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How to Turn Around the Incredibly Shrinking Church
What’s happening to today’s Mainline churches has a lot to do with cultural trends, but more important is the birthrate, argues this writer in EthicsDaily.com. Do you agree? What is affecting your church?
Why Money Has Stopped Going to Church
People are giving money to organizations and causes that they believe in and that know how to ask properly. Unfortunately, that is frequently not the Christian church. We have a lot to learn from fundraising-savvy organizations, such as National Public Radio, argues a writer for the Center for Faith and Giving.
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)
Secrets of a Giving Church
The Christian Reformed Church is a tiny denomination with just a quarter million members, but their members give in an outsized way — more than twice the national average among Protestant churches. They are doing something right, ChristianityToday reports. (Photo by iqoncept, via bigstockphoto.com)
