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Does The LDS Church Have A Retention Problem?
4+ week, 1+ day ago (286+ words) (ANALYSIS) I often think of religious traditions as a styrofoam cup. Each of them has a different level of water in them at any given time. However, that volume of water never stays fixed for long, because religious groups operate…...
How A Church Turned Tragedy Into A Lasting Witness
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (597+ words) (ANALYSIS) No church expects this. It would be hard for me to believe that a church that truly seeks the Lord would even welcome this. But unfortunately, sometimes pastors pass away while actively serving a congregation. Roughly 20 years ago, a…...
The Financial Dilemma That Wound Up Helping US Churches Thrive
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (576+ words) (ANALYSIS) By many measures, Americans are growing less religious: Since 2007, for example, the percentage of people who pray daily has dropped, while the “unaffiliated” have grown to 29%. But those numbers can distract from just how much faith still matters in…...
Escape Rooms Get Religion: Churches Turning Puzzles Into Faith Journeys
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (562+ words) LONDON — Move over history, crime and literature. Escape room themes featuring faith and the Bible are taking over. Churches and social groups are turning to this popular leisure activity and using it to challenge people to think about spirituality, life…...
Are Big Churches As Healthy As Small Ones?
4+ mon, 12+ hour ago (396+ words) In C.S. Lewis’s “Mere Christianity,” he writes: “The Church exists for nothing else but to draw men into Christ, to make them little Christs. If they are not doing that, all the cathedrals, clergy, missions, sermons, even the Bible itself, are…...
Attending Multiple Places Of Worship Becoming The Norm For Many Americans
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (541+ words) (ANALYSIS) Most U.S. adults who attend religious services attend multiple congregations, at least occasionally, according to our new research. As sociologists who research congregational life in the United States, we fielded a nationally representative survey in 2023. We asked over 2,000 adults across…...
‘Not Shrinking Everywhere’: What The Amish And Mennonites Can Teach Us About Church Growth
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (685+ words) (ANALYSIS) How does Christianity grow? This is a question that should be vital for Christians, especially since the Great Commission makes growing Christianity one of most important concerns. But do we really know? Sure, an industry of church growth, leadership…...
‘The Vanishing Church’ Makes The Case For Both Belief And Belonging
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (846+ words) (REVIEW) Two trends in America have dominated discussion on religion and politics for a long time: The decline of religion and rising political polarization. With American culture seemingly more extreme daily, and fewer people identifying with a religious tradition, everything…...
What Happened To US Churches The Past 50 Years?
7+ mon, 4+ week ago (616+ words) (ANALYSIS) Lots. And no expert is better equipped to portray the turbulence than Washington University political scientist Ryan Burge. Drawing from extensive survey research and his own previous books and columns for Substack, he offers sweeping, statistics-rich, and notably bleak…...
Anglican Bishop Who Called Abuse Probe ‘A Witch Hunt’ Starts New Denomination
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (889+ words) An Anglican bishop who called an investigation into his alleged abuse of power “a witch hunt” announced the formation of a new denomination on Christmas eve: The Anglican Reformed Catholic Church. “We seek to provide a stable church home,” the…...