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1. 5 Trends in Small Groups Coming Out of COVID ...: ... bad health. As our team at Church Answers continues to listen to thousands of church leaders, we are hearing five major and discernible trends. These trends, if they continue, will shape our group ministrie ...; Created on 09 March 2021
2. 12 Major Trends for Churches in 2021 ...: ... and their leaders. While predicting future trends is never a precise effort, we do see enough data points to suggest these 12 trends are potentially powerful movements that will affect congregations, ...; Created on 24 December 2020
3. 13 Church Staff Rules to Live By: When I asked some minister friends their advice and lessons learned concerning church staff relationships, here are some of the most interesting responses: 1. Jim says, "Be very careful whom you trust ...; Created on 14 October 2020
4. State of the Plate: Church Financial Health Experiences Upward Trend: A new survey of churches across America reveals a turnaround for church financial health—halting a downward trend in offerings caused by COVID-19. The findings are welcome news for churches as the National ...; Created on 18 September 2020
5. Local Church Leaders Should Be Leery of This Alarming Trend: ... Boomers were the largest generation in American history. They are no longer the dominant voice in cultural and religious trends. Gen Xers, Millennials and Gen Zers do not gravitate toward large attractiona ...; Created on 28 January 2020
6. 7 Local-Church Trends Consultants Are Reporting ...: ... the churches they are serving. They are our "boots on the ground" and provide us with incredible insights. Here are seven of the most common trends they are reporting. Church leaders are more willing t ...; Created on 06 January 2020
7. Pastors, Pay Attention to These Church-Planting Trends ...: Note: This is the first of a four-part series. Church planting is somewhat of an entrepreneurial enterprise that tends to be on the front end of change, both catalyzing change and being catalyzed by change. ...; Created on 06 August 2019
8. 3 Huge Ways Modern Technology Impacts Your Ministry: ... future, there are three trends that need your attention now. Again, the fact that technology has already changed the Church is nothing new. I'm talking about the rate of technological change and the implicatio ...; Created on 08 May 2019
9. Is This Fast-Growing Church Trend Completely Unbiblical?: My wife recently attended a memorial service for a longtime friend, who was in her 90s and had been known and loved by our mutual families for many decades. The officiating pastor dressed as he normally ...; Created on 02 January 2019
10. 5 Developments the Modern Church Will Soon Experience: I have a pretty good track record of seeing the future of churches in America. I hope I am not making such a statement out of arrogance or delusion. The reality is I am able to see some of the future developments ...; Created on 11 June 2018
11. 10 Key Trends Churches Should Heed in 2018 ...: ... communities are no longer friendly to local churches; some have become adversarial. But in the waves of these seas of negativity, are mercy drops of hope and possibilities. Look at these 10 major trend ...; Created on 12 December 2017
12. 15 Reasons Churches Are Less Evangelistic Today: By almost any metric, the churches in our nation are much less evangelistic today than they were in the recent past. In my own denomination, we are reaching non-Christians only half as effectively as we ...; Created on 09 February 2017
13. 10 Major Church Trends for 2017 ...: Those who read my blog regularly know I do a "trends post" every year early in January. This next statement sounds totally immodest, but I'm pretty good at predictive trends. Now let me tell you the who ...; Created on 04 January 2017
14. Why Ministry Leaders Should Be Grieving for the Church: ... community and, desiring to be like the others, dismisses its faithful pastor and worship leaders because "we have to stay current with modern trends." Churches can be wrong-headed. I grieve for the chur ...; Created on 03 August 2016
15. Look for These 5 Disruptive Church Trends to Rule in 2016 ...: ... ll see declining attendance. And if you want to raise attendance, raise engagement. What Do You See? Those are five big trends I see emerging in 2016. I call them disruptive because they will ensure that thin ...; Created on 14 January 2016
16. 8 More Trends in American Churches in 2016 ...: In a previous post, I shared trends one to eight. Today, I conclude with trends nine to 16. Here is the introduction I wrote to the earlier post: I have been writing on trends in churches for two decades. ...; Created on 22 December 2015
17. 8 Trends in American Churches in 2016 ...: I have been writing on trends in churches for two decades. I certainly don't have a perfect record with my predictions, but my overall record is pretty good. My methodology is simple: I observe emergin ...; Created on 16 December 2015