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Escape Rooms Get Religion: Churches Turning Puzzles Into Faith Journeys
17+ hour, 53+ min 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?
2+ mon, 1+ week 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…...
Religious Liberty In The US Remains An Unfinished Promise
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (640+ words) (ANALYSIS) As the United States marks the 250th anniversary of its independence, old questions have returned about who belongs and whose religious practices are truly protected in the country. READ: What The Declaration Of Independence Says — And Doesn’t Say — About God…...
Attending Multiple Places Of Worship Becoming The Norm For Many Americans
3+ mon, 3+ day 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…...
Lifeway Trustees Elect Ryan Blackwell As New President And CEO
3+ mon, 22+ hour ago (618+ words) Donate To Support Our Journalism! NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Lifeway Christian Resources trustees elected Ryan Blackwell as the organization’s 11th president and CEO during a special-called meeting on Wednesday in Nashville. Blackwell, 42, comes to Lifeway from his role as executive pastor and teaching…...
ERLC Trustees Name Evan Lenow As Next President
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (651+ words) NASHVILLE — Evan Lenow was unanimously confirmed as the new president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission at a special-called trustees meeting Monday. Lenow, 47, has served as the director of the Institute for Christian Leadership, director of Church and Minister Relations…...
‘Not Shrinking Everywhere’: What The Amish And Mennonites Can Teach Us About Church Growth
5+ mon, 4+ 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
6+ mon, 4+ day 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?
6+ mon, 1+ 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
6+ mon, 3+ 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…...