Brian Bennett is a Done. He’s done with the institutional church. But eight years ago he was the teaching pastor at a megachurch in Ohio. …

Are the millions who no longer attend church just a bunch of faith imposters? That’s the assertion of some denominational officials who seek to minimize …

At the conclusion of Group’s Future of the Church summit, someone asked me, “What struck you most this week?” My answer surprised even me. The …

We talk about all kinds of juicy, newsy things with friends at work or school. But not at church. No. No. No. We can’t talk about …

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 …

“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 …

People are leaving their churches because they feel excluded. Excluded from participating in the communication of the message. This is one of the unanticipated findings …

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 …

Christian shrinkage. Is that bad news or good news? Well, it depends, it seems. The Pew Research Center’s new study shows that the proportion of Americans …