Beef up outreach. Emphasize evangelism. Plant more churches. Polish the marketing. None of this is reversing the overall trend of church decline. Even when a …

Are people in the pew pinching their pennies? Across the country, congregations and denominations are recording year-over-year declines in giving. For some it’s reached panic time. …

These days, what is the American church known for? Is it known more for what it stands FOR, or for what it stands AGAINST? We’ve …

“In a decade, America is going to have a whole different look, as far as what is a church and where is a church. And …

While the senior pastor was out of town he received a message that one of the church members had fallen ill. She was hours away …

“This gay rights thing is going to destroy the American church,” the pastor said. Is that true? Many church leaders–on both sides of the gay …

Why are some of the organized church’s most dedicated and active members choosing to leave?  Sociologist Josh Packard, author of Church Refugees, sometimes refers to …

They’re done. Done with the institutional church. They are millions strong. And millions more are about to join them. The Dones, as I refer to them, …

What’s the thing that’s draining the life out of the American church? Is it a recent thing–or has it been around a while? People often …

After watching some of the latest historical Jesus shows on television, I wondered how Jesus would be received if he’d make a similar physical visit …