Holy Soup

The man caught me after a screening of our documentary film, When God Left the Building. He wanted to talk about the “real reason” the …

“You should go to church–and like it, whether you like it or not.” Some responders to my articles on the Dones (people who’ve left the …

In times of loss, some organizations and their leaders react with primal instincts, which only hastens their demise. This self-destructive tendency appears in churches, businesses …

Some say this is the one issue that will single-handedly destroy the church in America. I don’t buy that. But I do anticipate that some …

Soon-to-be defectors are sitting in the pews of America’s churches. Unless something changes, they’re going to join the Dones. While conducting research on the phenomenon …

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 …