Christianity has long been stereotyped as a “Western, white man’s religion,” but a prominent theologian said this image will soon drastically change. “The new face of Christianity will be the black woman,” Kwok Pui Lan, a professor at Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, Mass., told an audience at Lexington Theological Seminary in Kentucky Thursday, March 27. As of last year Europe still had the largest number of Christians in the world -- 532 million -- followed by Latin America with 525 million and
Monday, March 31, 2008
SCHOLAR: NEW FACE OF GLOBAL CHRISTIANITY WILL BE BLACK
Saturday, March 29, 2008
STEUBENVILLE SAN DIEGO 2008
The deadline for receiving the Early Bird discount rate for Steubenville San Diego is Monday, March 31st! (postmarked)
If you have not already done so, please go to our new website at steubenvillesd.com and register online. Then, MAKE SURE that the check for your Deposits is postmarked by March 31st!
Friday, March 28, 2008
RELIGION & ETHICS NEWSWEEKLY
FEATURE: Continuing King's Legacy
COVER: Lethal Injection
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Martin Luther King Jr. Remembered
Thursday, March 27, 2008
A Portrait of American Catholics on the Eve of Pope Benedict's Visit to the U.S.
March 27, 2008
When Pope Benedict XVI arrives in the United States on April 15, he will find a Catholic Church that is undergoing rapid ethnic and demographic changes, and whose flock is quite diverse both in their religious practices and levels of commitment, as well as in their social and political views. And, as this portrait of American Catholics underscores, the pontiff will also find a church that again is likely to play a key role in the outcome of a U.S. presidential election.
Lord's Fitness Community Development Center
Transforming Lives & Communities through Physical Fitness and Spiritual Growth.
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Planned Parenthood Racism Investigation
The impact of abortion in the African-American community, according to the population data provided by the "U.S. Census Bureau (http://www.census.gov/)" Fact Sheet for 2006, 683,294 aborted Black babies is the equivalent of killing over five (5) times the entire African-American population of Oakland, California or killing more than the entire African-American population of Oakland, California, Washington, D.C. and Atlanta, Georgia combined.
Monday, March 24, 2008
Sheep and Goats 3.20.2008
La Mesa United Methodist Church
By Matthew Lickona | Published Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Denomination: United Methodist
Address: 4690 Palm Avenue, La Mesa, 619-466-4163
Founded locally: 1902
Senior pastor: Randa D’Aoust
Congregation size: 300
Staff size: 10
Sunday school enrollment: 20
Annual budget: n/a
Weekly giving: n/a
Singles program: no
Dress: casual to formal, mostly semiformal
Diversity: mostly Caucasian, some African American, some Hispanic
Sunday worship: 8:30 a.m., 11 a.m.
Length of reviewed service: 55 minutes
Website: lamesaumc.org
Read the whole article here.....
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Thursday, March 20, 2008
The United Church of Christ - A Demographic Snapshot
The UCC is classified as a mainline Protestant denomination in the Congregationalist family whose members make up 0.5% of the
While Obama's congregation in
61% of UCC members are female.
41% of UCC members live in the Northeast region of the
View the demographics of other Protestant denominations in the Detailed Data Tables section of the report »
See how other denominations are classified in the Affiliations section of the report »
Watch: Sins confessed online, at malls
Secrets—we all have them. They can seem harmless, but the truth is, secrets have the power to hurt us and those we love, to hold us captive and to bring shame into our lives. The deepest secrets we’re afraid to share come with painful regrets, leaving us shrouded in the shame and fear of the decisions we’ve made and the consequences we’re left to face. If you’ve ever wished there was a way to get your secret out, to leave it behind and get on with life, you’re in the right place.
This can be your day for a Fresh Start in life. 1 John 1:9 tells us that if we confess our sin, God is faithful to forgive our sin and cleanse us from all our unrighteousness. This website was created to give people a place where they can be honest about their struggles and take the first step toward finding the freedom that is gained by real confession.
It’s not a fix-all, but it’s a good place to start on the path to forgiveness, restoration and healing. God has a purpose and a plan for your life and you don’t need to live with the shame of your secrets any longer. On this site, you’ll also find stories of people who have experienced the freedom and healing that comes when we get real and face our struggles. You don’t have to face your challenges alone – there is a God who’s big enough to help you and there are people who will love and support you on this journey. James 5:16 says, “Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.” So, if you’re ready to dive into a fresh new life, check out this site, get your secret out in the light and get on the road to healing.
