Tag: Mainline churches
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Why Tim Keller Wants You to Stay in That Job You Hate
Christianity Today: Why Tim Keller Wants You to Stay in That Job You Hate There are few better places in the world where Tim Keller could write a book about career and calling. "New York City is a place where people live in order to work," says the pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Manhattan…
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Willimon: Mainline is going to be sidelined
Salisbury Post: Willimon: Mainline is going to be sidelined … It’s not that people are leaving mainline churches to join these other churches. Instead, they typically drop out of church-going altogether, Willimon said. “Mainline Protestantism was the last stop.” Why? Mainline churches “had unknowingly given people a theology of godlessness,” Willimon said. “We adjusted so…
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Evangelicals better than mainliners at retaining youth, researcher says
Associated Baptist Press: Evangelicals better than mainliners at retaining youth, researcher says DURHAM, N.C. (ABP) — Evangelical churches do a better job than mainline churches in keeping their young people in the faith, probably because they invest more money in youth ministry, says a Duke University professor who studies characteristics of American congregations. Mark Chaves,…
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Religious Life Won’t Be the Same After Downturn
Beliefnet News: Religious Life Won't Be the Same After Downturn NEW YORK – Organized religion was already in trouble before the fall of 2008. Denominations were stagnating or shrinking, and congregations across faith groups were fretting about their finances. The Great Recession made things worse. It's further drained the financial resources of many congregations, seminaries…