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Study: Few Born Agains Tithe to Churches
Only 9 percent of all born again adults gave 10 percent of their income to churches and charitable groups, a new survey revealed.
Seven Reasons Why We Should Not Give Up on Established Churches
If you truly believe that established churches have no hope, there is no reason to read this post. I am not, however, among those pessimists. I am an obnoxious optimist about our churches.
Churches Prepare for National Back to Church Sunday
With the third annual National Back to Church Sunday rapidly approaching, the initiative and churches involved are working hard to make sure that the event is a success.
Churches and Non Profits Receive Discounted Mobile Phone Apps
ROAR, one of the top phone application development firms for churches, is now releasing their own application building CMS to help churches and nonprofits afford their own iPhone and Android apps at an affordable cost.
New Report Tracks Crimes Against U.S. Churches
In its first report on violence against Christian organizations, the Church Security Network found 17 violent crimes were reported by churches so far in 2009. Six of them resulted in homicides.
China Crackdown Hits House Churches Hard
House churches across China have been hit by a wave of arrests and detentions, says China Aid Association, the leading support group for China’s persecuted Christians.
American churches are at a tipping point
If current trajectories continue, American churches will pass a tipping point. Our congregations will begin a likely unstoppable path toward decline that will rival many European churches of the past century. If there is not a significant movement of revitalization, there will be an accelerated rate of decline and death.
Hawaii Court Dismisses Atheists' Lawsuit Against Two Churches
A Hawaii court has dismissed two churches from a lawsuit that atheists brought against five congregations in the Aloha State accusing them of defrauding the government. The atheists failed to produce evidence.
Mainline Churches Desire Change in Ethnic Makeup
Some of the country's largest mainline denominations are stepping up efforts to fight membership decline, partly by diversifying their predominantly white churches.
16 Trends in American Churches in 2016 (Part 2)
I have been writing on trends in churches for two decades. I certainly don't have a perfect record with my predictions, but my overall record is pretty good.
Mergers with Larger Churches Revive Dying Ones
Declining and dying congregations have found a new way to fill their pews – church mergers. Congregations across the country that are dwindling in numbers are contacting larger, healthier, and oftentimes younger churches for help.
Green Fever at U.S. Churches
The Eco-Justice Program (EJP) at the National Council of Churches of Christ is an organization that urges Protestant and Orthodox communities to place a higher value on God’s call to protect his creation. The EJP offers a gamut of programs that give churches the opportunity to implement sustainable programs such as energy, food, and water conservation just to name a few.
7 Factors Hindering Evangelism in Churches
With that in mind, in this article I try to help church leaders look in the mirror if their churches are not evangelistic. And here are seven factors that leaders may see when they get that honest perspective.
Europe's Churches Urged to Tackle Climate Change
The 7th Assembly of the European Christian Environmental Network (ECEN) ended on Sunday with a call to Europe's churches to make climate change a top priority. The assembly brought together 100 delegates under the common theme, \"The true challenge of climate change.\"
Methodist Women Seek to Pastor Large Churches
The United Methodist Church, which boasts a history of ordaining women clergy, is seeking to shatter the so-called "stained-glass ceiling" blocking female pastors from its largest pulpits.
Churches and political power: Beware the whales
Like the whale that swallowed Jonah, a great gullet awaits churches that venture far into the dark deeps of politics. Despite the danger, churches and their leaders must venture into those perilous waters as surely as Jonah needed to wind up on the coastlands of Nineveh.
