Why I’m Still in an ‘Evangelical’ Church

As 2020 begins, the popularity of the label “evangelical” is drifting downward. When quizzed by pollsters last year, only 1 in 4 American adults described themselves as "evangelical."

Some of this decline is due to changing demographics, with recent immigrants less likely to call themselves “evangelical” and fewer Americans calling themselves Christian at all. Some of it is due to politics. The election of Donald Trump as U.S. president, thanks in no small part to overwhelming support from white evangelicals, has maximized the political implications of the term. As a result, some Christians are less likely to use the label—including me.

Yet far more significant than labels are beliefs. On that front, there’s good news and bad news. Read More