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Post-Traumatic Church Syndrome? Yep, It’s a Thing
Thousands of young adults have dropped out of church because of what author Reba Reiley calls “Post-Traumatic Church Syndrome.” PTCS comes because Millennials experience the church as clashing with their worldview and values, she tells Religion News Service in an interview. (Photo by Ken Teegardin, used by Creative Commons license)
Moneyball for religion? Your Church Should Rethink Its Numbers
The book-turned-movie “Moneyball” chronicles how the Oakland A’s discovered a revolutionary way of thinking about baseball. Can there be a moneyball for religion? Congregations are often judged by their size, but what does this hide about the way we do religion? Is there a hidden way of doing things that should be measured, asks Tobin […]
Microcosm of American Faith in a Map
When Religion News Service columnist Tobin Grant took a map of Carbondale, Ill., and plotted out the houses of worship, he gained insight into the trends of faith that shaped and are still shaping the town. What could you learn by studying a map of your community? (Photo by Mimi_K, used by Creative Commons license)
The Economist accuses Pope Francis of ‘following Lenin’
First, Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck labeled Pope Francis a Marxist. Now, The Economist is accusing him of following Vladimir Lenin. The respected financial magazine accused the pope of following the founder of Soviet communism in adopting an “ultra radical line†on capitalism. From Religion News Service. (Photo by Semilla Luz, used by Creative Commons license)
‘Proverbs’ Has a Lot to Say About Money
No wonder Proverbs is considered one of the Hebrew Bible’s wisdom books — it has so many commonsense teachings about so many topics including money! Jana Riess, a columnist for Religion News Service, discovered five key teachings. (Photo by bhsher, used by Creative Commons license)
