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Join @ThomRainer for a video-based training program and learn how to combine your experience with these consulting tools to help churches increase their Kingdom impact.
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“Your neighbors are already searching. The question is whether your church shows up when they do.” ~ David Graham go.churchanswers.com/4i53HRZ
Have you check out Brown Church Development Group? Their doing great design/build work for churches.
“Piecing together a church's story can be a lot of fun. Treat the exercise like an investigative journalist on the hunt for a story. You'll learn a lot.” ~ Sam Rainer go.churchanswers.com/4i3Silo
This month, Church Answers hosted our first annual awards banquet in Franklin, Tennessee. We recognized twelve churches and pastors, and each award was sponsored by a ministry partner. For a few hours, the people who usually serve others were served. go.churchanswers.com/4dFcwkg
Here's what one church leader said about Upward Sports: "Powerful, effective ministry opportunity to connect with our community and plant seeds of the gospel."
Have you checked out Upward Sports yet? You'll be glad you did!
“Young adults are attracted to congregations where something is happening—where people expect God to work, lives are being changed, guests are welcomed, and the future is discussed with hope. Even a declining church can demonstrate that kind of movement.” ~ Thom Rainer go.churchanswers.com/4yc7piQ
“Among the oldest Americans, the share who said they had become more religious as they aged was quite high—over a third of those born before 1970. But moving down the graph to look at younger Americans, the “more religious” share steadily declines. Among the youngest adults (those born in 1990 or later), just 20% say they have become more religious as they have aged.” ~ Ryan Burge go.churchanswers.com/3U9s60R
“As the field of revitalization matures, one truth is becoming clearer: the future of revitalization will depend not only on better methods, but on better-prepared leaders.” ~ Sam Rainer go.churchanswers.com/3TXOMRE
“One of our first questions before using AI should be: Could this be human? If the answer is yes, maybe we should occasionally choose the slower option. Ask the friend. Call the mentor. Talk to your pastor. Sit across the table. Let another human being know you.” ~ Jacki C. King go.churchanswers.com/4hBY2mr
Americans are moving far less than they did in previous generations. Tune in today on The Burge Report with Sam and Ryan Burge as they discuss how this trend also has implications for churches. Watch on YouTube now - go.churchanswers.com/47p8KaV
Americans are moving far less than they did in previous generations. On this episode of the Burge Report, Sam and Ryan Burge discuss how this trend also has implications for churches. Listen now: go.churchanswers.com/4hrG6dY
“The question is no longer simply whether a community has evangelical churches. The question is whether those churches are reaching the generation that will soon inherit the community.” ~ Thom Rainer go.churchanswers.com/47hnett
We are Praying for St. Clair First Global Methodist Church in St. Clair, Michigan
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“In 1991, 87 percent of young adults identified as Christian, and only 8 percent claimed no religious affiliation. By 1998, Christian identification had fallen to 73 percent, while the “nones” had risen to 20 percent. In seven years, Christianity lost fourteen percentage points among young adults, and the unaffiliated gained twelve.” ~ Sam Rainer go.churchanswers.com/4y7G3Lz
“The presence of many churches should never lead us to assume that a community has been reached. In some of America’s most church-filled counties, millions of people remain disconnected from any congregation. The mission field is not somewhere else. It surrounds our churches.” ~ Thom Rainer go.churchanswers.com/4yCJrOi
