Research and Trends

Addicted to More

Scott McConnell - December 3, 2025

Around half of evangelicals say they find their own measure of success and worth in obtaining more things.

Faith Rising: Gen Z and Millennials Lead a Comeback for Jesus

David Kinnaman - November 26, 2025

We need to encourage faith sharing not through pressure or guilt, but by inviting people to see that their neighbors may be far more open than they assume.

Fastest-Growing Churches: Lessons From the Front Lines

Scott McConnell - October 14, 2025

“People see “big C” church as judgy, legalistic rules. If we can work together and show the opposite of that, I feel like that’s our role: to rewrite the narrative of church based on serving.” —Meghan Smith, Trace Church

Voices

David Kinnaman and Mark Matlock: Faith for Exiles

David Kinnaman and Mark Matlock - September 22, 2019

5 Ways for a New Generation to Follow Jesus in Digital Babylon

Books

Understanding Our Digital Babylon

David Kinnaman and Mark Matlock - September 22, 2019

Screens disciple. We must be aware of the ways the digital revolution is assimilating us to our culture.

Resources

5 Trending Developments on Sermon Length

Thom Rainer - September 19, 2019

Fascinating insights on sermon length and whether that length has changed for individual pastors.

Resources

5 Ways the Online World Is Hurting Us

James Emery White - September 12, 2019

The latest findings from social scientists about how the internet is affecting us.

Resources

Churchgoers Agree Self-Denial Is Key to Serving Christ

Carol Pipes - September 1, 2019

“Being a disciple of Christ is more than a label. It is living out one’s purpose. That purpose is not one we design for ourselves, but one God created for us.”

Church Planting

Trends in New Hispanic Church Plants

Aaron Earls - August 15, 2019

As with most other church plants, new Hispanic church works see exponential growth during the first few years.

Resources

Study: Christians Split on How Visible Their Faith Is

Aaron Earls - July 28, 2019

LifeWay Research: Fifteen percent of Protestant churchgoers strongly assert that matters of faith are a part of their regular conversations with fellow believers.

Features

Study: Many Christians Don’t Consistently Serve Others

Aaron Earls - July 16, 2019

"Few Protestant churchgoers say they strongly agree they are personally taking actions that indicate a life of service to God and others."

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