by Demetrius Sadler | Jan 23, 2023 | Opinion
The sun peered into my bright orange bedroom (I wanted light blue, but Home Depot was out.), waking me from my sleep. Getting up early on a Sunday morning while knowing that instead of watching a football game paired with a long-awaited nap I would be spending the...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Dec 15, 2022 | News
Is your congregation planning services on Christmas and New Year’s Day? If so, you are part of a strong majority who plan to do so, according to a LifeWay Research report published December 13. Both holidays fall on a Sunday for the first time since 2016, and most...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Dec 12, 2022 | News
Weekly churchgoers in the U.S. were the only faith group without a majority of respondents favoring the legalization of marijuana, according to a Gallup report published in mid-November. While 68% of all U.S. adults say marijuana should be legal in the U.S., weekly...
by John D. Pierce | Dec 6, 2022 | Christian Nationalism, Jesus Worldview Initiative, Opinion
There is much discussion, strategic thinking and alarm about the future of the church coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many U.S. church leaders and members — on the heels of this unprecedented experience for them — are lamenting a slow or absent return of...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Nov 18, 2022 | News
A majority (60%) of adults worldwide say that attending religious services regularly is not important to be a good member of society, according to a Pew Research Center report published November 16. Of this total, 33% say this is “not at all important” and 27% say...