40% of Church Attenders go to Churches with 500 to 1,799 Attendees
See just one of the stories in this week’s edition of Ministry Briefing: Has it ever seemed to you that all you hear about when it comes to churches is the megachurches? There has recently been a study...
View ArticleChurch Stats You Need to Know
Maybe you’re tired of the many “sky is falling” predictions for the American church. I know we are, but the Hartford Institute for Religious Research just published some figures that church leaders...
View ArticleWhy We Need 90% of the Church to Grow
There are 4,000 megachurches in the world with 100 million attending. They make up 10% of the church overall. However, Karl Vaters notes that these impressive numbers pale in comparison to the...
View ArticleCell Phone Use Drives Empathy Decline and Lost Conversations
The popularity of cell phones are driving a striking decline in empathy as more regular users are missing out on the benefits of in-person conversations. Couples are writing via text messages rather...
View ArticleWork Continues to Invade Our Private Lives through Technology
From work emails to phone calls and social media, more employees are struggling to divide their personal and work lives, especially executives. One third of Americans never even turn off their cell...
View ArticleWill Churches Hire for Evangelism More in the Future?
Thom Rainer writes that many churches will seek to hire a pastor of community evangelism in the future. Rainer writes that evangelism continues to be a struggle for many churches, and one person to...
View ArticleRick Warren Shifts Focus to Church Renewal
After spending the past ten years on the PEACE Plan around the world, Rick Warren has announced a shift in his vision after the PEACE ministry has matured. Warren will host a Purpose Driven Church...
View ArticleTrends for the Future of the Church
A number of changes are coming in the next 10-20 years for the church, including a need for more churches to rely on bi-vocational pastors and minimizing the role of seminary. Some churches will rely...
View ArticleSocial Media Isn’t What We Think It Is
While most adults use social media in order to connect with friends and to find entertainment, teens who grow up with social media are finding a world without boundaries and tools that they are using...
View ArticleCell Phones Blocked in British Bar
The Gin Tub, a bar south of London, has employed technology from the 1830’s called a Faraday Cage to block cell phone signals inside of the bar. Patrons are unable to use their phones in the bar, and...
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