Five Hopeful Signs!

In church world consulting, it seems as though all we've heard is bad news over the past several years. Well, as God reliably provides, there's always an opportunity to shine a light of good news in nearly every situation -- if we look for it.

 

Thanks to a Facebook posting by Diana Butler Bass, we learned about a David Briggs column on the Website of the American Religion Data Archives. It's Five hopeful signs for U.S. congregations.

This link is worth following! Here are some highlights....

 

"The U.S. Congregational Life Survey is the largest sampling of worshipers in America, with a total of more than half a million worshipers in more than 5,000 congregations participating in at least one of the two waves.
"Here are five hopeful signs for U.S. congregations:

1. More caring ministries
2. Climbing the academic ladder
3. Keeping up with the technological times
4. More diverse leadership
5. Happy people in the pews"

We hope you're curious to know more! Spread the good news in all ways!
Five hopeful signs for U.S. congregations.