Looking out at those gathered for a weekend worship service, around half of pastors say their congregations have grown. Slightly more than half of U.S.
As baptisms in Southern Baptist congregations increase, a growing percentage of those entering the baptismal pools are adults.
Pastors and churchgoers assume people with disabilities will feel at home in their church, but congregations haven’t always made sure that would be the case.
Regular small group participants are likely to be among the most mature disciples in a church, but they still need encouragement in some areas.
Most U.S. adults believe the country would benefit from having a little more religion, but their number is falling.
One afternoon, I heard my two-year-old’s voice crackling through the monitor after putting her down for a nap. At first, it sounded like the familiar chatter. But as I listened, I realized she wasn’t babbling.
Most churchgoers say they’re looking for ways to serve God as well as the people in their churches and communities, but many still struggle to make that a reality.
“The nones’ beliefs that the supernatural exists and that there is something deeper, fuller and transcendent defy the secular narrative that people are fleeing all that is religious and spiritual.”
Most churchgoers try to avoid sin before it happens and seek to confess it afterward. For many, confession is a regular part of their faith.
The changing religious landscape in the United States includes a decline in the total number of Protestant churches.
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