"Most churchgoers will put up with a change in music style or a different preacher. But don’t mess with a church’s beliefs or there may be an exodus, according to a new study from Nashville-based LifeWay Research." - CToday
"Eighty-one percent of Protestant pastors say their congregation is predominantly made up of one racial or ethnic group. That's down from 86 percent four years ago, according to the study conducted this past Aug. 30-Sept. 18 by LifeWay Research." BPNews
"Americans who identify as agnostic or 'nothing in particular' are four times more likely to change their religious affiliation than Protestants or Catholics." CToday
"Attend a real church in virtual reality," says the website of a VR church established by Los Angeles, California-based Pastor D.J. Soto and whose mission is "to explore and communicate God through virtual reality, augmented reality, and next generation technologies." CPost
Face up to these five realities of church life today
"The ACP statistics were released and things are not looking good for the SBC. About the only positive statistic is church planting – there are more of our churches out there. But fewer people are attending them"
"Differences and disagreements at the congregational level are more likely to drive people away from the Church, they conclude." CPost
"What I offer instead is a word of encouragement that reminds the church to take the long view." CPost
