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Church-hopping practice sign of the times

by Steve Jordahl | How important is church attendance in American society and culture? The Barna Group crunched the numbers and found out. According to Barna’s analysis of 1,003 adults, churchgoing Americans are becoming less committed to one church...

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El auge espiritual de la Generación Z y su impacto en el tejido social

Una inversión generacional sin precedentes Históricamente, la asistencia a los servicios religiosos en Occidente seguía una curva ascendente proporcional a la edad. Sin embargo, el informe “Estado de la Iglesia” revela un cambio de paradigma: el joven promedio de la Generación Z asiste ahora 1,9 veces al mes, frente a las 1,4 veces de los Boomers. Esta “juventud de la fe” marca un punto de…

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What Does it Means to be "Christian"?

What Does it Means to be “Christian”?

A recent survey revealed that 71% of the respondents claiming to be a Christian “consider their feelings, experiences, or the input of family and friends as their most trusted sources of moral guidance.” The study, recently released by the George Barna Group in connection with the cultural research center at the University of Arizona, came to this conclusion:Continue reading

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God’s Vision For A Relevant Church

God’s Vision For A Relevant Church

This past Sunday morning Norma Jean and I visited the University church in Tampa.  This congregation holds a special place in our hearts.  It’s the church we attended when we were dating and first married.

Josh Creel is one of the ministers that serves in a preaching capacity and does a wonderful job.  His sermon title, “God’s Vision For A Relevant Church” captured my attention since my theme…

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Pew or Canoe: The Unexpected Black Hole

by Gary M. Burge | In 2007, Chicago Tribune columnist Ross Werland raised a provocative rhetorical question in the title of an editorial: “A pew or a canoe: Not a tough choice.” He cited statistics from the Barna Group, a Christian research firm, indicating that fewer and fewer men are attending their local churches, and he made an argument for skipping church altogether. “My other choice,” Werland wrote...

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Is Your Home Spiritually Vibrant?

Is Your Home Spiritually Vibrant?

A recent Barna survey found that only 25% of “practicing Christians” live in households that they termed “spiritually vibrant.”

As a part of a new “Household of Faith” report Barna partnered with the Lutheran Hour Ministries and surveyed 2,347 adults and teens who claimed to be practicing Christian. Their goal was to determine how families practiced their faith together, and not just as…

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So, Christians Who Don’t have A ‘Passed-down’ Faith have Stronger Theological Convictions! 

New research has found that Christians who grew up in homes where Christianity was incorrectly modelled and those who didn’t have their faith formed by relatives in their home are more likely to have stronger “theological convictions” than Christians who say their faith was “passed down” to them.

Barna Group– a leading evangelical research organisation focused on the intersection of faith and…

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A Necessary Quality Often Overlooked in Evangelism

A Necessary Quality Often Overlooked in Evangelism

Jeff Strite says this actually happened in a southern church years ago.

The local preacher had been preaching on the importance of evangelism. In the congregation was a young man who was mentally challenged who took these lessons to heart. Consequently, he began telling everyone who would listen about Jesus and asking if they wanted to become a Christian.

One Sunday a man visited who really…

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