you most want to grow in this year?

In one sentence: what is the single biggest challenge facing Christian leaders right now?

5. Get the Report

First name

Email address We'll send you the published 2026 report as soon as it releases. No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.

Individual responses are never shared. The report contains anonymous aggregate data only. By submitting, you join the early-access list for the 2026 report.

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You'll receive the published The Christian Leader Report 2026 report by email when it releases in Q3. In the meantime, take the full assessment to see where you stand across all 10 dimensions.

Take the 10X Leader Score

Methodology

How This Research Works

Who We Survey

Self-identified Christian men currently working in business — founders, executives, managers, individual contributors, and bivocational pastors with marketplace roles. Respondents are recruited from the 10X Life Plan email list, partner ministry mailing lists, podcast audiences, and direct outreach to Christian men's groups across the United States and English-speaking world.

What We Measure

Self-reported scores (1-10) across the 10 dimensions of the 10X Leader Score assessment: Faith, Family, Health, Mental Discipline, Leadership, Purpose, Character, Financial Stewardship, Brotherhood, and Rest. Plus binary or scale responses on key practices (morning routine, accountability group membership, Bible reading frequency, Sabbath rhythm) and one open-text question on the biggest challenge facing Christian leaders right now.

How the Data Is Used

Anonymous aggregate data only. No individual responses are shared, named, or attributed. Aggregate results — by age band, role, family stage, and years in the faith — will be published as the The Christian Leader Report 2026 report in Q3 2026. The report will be free, ungated, and citable. Press, ministries, employers, and other researchers are welcome to use the findings with attribution.

Limitations

This is a self-reported, opt-in survey — not a probability sample. The respondent pool will skew toward men already engaged with the 10X Life Plan ecosystem. Findings should be read as descriptive of this population, not as a generalization to all Christian men. Year-over-year, as the sample expands, the dataset becomes more useful as a trend indicator. The 2026 report establishes the baseline.

Why It Matters

Decisions about how to disciple marketplace leaders, how to design accountability groups, how to write resources, how to support faith-at-work ministry, and how to lead Christian organizations are mostly being made on anecdote. A real dataset — even a flawed first-year sample — is better than no dataset. Tim Adair commits to running this research annually.