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Permanent Homeless Facility Task Force
Much of the groundwork has already been done. The City Council in 2006 approved its Plan to End Chronic Homelessness, which, as part of a nationwide campaign, states, correctly, that the only effective way to attack chronic homelessness is with a “housing first” approach. Once people are housed, it’s much easier to begin fixing the problems that caused their homelessness. Once those problems are dealt with, the “hidden” costs of homelessness—emergency medical care, police work, jail stays and court time—will be reduced. Other cities have done it, and their experiences are documented. There’s no need to reinvent the wheel. Read on......
HOMELESS PERSON OF THE WEEK
Our weekly series putting faces on San Diego's homeless
By Kelly Davis
Though it’s a few miles outside his congressional district, Rep. Bob Filner stopped by San Diego’s temporary homeless shelter on March 7, located this year in a Petco Park parking lot, and gave something of an “it takes a village” speech about the plight of the homeless.
“It’s an issue that’s really a moral blot on our nation,” he said, promising to do everything in his power to direct more money to homeless services. Filner heads the Committee on Veterans Affairs; it’s estimated that around 25 percent of people living on the streets are vets.
Jonathan Foster’s not exactly living on the street, but he’s without a home. A tall, lanky Vietnam vet with a persistent grin, Foster had been at the shelter for about a week on the day Filner stopped by.
Foster was born into military life—literally—60 years ago at the Balboa Park Naval Hospital. He spent four years in the Navy, including 13 months in Vietnam, where he manned a Patrol River Boat (shorter than a Swift Boat, a PRB is the kind of boat featured in Apocalypse Now).
“Thirteen months of gun fight at the OK corral,” he says of the experience.
Six months ago, Foster was working as a commercial landscaper in Arizona. A massive heart attack left him unable to return to work and, as a consequence, he lost his apartment and decided to move back home to San Diego. He gets $260 a month in disability pay from the military, he said, because he was wounded twice.
Before he moved to Arizona, Foster logged more than 2,000 hours as a volunteer at St. Vincent de Paul, where he taught adult general-education classes and served as a translator—he speaks a half-dozen or so languages. “I have an ear,” he says. Wherever he was stationed with the Navy, he picked up the language.
With the shelter closing on March 15, Foster was able to secure a spot at St. Vincent’s short-term shelter, where he’ll be able to stay up to four months. After that, he hopes to move into St. Vincent’s long-term facility. He jokes that his volunteer hours earned him a slot, but the reality is that because of his medical condition, he gets priority. St. Vincent’s handles all of his prescriptions and medical care—better there than the VA, Foster noted.
“The VA could take a page from his book,” he says of Fr. Joe Carroll, St. Vincent’s patriarch. “I have little faith in the VA system,” he said, “but I guess that’s a Vietnam thing.”
Write to kellyd@sdcitybeat.com and editor@sdcitybeat.com
The science of religion
Where angels no longer fear to tread
Mar 19th 2008
From The Economist print edition
Science and religion have often been at loggerheads. Now the former has decided to resolve the problem by trying to explain the existence of the latter. Read the entire story here.
Most Americans believe in sin, but differ widely on just what it is
The findings are from a study independently designed, funded, and conducted by Ellison Research among a representative sample of over 1,000 American adults. Ellison Research is a full-service marketing research firm.
People who believe there is such a thing as “sin” were asked whether they would personally define each of thirty different behaviors as sinful.
The behaviors a majority of all Americans describe as sinful are:
· Adultery 81%
· Racism 74%
· Using “hard” drugs such as cocaine, heroine, meth, LSD, etc. 65%
· Not saying anything if a cashier gives you too much change back 63%
· Having an abortion 56%
· Homosexual activity or sex 52%
· Not reporting some income on your tax returns 52%
Read all of the report here....Living at the Crossroads: Church & Mission
The church is at a crossroads. The cultural landscape is shifting and it requires considerable thought into how to be a relevant witness in this time. To address these important shifts, Kaleo Church is hosting a conference entitled, Living at the Crossroads: Church & Mission Kairos. This conference will prepare you to understand the current cultural story, where it is heading, and to equip you to be a relevant witness in our time.
