16 Trends in American Churches in 2016 (Part 2)

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9. The rise of the mini-denomination church. 10. Increased pastoral tenure. 11. Rise of alternative ministry placement organizations. 12. Increase in the number of Millennials who are Christians. More…

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NAE, LifeWay Research define "evangelical"

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“The NAE/LifeWay Research definition includes four statements to which respondents would strongly agree in order to be categorized as evangelical:
• The Bible is the highest authority for what I believe.
It is very important for me personally to encourage non-Christians to trust Jesus Christ as their Savior.
Jesus Christ’s death on the cross is the only sacrifice that could remove the penalty of my sin.

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What Makes Young Evangelicals Less Conservative?

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“[T]the more embedded Millennial Evangelicals are in the Evangelical subculture and the less interaction they have with non-Evangelicals, the more likely they are to demonstrate attitudes diverging from their elders.” CPost

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Evangelical Maximalism

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“[W]hen some Evangelicals now say that PSA is essentially pagan and suggest that the atonement has nothing to do with satisfying God’s justice, then it is not too much to say that Evangelical theology is going in new directions.” First Things

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