Only about 1 in 7 churches in the United States is considered multiethnic—where 20 percent of the congregation is racially diverse—according to a study by Michael Emerson and the 2010 Faith Communities Today survey.
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Religious States Give More
Americans of modest means give more of their income to charity than their wealthy neighbors, according to a new report from The Chronicle of Philanthropy.
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Is Your Church Reflecting Its Community?
If you compare the faces of a dying church with the faces of the people who live in the community where the church is located, you’ll often notice a significant difference.
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The Changing Face of the American Church
A Lifeway Research survey of Protestant senior pastors found more than 8 in 10 believe every church should strive for racial diversity. But 86 percent of their congregations are predominately one racial or ethnic group.
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4 Lessons Churches Can Learn from iTunes' U2 Giveaway
More than likely, your church doesn’t have access to a world-renowned, Grammy-award winning rock band. So what could you learn from such a high profile gimmick? Quite a lot actually.
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3 Potential Positives from Church Conflicts
While we all long for the day when church conflicts will be no more, what do we do in the meantime?
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