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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...

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Church 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...

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Why 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...

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Cell 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...

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Work 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...

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Will 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...

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Rick 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...

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Trends 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...

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Social 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...

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Cell 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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