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14 Predictions for American Churches for 2014 (Part 1)
Predicting is as much of an art as it is a science. And if any prognosticator is honest, he or she will tell you that they don't always get it right. I know. I certainly don't always get it right. But I don't pull my predictions out of thin air. To the contrary, each of them has a reasonable explanation. For these fourteen predictions, I gleaned from several sources:
Six Major Implications of the Growth of Multisite Churches
It is one of those topics that almost always engenders lively discussion. Some church leaders are incredibly and positively excited about the multisite church movement. Others view the movement with many questions if not some level of suspicion. But recent studies tell us that we should not ignore this movement.
436 acts of hostility against US churches documented in 2023: report
Hostility against churches in the United States appears to be on the rise, according to a recent Family Research Council report that identified 436 incidents against churches in 2023, more than double the amount reported by the group in 2022 and eight times the number identified in 2018.
Kenya Churches to Greet Christian Solidarity Visit
An international ecumenical delegation will visit Kenya beginning Wednesday to show solidarity with its struggling churches working for peace amid the country’s post-electoral violence.
3 Common Sentences of Dying Churches
You don't have to wait until a church closes its doors to hear some of the sentences that led to its death. Indeed, these three sentences, or something similar to the words, are pervasive in too many churches.
7 ways churches deal with inactive members
What are the trends among the churches in North America? For certain, it’s a big issue. For example, the Southern Baptist Convention has over 15 million members, but only about 6 million show up for a weekly worship service.
9 dangerous fault lines for churches in 2024
I pray that you will deal with the fault lines in your church before it becomes too late.
Survey: Evangelical Churches Avoid Political Endorsements
Evangelical leaders have been heavily courted by presidential candidates for endorsements, but a new survey revealed how evangelical churches themselves avoid advising congregants who to vote for.
193 churches in Alabama, Florida leave United Methodist Church
A regional body of The United Methodist Church has voted to approve the disaffiliation of 193 congregations in Alabama and Florida, joining nearly 3,000 churches that have recently left the mainline Protestant denomination.
Delegation Aims to Reconcile Georgia, Russia Churches
A delegation from the World Council of Churches began its five-day visit to member churches in Georgia and Russia on Wednesday with the goal to facilitate harmony between the two Christian communities despite their countries\' current political conflict.
New National Council of Churches President Installed
The National Council of Churches has installed its 26th president, Kathryn Lohre, a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, in a ceremony Wednesday.
N.C. Baptists May Bar Churches Endorsing Homosexuality
The second largest association of Baptist churches in the nation is slated to vote Tuesday on a measure that would oust churches that endorse homosexuality.
It’s time for legacy churches to shine
Are legacy churches relevant for today? When we started 2020 that was a common question. Should we just invest resources (people and finances) into new churches and missions?
Chinese House Churches Petition for Religious Freedom
Despite the pressure traditionally put on unregistered "house churches," clergy from dozens of these churches are petitioning China's legislature to guarantee the religious freedom of Shouwang Church. Many of the church's members were arrested last month while trying to hold worship services outside.