Dates: March 25-27, 2008
Location:
We have chosen a non-traditional conference format. We have set aside considerable amount of time for discussions to occur for those seriously thinking through these important issues. We also desire those who attend to contribute to the discussion. To encourage this type of intimate and intentional exchange we are limiting the conference size to 60 people. Come with questions and observations on how we might be both faithful and relevant in this time.
This is not a primer on the materials we are going to cover. Conference attendees should be prepared to bring a working knowledge of missional ecclesiology and gospel witness. We encourage you to listen to the last years audio.
Learn more at ChurchBootcamp.com
March Conference needs
Kaleo will be hosting a conference in March, and we need help! The conference will be from Tuesday, March 25 through Thursday March 27, 2008 from 8:00am to 5:00pm each day. Here are a few ways you can volunteer to help:
· Open your home to let an out-of-town registrant stay with you
· Cook a dish for lunch (we'll buy supplies-we just need you to cook)
· Help during the conference with registration, greeting, lunch, snacks, etc.
· Volunteer to babysit, so others can help at the conference
· Help prior to the conference assembling materials, buying food, setting up, etc.
If you would like more information or would like to volunteer, please contact Leah Hardwick at 619.741.8153 or leah@kaleochurch.com.
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
MAGAZINE LAUNCHES WEBSITE TO FOSTER GLOBAL ONLINE PRAYER
Source: Religion Press Release Services
OurPrayer.org, part of Guideposts magazine’s network, has launched a dynamic website specifically for online prayer. Using state-of-the-art social networking technology, the site has simple, user-friendly tools to form online prayer groups with friends, family, congregations and people anywhere in the world. It includes personalized prayer pages where visitors get to know each other, create prayer blogs or keep an online spiritual journal. It also features prayer-driven content in multimedia formats and is poised to be the most technologically advanced and accessible worldwide prayer ministry in history. “It’s our desire to inspire and unite the people visiting Ourprayer.org and to become a global community of praying people maximizing the proven power of prayer, all while maintaining our unique commitment to pray by name and need for each individual request received,” said Peola Hicks, prayer department manager at Guideposts. “The Internet hasn’t really changed what people do, just how we do it. It’s truly transformed the ability to reach out and connect with others around the world. Our focus is reaching out and connecting others to God through prayer.”
EVERYTHING MUST CHANGE Tour 2008 - North Park, San Diego, CA
EVERYTHING MUST CHANGE Tour 2008 - North Park, San Diego, CA
March 28-29, 2008. Brian McClaren brings the "EMC 2008" Tour to San Diego. Missiongathering is hosting the southern
Special Missiongathering price of $79 for the entire conference. Enter code SanDHost while registering at deepshift.org. Just announced special student rate of $35.
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Pew Forum Weekly Update
Is the 'God Gap' Closing?
In 2004, religiously observant Americans tended to vote Republican while those who were less connected to religious institutions and more secular in their outlook voted Democratic. In new books, Amy Sullivan of Time magazine and E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post contend this "God gap" is closing, with implications for the 2008 election. They discussed their books with journalists at a recent Pew Forum event. Read the transcript and watch video of the event
Between Relativism and Fundamentalism: Is There a Middle Ground?
Peter Berger, an eminent sociologist and a lifelong Lutheran, spoke with an audience of journalists and academics about his search for a middle ground between moral relativism and religious fundamentalism. New York Times columnist David Brooks and Islamic Studies professor Seyyed Hossein Nasr responded to Berger's central assertion that doubt is a key element of religious faith in liberal democracies. Read the transcript »
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Sheep and Goats 3.13.08
Pathways Community Church
Published March 12, 2008
A pretty country quilt lay across an old four-poster bed on the stage at Pathways Community Church. The bed had been there throughout the church’s “Sexual Revolution” series — in which “revolution” was defined as “a ...
Denomination: Southern Baptist
Address: 9626 Carlton Hills Boulevard, Santee, 619-449-1269
Founded locally: 1993
Senior pastor: Phil Herrington
Congregation size: 800
Staff size: 12
Sunday school enrollment: 300
Annual budget: about $900,000
Weekly giving: n/a
Singles program: yes
Dress: casual to semiformal
Diversity: mostly Caucasian
Sunday worship: 9 a.m., 10:45 a.m.
