In January, statistician Ryan Burge posted demographic breakdown of 20 Protestant denominations, showing the percentage of “Boomers” in each. Across Protestant denominations, both mainline and evangelical, a disproportionately large number of congregants are in their 60s, 70s and 80s.
The aging faithful within our congregations are a blessing and an essential resource that is too often overlooked. However, it is also true that within a few decades, much of this cohort will have entered eternity. If Burge’s chart is correct, there will not be enough GenXers, Millennials and Zoomers to sustain many of these denominations.
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