Faith-based volunteers and churches provide for people’s immediate needs when disaster strikes. But they also provide much-needed hope.
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Divorce Rate Doubles Among Older Adults
Churches working to strengthen marriages in their congregation shouldn’t focus solely on young couples, as divorce among those 50 and older has more than doubled.
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3 Important Church Trends for the New Year
Watching trends and thinking about how one might respond is essential to effective leadership. Here are three important trends Thom Rainer sees growing in 2017.
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The Most Common Factor In Declining Churches
Stated simply, the most common factor in declining churches is an inward focus.
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Fewer Americans Believe Churches Solve Social Problems
Four out of 10 say churches or other houses of worship offer “not much” or “nothing” toward solving society’s problems. That’s up from 23 percent in 2008
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7 Indicators of True Church Discipleship
Most church leaders want to see the people who attend their churches grow into fully committed followers of Christ. Unfortunately, many churches do not have a clear process for discipleship with clear expectations for members.
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