Website: pathwayscommunitychurch.org
SCHOLARS FIND TREASURE TROVE OF GREEK NT MANUSCRIPTS
Normally two or three New Testament manuscripts handwritten in the original Greek are discovered each year. Last summer the Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts (CSNTM) found a treasure trove of them during a trip to
HOMELESS PERSON OF THE WEEK
Our weekly series putting faces on San Diego's homeless
By Todd Kroviak
Jarvis
It’s a beautiful Friday afternoon, 80 degrees and not a cloud in the sky. Jarvis and one of his buddies are sitting on a small patch of grass next to an office building, trying to avoid direct sunlight while drinking tall cans of malt liquor. A few minutes later, they light up a joint.
“Hey, man, can you help us out with about five bucks?” Jarvis asks.
Originally from the Houston area, he’s a 46-year-old “full-blooded American” with a thick beard and a deep Texas drawl. He says he’s been on the street for about 12 years, although it might have been longer than that. “My mom and dad, they was alcoholics—they fought all the time, stabbin’ each other…. Then when I was 16, they told me, ‘You gotta go,’” he says.
While he’s not too eager to discuss the rest of his family, the few details he reveals are horrific. “My brother’s dead,” he says. “He hooked up with some bitch named Crazy Judy, and she shot him in the head with his pistol.”
After spending more than 30 years in Texas, Jarvis moved to Panama City Beach, Fla. Recently, he decided to make his way to San Diego. “I just walked over here from Florida—it took me three months. I got here Christmas Eve, and I wasn’t here three days before I went to jail: open container,” he says, referring to the state law prohibiting drinking alcohol in public.
Jarvis claims he has trouble finding work due to his lack of identification. “I’m a carpenter, man. I do concrete work. I do plumbing. I’m an electrician… but now I have no ID. And I can’t get ID without ID, so I’m in a catch-22.” He says he lost his ID on the beach in Florida, and since 9/11, nobody will hire him without it.
Finding food is easier than finding work, he says. “We’re cardboard technicians,” he boasts, half-jokingly. “You ain’t gonna go hungry in this state.” His acquaintance chimes in, “If you go hungry in this country, something’s wrong. You can always get something to eat.”
But even when things get rough, Jarvis prefers to be out on his own. “I don’t go to homeless shelters,” he says. “I don’t like to be around a lot of people. In fact, you’re making me nervous right now.”
Write to toddk@sdcitybeat.comAlso be sure to read:
Task force tries to pin down shelter-bed need, falls short
By Kelly Davis 03/11/2008
Missiongathering' New Home @ Claire de Lune's Sunset Ballroom
This Sunday
"Lent: An Uncommon Love Story - Part V" Rich McCullen brings us the fifth week of lent with his message. Join us at 10:30am in the Sunset Ballroom @ Claire de Lune's for a time of community, music, art, presentation and reflection.
San Diego - Sunday @ 10:30am
The Sunset Ballroom @ Claire de Lune's Coffee Lounge
3911 Kansas St.
San Diego, CA 92104
Free parking available
Everything Must Change Tour
March 28-29, 2008. Brian McClaren brings the "EMC 2008" Tour to San Diego. Missiongathering is hosting the southern
Special Missiongathering price of $79 for the entire conference. Enter code SanDHost while registering at deepshift.org. Just announced special student rate of $59.
Tracy Howe @ Missiongathering
Tracy Howe will be guest leading worship at Missiongathering on Sunday, March 30th. RestorationVillage.com is the home to Tracy Howe, The Restoration Project, and the individuals and communities knit together around them. The Restoration Project is a vision of musical and artistic partnership. It is founded upon the eternal hope of a loving creator and a belief that artists able to express anything about this hope and creator become a vehicle for spiritual and relational restoration. Don't miss this special time of worship.
