The Center for the Study of Global Christianity (CSGC) is a demographic research center that serves scholars, churches, the media, and others. 🌍🌏🌎
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Joined November 2009
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Every January, the IBMR spotlights new statistical demographics from the global church with our partners at @CSGC (@gina_zurlo, @drtoddmjohnson, and Peter Crossing). This year they provide regional perspectives and update projections and... (2/3) journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs…
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One more month left to meet the June 15th deadline for the Walls-Bediako Memorial Article. Remember, we are open to any author from the majority world who is offering an original research article on any subject within World Christianity. For more info 👉euppublishing.com/doi/story/…
ALT Studies in World Christianity call for a Walls-Bediako Memorial Article
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This week @gina_zurlo from the @CSGC presents the new research on denominations in #worldchristianity called "Fragmentation and Unity" - read about it this week on The Occasional
omsc.ptsem.edu/the-annual-st…
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In this week's edition of The Occasional, @gina_zurlo co-director of the Center for the Study of Global Christianity, answers the question, "Where do you get your numbers?" Take an inside look at the work of the @CSGC
omsc.ptsem.edu/where-do-you-…
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An excerpt from #ChristianityinNorthAmerica
Plse pre-order it.
Great contributors!!
"In recent times, social media has heavily influenced North American Christianity. Conservatives & liberals argue on social media and thus it has become a powerful...."
gracek.substack.com/p/an-exc…
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The Southern Baptist Convention just released its membership statistics from 2022.
The news is bad. Very bad.
The largest single year decline ever.
A deep dive here, with some other indicators of a really bleak future.
graphsaboutreligion.com/p/th…
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Yesterday, we hosted our last Global Partner seminar with Sharath Sowseelya Mesa, a priest in the Church of South India researching trauma among rape survivors and ways for the church to respond. We’re honored to provide her the space to deepen her work this year.
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“Mission, Race and Colonialism in Malawi”—join us and @ScotlandMalawi on May 15th to celebrate honorary fellow Professor Kenneth Ross’s (@krossngozo) latest book on Alexander Hetherwick, a key figure in Scotland-Malawi relations.
scotland-malawipartnership.o… – at Edinburgh, Scotland
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I am super excited to be (virtually) joining the Taiwan World Christianity Group's International Conference next weekend (May 19-20). It is so very important to consider Taiwan's unique position in the world and how that position is shaping the world church.
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Today is the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).
FGM is an extreme form of discrimination against women, violates #HumanRights, and causes serious health harms.
It must be prevented: #EndFGM!
👉 bit.ly/40qHLHE
ALT Three hands are raised in front of a red background.
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For evangelicals, the share who attend church weekly has never been higher ~47% now.
Black Protestants and Mainline have maintained the same share of weekly attenders over the last 50 yrs.
Weekly Mass attendance for Catholics has dropped from 45% in 1972 to 18% in 2021.
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Congratulations to our Centre Associate, Warren Beattie, and Anne Soh for publishing this new book on art and World Christianity! – at Edinburgh, Scotland
‘This diverse range of authors allows the volume to deepen yet widen the conversation in grounded theological and missiological principles. A must-read for Christian artists and practitioners.’ Congratulations to Warren Beattie and Anne Soh for the publication! #WorldChristianity
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"This resource will satisfy those looking for background on the global church and equip individuals and churches to strategically pray for, give to, and unite with fellow Christians around the world." Pre-order your copy today of Dr. Zurlo's new book! @CSGC
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✨ The World Council of Churches New General Secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay!✨
ℹ️ He is the ninth general secretary in the WCC’s history since the fellowship of churches was founded in 1948 🌍
🔗 Learn more: oikoumene.org/news/rev-prof-…
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Ken & I shared about our upcoming "Edinburgh Companion to Global Christianity" Vol 7-North America at the @YaleDivSchool @EdinburghUni Group Conference.
Can't wait till our volume comes out.
edinburghuniversitypress.com…
@CSWCEdinburgh @CSGC
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@krossngozo @drtoddmjohnson & I submitted our MS "Christianity in North America" Vol 7 to @EdinburghUni Press.
It feels great to submit it on time!
Great contributors. Watch for it in 2023!
@CSWCEdinburgh @CSGC @gina_zurlo @GordonConwell @ESRQuaker
edinburghuniversitypress.com…
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Proofreading our final draft of "Christianity in North America" edited by Ken Ross, @drtoddmjohnson & myself (@EdinburghUP)
It is over 600 pages long & it is really good.
It should be out next year.
@CSGC @CSWCEdinburgh @gina_zurlo @GordonConwell
edinburghuniversitypress.com…
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Happening now! RRA members discuss their research on race, racism, and congregational research with @kalebnbrown @claire_c_gill & Lisa Pearce.
Lots of researched funded by @ReligResearch, @SSSReligion, and @LouInst!
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Giving is part of the church model — and where there’s money, there are thieves
Embezzlement will cost churches $170 billion by the year 2050 if current trends continue, says Todd Johnson of the Center for the Study of Global Christianity (@CSGC)
julieroys.com/one-in-three-c…
