What is attracting young people to low-church charismatic services and high-church liturgical experiences?
What church do you attend? Maybe more than one, survey finds
Overall, besides worship services, participation in other religious activities and programs has increased or remained the same in the last five years.
Post-COVID, church-shifting has created more ideological agreement
The COVID pandemic facilitated a greater sorting of churchgoers into more ideological groups than before, according to new nationwide data from Hartford Institute for Religion Research. This is one of several key findings from the National Survey of Church Attenders in Post-Pandemic United States, which was released this morning.
Church Membership Is Inescapable
When it comes to church membership, the question is not whether a church will have a membership or not. It’s really whether that membership is a defined system, or whether it is “unwritten” and ambiguous. In the real world, it’s either one or the other.
Stop Worrying About Who’s Leaving The Church
Imagine what your life and daily work would be like if you had no reason to worry over who might leave.
Choosing the Church Despite Being Hurt By the Church
Choose to be patient, kind, and faithful when building bridges with those who’ve been hurt by the Church.
10 Ways the Church Is Responding to Mental Health Needs
The topic of mental health is no longer a conversation confined to clinics or therapy offices. Increasingly, it’s also being addressed within the church. As awareness of emotional and psychological well-being grows across society, so too does the recognition that faith communities must play an active role in caring for people’s mental and emotional lives. The relationship between the church and mental health is evolving, with many congregations working to meet the needs of those struggling with depression, anxiety, trauma, and other challenges.
A Curious Prayer & The Inversion of Scripture
There is a collect in use in the Anglican Church of Canada that draws on Scripture in a troubling way.
3 Key Questions a Pastor Search Team Must Ask
Without a picture of who the church is, what it values, and where it is in its lifecycle, a pastor search team doesn’t know who to look for.
Running on Empty? How Pastors Overcome Fatigue and Reclaim Energy
For many pastors and church leaders, feeling tired has moved from an occasional issue to an ongoing one. Fatigue is no longer a seasonal challenge but a chronic issue. Unfortunately, too many pastors and ministry staff across the country are running on empty, struggling to find the energy they once had. But it doesn’t have to stay that way. There are proven strategies that can help you break the burnout cycle and reclaim the joy of ministry.
The Centrality of Character to Preaching
Preaching demands patient, prayerful preparation in God’s word.
The Beach Boys, The Beatles, And The Battle of Quality v Cool
It can be tempting to pursue cool over quality. But doing good work is what lasts.
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