Generational Views on Faith: Gen Z
Part 4 of 4 In our third blog of the series, we continue by stating that attendance and giving are down. As we look at… Read More »Generational Views on Faith: Gen Z
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Generational Views on Faith: Gen Y
Part 3 of 4 In our third blog of the series, we continue by stating that attendance and giving are down. As we look at… Read More »Generational Views on Faith: Gen Y
Generational Views on Faith: Gen X
Part 2 of 4 In our first blog of the series, we heard that attendance and giving are down among Boomers. Looking at Gen X… Read More »Generational Views on Faith: Gen X
Generational Views on Faith: Boomers
Part 1 of 4 We hear it from Pew Research. From Barna. And we see this in our own churches. Attendance is down. The people… Read More »Generational Views on Faith: Boomers
Jesus without church? Three ways parish leaders can inspire being present at Mass
We can see it. Church attendance is down. We view people who attend Mass monthly as our “engaged Catholics.” Those who attended out of habit… Read More »Jesus without church? Three ways parish leaders can inspire being present at Mass
Christians All Believe in the God of the Bible, Right?
“What is your religion?” There are a lot of people in America who, if you ask them that question they will answer, “I’m a Christian,”… Read More »Christians All Believe in the God of the Bible, Right?
Millennials Believe Differently—Especially About Jesus
More than half of Americans (55%) believe that “Jesus was both divine and human.” A majority (52%) also believe that he “actually rose from the… Read More »Millennials Believe Differently—Especially About Jesus
Our Dilemma of Shrinking Generosity
About a year ago, I was talking with a respected colleague at a conference. We were at a stewardship conference, remarking that we were not… Read More »Our Dilemma of Shrinking Generosity
See, Know, and Serve
This is my first post in a new blog using MissionInsite for community research and church development, available exclusively to ACST and MissionInsite subscribers. I… Read More »See, Know, and Serve
What about Single-Person Households?
Increasingly we live alone. For many reasons there is an increase in single-person households in the US, reaching 31% of households in 2021. This reality… Read More »What about Single-Person Households?
Where are All the American Christians?
Jesus said, “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 7:21). None of us reading this can say… Read More »Where are All the American Christians?
Millions of Christians are Inactive in Their Faith: A Challenge and an Opportunity
Every church has a mix of more-active and less-active members. There are many ways we try to describe this. We might talk about the “faithful”… Read More »Millions of Christians are Inactive in Their Faith: A Challenge and an Opportunity