New York's First Black Governor
David A. Paterson was elected
Elected to represent
In 2002, David Paterson was elected minority leader of the New York State Senate, the first non-white legislative leader in
As New York State Senate minority leader, David Paterson led the charge on several crucial issues for
Lt. Governor Paterson, who is legally blind, is also nationally recognized as a leading advocate for the visually and physically impaired. A graduate of
To Email The Lieutenant Governor: Click here to email the Lieutenant Governor PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR MAILING ADDRESS. Responses may be sent via the U.S. Mail
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
March 12, 2008
STATEMENT FROM LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR DAVID A. PATERSON
Like all New Yorkers I am saddened by what we have learned over the past several days. On a personal level Governor Spitzer and Silda have been close and steadfast friends. As an elected official the Governor has worked hard for the people of
My heart goes out to him and to his family at this difficult and painful time. I ask all New Yorkers to join Michelle and me in prayer for them.
It is now time for
Anger, Yelling, Fighting and Jesus
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
STUDY: 1 IN 4 TEENS IN U.S. HAS A SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE
Source: Christian Newswire
A study released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) finds that at least one in four teens in the
Also read the New York times article here:
Sex Infections Found in Quarter of Teenage Girls
By LAWRENCE K. ALTMAN
Rates are particularly high among young African-Americans, according to new federal data.
Monday, March 10, 2008
Community Blood Drive in North Park
Love Others - Donate blood - Jesus did for Us!
Brad Rigney, Pastor
Saturday, March 8, 2008
When Is Easter This Year?
by Steven L. Ware, guest columnist, originally posted on April 20, 2000.
I was born on Easter Sunday morning. With a birthday in early April, I supposed Easter would fall regularly on my birthday. But when I discovered that Easter would not fall on my birthday again until I turned 62, and then again when I turned 73, I became intrigued with the Easter cycle.
Finish this article from the Christian History & Biography website.
Friday, March 7, 2008
RELIGION & ETHICS NEWSWEEKLY
PERSECTIVES: Analysis of Religion in Texas and Ohio Primaries
COVER STORY: Criminalizing the Homeless
PROFILE: Liam Lawton
Political Activity of Churches
With news reports that the IRS is investigating the United Church of Christ over a speech Barack Obama gave at the church's national meeting last year, congregations are wondering what role, if any, they can play in the political process. The Forum asked a leading legal expert to write easy-to-understand guidelines explaining the IRS rules. The result is Politics and the Pulpit: 2008. Read the report »
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Interview with Chuck Colson
Chuck Colson: 35 Years of Faith
By Shannon Woodland with Scott Ross
The 700 Club
CBN.com – Chuck Colson, the infamous Watergate “hatchet man” and Chief Council to President Richard Nixon learned many years ago that what appears important is really of no value at all. He learned this lesson in 1974 when he was indicted for conspiring to cover up the Watergate burglary.
Colson: Am I a fulfilled man? I’ll tell you one of the most wonderful things about being a Christian is that I don’t ever get up in the morning and wonder I’m not doing anything today or if what I do matters. I live everyday to the fullest because I can live it through Christ and I know no matter what I do today, and it may just be in my prayer time, I’m going to do something to advance the
Sheep and Goats
By Matthew Lickona | Published Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Denomination: Church of Christ
Address: West congregation meets at Bible Believer’s Church, 3410 Mt. Acadia Boulevard, Clairemont, 858-578-1480
Founded locally: about 30 years ago
Senior pastor: Mark Wilkinson
Congregation size: 100
Staff size: 2
Sunday school enrollment: 40
Annual budget: n/a
Weekly giving: n/a
Singles program: yes
Dress: casual to formal
Diversity: diverse
Sunday worship: 12 noon
Length of reviewed service: 1 hour, 20 minutes
Website: sdcoc.com
Read the whole story here......
HOMELESS PERSON OF THE WEEK
Our weekly series putting faces on San Diego's homeless
It’s a gorgeous, cloudless, breezy Monday morning on the eastern shore of San Diego Bay, and Bruce, a baseball cap pulled down low over his brow, sits solemnly on a bench and peers past the U.S.S. Midway and out over the water.
A 52-year-old San Diego native, soft-spoken and rugged, Bruce has been sleeping near Seaport Village for the better part of nine months since he was released from federal prison, having been pushed out of the civic center area by police. They don’t bother the homeless much by the bay, he says.
