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“Some have doubted the much-discussed Bible Society research which found the number of people regularly attending church is now increasing. But Dr Rhiannon McAleer says the study is sound, and a quiet revival really is taking place.” - Premier Christianity

Discussion

Mon, 05/19/25

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Here’s an excerpt…

1. The data source. Both surveys were conducted by expert pollsters YouGov, using very large, nationally representative samples and consistent methodology. ….

2. The data story. Some have suggested our participants have exaggerated their attendance…. But if that is occurring, it is radically more pronounced now than in 2018, requiring a rapid transformation of the perception of Christianity whereby young adults are now more likely to falsely claim they attend church weekly, while attending far less frequently, if at all…..

3. The bigger picture. For over a year prior to the survey’s release, we heard numerous reports of increased church engagement – on university campuses, in chaplaincies, and local parishes.

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Mon, 05/19/25

But that noted, if it's not, my approach doesn't change. I'll still pray for people to come to Christ there, and pray that those who are investigating Christ come to know Him for real....the numbers don't change that much, though I rejoice to think that a society rapidly becoming Godless may be repenting.

And to be honest, I must confess a bit of skepticism about how much it means when someone comes into an Anglican church--though at the same time, I must confess that a typical Anglican congregant gets to ignore more Scripture than a fundagelical Baptist like myself hears in a typical service. So I will let God sort them out!

Aspiring to be a stick in the mud.