Perspectives By John Wimberly Yes, it is a gimmick. But it is a gimmick that works. When creating a strategic plan, I always encourage congregations to include one or two highly visible changes that they can accomplish in a matter of one or two months. I call these...
By Tim Brown Amidst the hand-wringing going on in churches these days over empty pews and the supposed death-knell of American Christianity there are still pockets of mainline churches growing steadily. I’m not talking about those “quickstant” congregations that form...
By Karl Vaters Leadership Journal, 2015 Don’t Like How Your Church Is Changing? This Is For You If you’re a long-time, faithful church member who doesn’t like the way your church is changing, I have one thing to say to you. Thank you. For what? We’ll get to that soon....
Perspectives By Sarai Rice First, apparently, by leaving it. According to America’s Changing Religious Landscape, the latest report from the Pew Forum, the percentage of adults who describe themselves as Christians dropped from 78.4% in 2007 to 70.6% in 2014. In the...
By Kristina Lizardy-Hajbi Pew Research Center recently released a report on the future of world religion. Using population growth projections, researchers have predicted which traditions will increase in membership and which traditions will decline in the next 35...
