No doubt you’ve heard the phrase, “There goes the neighborhood.” Historically, it has been associated with ethnic minorities moving into white neighborhoods. I don’t believe most people use the phrase today in such a way. However, during the civil righ…

Rebekah Simon-Peter says small churches cannot succeed by emulating the megachurch model of programming for every stage of life. She believes that five P’s — people, prayer, provision, partnership, and presence — are key to the sustainability of smalle…

The Bible has warned about the coming FALLING AWAY (Crash) and the Collapse in the Christian Religious community in 2 Thessalonians 2:3. The FALLING AWAY is not the Rapture (evacuation) teaching. It is a COLLAPSE in Christian values. It is more like a STOCK MARKET CRASH.  If the Christian Church was a STOCK MARKET, then […]

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The Lewis Center has issued an updated report on the characteristics of churches disaffiliating from the United Methodist Church that covers more than 6,100 churches approved for disaffiliation through June 2023. There continue to be more similarities …

Most pastors, staff, and active church members have a good idea when attendance will drop on a given Sunday. Churches develop a discernible pattern that is repeated each year.  We asked over 400 people, mostly church leaders, to identify their lowest a…