Christian leaders and commentators have responded with a mixture of disappointment, caution and continuing optimism after Bible Society withdrew its widely discussed Quiet Revival report, following an admission that polling data used in the study was unreliable.
The report, which attracted significant attention for suggesting church attendance in Britain was rising sharply, especially among young adults, has now been pulled after YouGov said key quality-control systems were not activated in the 2024 survey because of human error.
Anglican churches in Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago have intensified spiritual formation and community outreach during Lent, pairing reflection and discipline with recovery and renewal initiatives.
Here’s Who Leads the Global Anglican Communion
The Global Anglican Communion’s governing bodies will consist only of church leaders who are committed to “principled disengagement” from the Anglican Communion’s Instruments of Communion, Gafcon officials announced on March 27. But considerable overlap in membership between the Canterbury-focused Anglican Communion and Gafcon’s “confessional communion” will continue for the foreseeable future.
Rome fires shot across Mullally's bow
On the eve of Dame Sarah Mullally’s installation as the first female Archbishop of Canterbury, the Vatican has released a major doctrinal text defining “Anglican heritage” as lived in the Catholic Church’s personal ordinariates—and declaring it a permanent, missionary gift to Catholic life, not a temporary halfway house.
Sometimes reading the Bible isn’t as wholesome as it sounds
Also See: The Quiet Non-RevivalCaribbean Anglican Churches Focus on Renewal
Anglican churches in Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago have intensified spiritual formation and community outreach during Lent, pairing reflection and discipline with recovery and renewal initiatives.
Here’s Who Leads the Global Anglican Communion
The Global Anglican Communion’s governing bodies will consist only of church leaders who are committed to “principled disengagement” from the Anglican Communion’s Instruments of Communion, Gafcon officials announced on March 27. But considerable overlap in membership between the Canterbury-focused Anglican Communion and Gafcon’s “confessional communion” will continue for the foreseeable future.
Rome fires shot across Mullally's bow
On the eve of Dame Sarah Mullally’s installation as the first female Archbishop of Canterbury, the Vatican has released a major doctrinal text defining “Anglican heritage” as lived in the Catholic Church’s personal ordinariates—and declaring it a permanent, missionary gift to Catholic life, not a temporary halfway house.
Sometimes reading the Bible isn’t as wholesome as it sounds
In their limited understanding of Christianity, the only true people of God today are conservative Republicans, most of whom are white. Then when the entire Bible and the Great Commission get interpreted through the Canaanite conquest paradigm, the cause of Christian nationalism becomes their rallying cry.
The Burge Report: The Latest Data on Transgender Young Adults and the Church
For church leaders, this episode offers an important reminder: cultural narratives move quickly, but long-term ministry requires patience, clarity, and compassion. Understanding real data, rather than headlines, helps churches respond with both truth and grace.
Based on news accounts, our Christian brothers and sisters throughout the world are clearly suffering. How can we faithfully respond to all that global persecution? Pastors can’t end the problem, but we can help our church members view themselves as part of the solution.
From Sacrament to Superstition: When Communion Isn’t Christian
Treating communion as a kind of spiritual charm or superstition is not entirely an African problem.
Love cannot exist without knowledge, and the most basic expression of knowing someone is remembering his or her name and story.
University students experience high rates of food insecurity
College students, faculty and staff suffer from hunger at alarming and hard-to-believe rates, said Sarita Cargas, director of the New Mexico Basic Needs Consortium.
“Students in higher education are particularly susceptible to food insecurity because they are not working as much. The idea that they are just drinking beer and partying all the time is a myth — 60% of them work, 30% of them full time,” said Cargas, also an associate professor of human rights at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque.
Formation: An Ancient Answer to a Present Problem
You can't out argue someone determined to believe in falsehood. But you can appeal to the heart.
How to Measure Discipleship in Your Church
Churches and their leaders can stop wondering how to measure discipleship when they finally know what they’re measuring for.
You don't have to quit your job to reach the unreached
Maybe you just need to leverage it.
The Burge Report: The Latest Data on Transgender Young Adults and the Church
For church leaders, this episode offers an important reminder: cultural narratives move quickly, but long-term ministry requires patience, clarity, and compassion. Understanding real data, rather than headlines, helps churches respond with both truth and grace.
Also See: United Methodist Church agency supports legalizing sex-change surgeries for kidsHow Church Leaders Can Take a Global Stand for Persecuted Christians
Based on news accounts, our Christian brothers and sisters throughout the world are clearly suffering. How can we faithfully respond to all that global persecution? Pastors can’t end the problem, but we can help our church members view themselves as part of the solution.
From Sacrament to Superstition: When Communion Isn’t Christian
Treating communion as a kind of spiritual charm or superstition is not entirely an African problem.
Also See: How to Discern the Body: A Brief Study of 1 Corinthians 11How Campus Ministry Prepared Me for Pastoral Ministry
Love cannot exist without knowledge, and the most basic expression of knowing someone is remembering his or her name and story.
University students experience high rates of food insecurity
College students, faculty and staff suffer from hunger at alarming and hard-to-believe rates, said Sarita Cargas, director of the New Mexico Basic Needs Consortium.
“Students in higher education are particularly susceptible to food insecurity because they are not working as much. The idea that they are just drinking beer and partying all the time is a myth — 60% of them work, 30% of them full time,” said Cargas, also an associate professor of human rights at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque.
Formation: An Ancient Answer to a Present Problem
You can't out argue someone determined to believe in falsehood. But you can appeal to the heart.
How to Measure Discipleship in Your Church
Churches and their leaders can stop wondering how to measure discipleship when they finally know what they’re measuring for.
You don't have to quit your job to reach the unreached
Maybe you just need to leverage it.
No comments:
Post a Comment