His recent stay at the federal pen was his second on drug charges—the first was nearly eight years for conspiracy to make and sell meth—and it cost him nearly three years’ worth of the supplemental security income he gets because he suffers from severe depression and schizophrenia. Bruce, who sees a doctor at a free clinic once a month, believes he’s been mentally ill all his life. One of two boys raised in Clairemont by a single mom, Bruce says he was always in trouble in school and was regularly beat up by his older brother. He says he started “self-medicating” with weed and beer when he was just 8.
“I don’t know what it’s like not to be depressed, he says. “I’m always depressed.”
He also suffers from visual hallucinations, but they aren’t nearly as bad as the audio variety—the voices in his head that sometimes urge him to commit suicide. “I call them ‘The Committee’ because some of them I can identify, and some I can’t,” he says. “I hear them just like you and I are talking. I start looking around for whoever it is talking to me, but no one’s there.”
Bruce last worked 12 years ago—he was a “tin banger,” a heating and air-conditioning duct installer. He was married for 17 years until his wife died more than a decade ago. He has three children of his own, plus four stepchildren, and 12 grandkids. He remains in contact with his family. “I talk to my youngest daughter just about every day,” he says.
He’s too proud to turn to them for help. “I could ask. They’d probably say, ‘Yeah, come on.’ But, you know, I don’t think children should be taking care of their parents. Parents should be taking care of their children. But they’re all successful adults now; they’ve got good jobs and stuff, and they’ve got their own families to worry about, so I don’t want to tax them just to help me. I can help myself, I think.”
And that’s what he’s doing. Bruce says he’s been clean for 33 months and, with the help of an attorney, he convinced a judge last week to reinstate his SSI and grant him nine months’ worth of back pay.
After a long wait, he was scheduled to get a bed at the St. Vincent de Paul shelter this past Tuesday. Once the SSI “starts rolling in,” he says, “then I’ll get my own place again, and I’ll be alright.” He’d like to go back to school to learn computer technology.
“I have a goal,” he says. “My goal is to live maybe 20 more years and see my youngest grandson’s children. He’s only 3 years old right now, but I want to see him have kids.”
His future won’t be easy, what with his depression. Bruce holds himself responsible for his plight. “I don’t like to bitch and complain about it,” he says. “It’s nobody’s fault but my own.”
Though he’s promised a bed if he shows up the next morning, he’ll believe it when he sees it.
“I always expect the worst and hope for the best,” he says. “In my life, usually what happens is I’ll be hoping for the best, but… nothing turns out right,” he says. “Something gets in the way, and it doesn’t happen. So, I don’t really get my hopes up anymore.”
Write to davidr@sdcitybeat.com
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Rebuilding Together project in North Park on April 19th!
For more information on the project and about participating, see Rebuilding Together Info Flyer #1.
San Diego Ministries in Action
Source: Christian Newswire
Missions on the Edge (MOTE) partnering with Rancho Bernardo Community Presbyterian Church in
La Mesa Prison Ministry
While visiting a
Hundreds of Americans are incarcerated in
When we began ministering at La Mesa prison the prisoners only received soup twice a day, inmates had to pay for everything, including a place to sleep, clothes, medical treatment, adequate food and water, showers, and "reasonable toilet facilities." The desperation inside this prison forced many of the inmates to turn to illegal behavior, including drugs, extortion, and prostitution to support their basic needs.
MOTE began our ministry every week with a prayer walk around the prison walls, ten years later, and consistent prayer walks, has transformed this prison into what
MOTE ministers to these inmates weekly by providing hope through the Gospel, Bibles, Bible Studies, food, clothes, and a link to their families. Weekly services and daily devotionals are provided to scores of English and Spanish speaking inmates.
SDCC has equipped the inmate believers to carry the Gospel to other parts of the prison by conducting Bible studies, teaching English classes and providing children's ministry programs to more than 150 children living inside the prison.
Monday, March 3, 2008
North Park's Newest Church Billboard
New Statistics on Church Attendance and Avoidance
Everything is changing these days – including how to best measure church involvement. A study we just completed examines the church-going behavior of Americans. The latest Barna Update describes five key groups: the Conventionals, the Homebodies, the Intermittents, the Blenders, and the Unattached. Easter is rapidly approaching – one of the two prime times of the year when churches encounter people who ordinarily avoid churches – use this information to spark ideas concerning how to connect with those who normally stay away. Click here to read more.