Tag: Statistics
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UK church growth: confusing information
I’ve written twice before this year about church decline or growth in UK, USA and Australia. If you find stats boring, feel free to not read further. But if you’re interested in trends for the future, there are some useful things we can learn,. from those who think the UK church is growing fast among…
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A massive turnaround for the church?
There used to be three clear realities about the church in England (and elsewhere in the western world). Attendance numbers were dropping, young men didn’t go to church, and Covid would cause even faster decline. Now, half a decade after Covid, it seems all three realities were wrong. The numbers Just over 2 months ago,…
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Voting with their feet
How is the church doing in 2025? What things are working and what are causing problems?
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An unsustainable leadership model
I guess we all know that being a leader can be hard work and stressful. Taking responsibility, setting direction, motivating and managing people with all their emotions and quirks, helping everyone to work together harmoniously and keeping everything on track can be emotionally exhausting. Carey Nieuwhof reckons pastors in the US (and probably elsewhere) have…
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The church: dying or being re-made?
Church attendances are still in decline in most western countries. Is the church changing and re-inventing itself, or is it simply dying?
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Church predictions for 2024
A respected North American church leader offers some insights into what he expects for the church in 2024.
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Is the Aussie church losing the fight?
How is the Australian church going in its mission these days? Numbers aren’t the most important thing but we can count them. So how are we doing?
