John is every pastor’s dream member. He’s a life-long believer, well-studied in the Bible, gives generously, and leads others passionately. But last year he dropped …

The dire headlines in the recent market research report caught my eye. “The industry exhibits stagnant participation.” “Industry value added is projected to decline.” What …

The American church is quaking. Pressure is building for a new reformation. We’re approaching the 500-year anniversary of the Reformation. Then too the church faced …

News of the decline among America’s churches is producing a strange new effect. Elitism. While church involvement continues to slide, some people are attempting to …

The American church is in trouble. (But don’t tell anybody.) That’s one way to “manage” the compounding news that the church as we know it …

We walked through the nearly empty, formerly flourishing space of the Kodak manufacturing plant near our home. The plant manager, a friend from church, sadly …

The American church is entering a time of unprecedented upheaval. In 20 years, what we call the church will look very different from today. Thinkers …

They’re fed up with the unchurched and the dechurched. They’re sick and tired of their lame excuses for avoiding church. Whenever anyone reports on the …

If most people currently avoid church (they do), how might the church change to be more welcoming to these exiles? This was a critical question …

Most people don’t want to go to church. But why? And what might interest them in joining a community of faith? Those questions have sent …