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Ready to Talk: Are Christians Speaking Truth to Our Culture?

Scott McConnell -
It is easy to say our goal is to tell others about Jesus, but we often skip the step of asking God to make this possible.
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David Kinnaman: Deconstruction Demystified

David Kinnaman -
Deconstruction may not be about finding reasons to leave, but rather seeking guidance for a deeper stage of faith.
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The Next Level: A Snapshot of Church Multiplication Trends

Scott McConnell -
Seventeen percent of churches say they were directly or substantially involved in a church plant that opened in the last three years.
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Survey: New Data on Bible Reading Released

American Bible Society -
Baby Boomers were the only generation that saw a larger increase in the percentage of respondents who credit the Bible as a transformational influence in their lives.
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Southern Baptists Lost More Than 1,200 Congregations in 2022

Aaron Earls -
The primary reason congregations are no longer considered active Southern Baptist congregations is that they cease to exist.
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Evangelicals in the Public Arena

Grey Matter & Infinity Concepts -
While it is true that evangelicals tend to be much more conservative than the overall U.S. population, both liberals and moderates exist within the American evangelical community.
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Time for a Change

Scott McConnell -
Lifeway Research surveyed 1,001 adults who left churches. All of those interviewed had eventually made their way to a new church, so this snapshot does not include those who are gone for good.
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Preteens on Track to Abandon Biblical Christianity in Record Numbers

Cultural Research Center -
Children are intellectual and spiritual sponges in their preteen years. They are desperately trying to make sense of the world, their identity, their purpose and how to live a meaningful and satisfying life.
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The 2024 State of Church Giving Report Now Available

Ministry Brands -
Despite an overall increase in giving, the report showed that 55% of churches reported a decrease in giving due to inflation.
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Could the Rise of the Nones Be Over?

Aaron Earls -
Some research organizations have seen a leveling off of the growth in religiously unaffiliated Americans.
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Train Up a Child

Grey Matter & Infinity Concepts -
As limited as Christian media availability was thirty or forty years ago, nearly eight million evangelicals today were influenced to make a decision for Christ in part by Christian media.
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