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Church security and coaching – fastest growing ministries in 2016

Church security as the fastest growing ministry. Decrease in worship center size and capacity. Increase in successfully revitalized churches. Rapid growth of coaching ministries for pastors and church staff. Increase in the numbers of churches in gentrified communities. Increased emphasis on practical ministry training. Increasing emphasis on groups in churches. Fewer segregated churches.

2016: Accelerated decline of 100,000 American congregations and rise of the mini-denomination church

Trending 2016: Accelerated decline of 100,000 American congregations and rise of the mini-denomination church The rise of the mini-denomination church. Increased pastoral tenure. Rise of alternative ministry placement organizations. Increase in the number of Millennials who are Christians. Accelerated decline of 100,000 American congregations. Churches no longer viewed favorably by many governmental units. More bivocational …

2015 STATE of the CHURCH REPORT: American Congregations – Thriving and Surviving

American Congregations 2015 is the introductory report on the Faith Communities Today 2015 (FACT 2015) national survey of congregations. FACT2015 is the fifth survey in a series beginning in 2000, and replicated in 2005, 2008 and 2010. This report focuses on an initial look at core trends across the survey series and a first look at new sets …

Top 7 Social Media Trends for Your Church in 2015

Here are seven landmark social media marketing trends I predict we’ll see in 2016: 1. In-the-moment updates will dominate. Social media is already “in-the-moment” by nature, but there are some posts that are more “in-the-moment” than others. 2. Buy buttons will take over. Facebook and Pinterest are just two of the platforms that gained attention …

What’s the Point of an Online Church?

First, let me say that I like the phrase “church online” more than “online church.” Your church should be online, but I don’t think it should be an online church. As such, people should be transitioned from an online community to a physical one whenever possible, without abandoning the online aspect. Some people can’t get to …