The average Southern Baptist church is likely an older, small Southern church. If you want to find a growing congregation, however, you might need to look for a new, larger church—or even one in the Northeast.
Lifeway Christian Resources’ presidential search committee announced new details on search process.
Life in rural America has its charms and challenges. Those who pastor in small towns across the United States recognize the trials inherent to those areas but believe God is working in their congregations and communities.
Giving at local churches is not keeping up with inflation, but pastors feel better about the economy than they did last year.
Most pastors are confident their churches are helping people grow as Christians. Just don’t ask them how they know that.
Each summer, kids, students and leaders at Lifeway’s summer camps are invited to give to support Southern Baptist missionaries, and this year, campers gave the highest missions offering since 2017.
Half of Americans believe a terminally ill person should be able to ask a doctor for help in ending their life. Legal approval has outpaced the growth in public support.
Pastors have a lot of thoughts about discipleship, but they aren’t sure it’s happening in their churches.
Few pastors leave the pulpit each year, but those who do mostly say it was a personal decision, according to a Lifeway Research study.
As students head back to the classroom, they’re likely to see the impact of local churches in their schools this year.
