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Twelve Trends for 2012

Thom Rainer, the President and CEO of Lifeway Christian Resources, shared twelve trends for 2012. These trends were developed based on research and observations of America’s healthiest churches. The list includes: Churches have a high view of Scripture. A large number of church members read the Bible daily. The churches have a priority and focus [...]

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11 Questions Church Leaders Should be Asking

As we start a new year, I though these 11 questions from Tony Morgan were worth reflecting on. Have a missional 2012! Mel ==================== “11 Questions Church Leaders Should be Asking” January 23, 2011 in Growing Strategies,Leadership By Tony Morgan A friend in ministry recently asked me what questions church leaders should be asking…. Here [...]

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25% of Christians are Charismatic or Pentecostal

The Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life published a demographic report this week on the size and distribution of the world’s Christian population and revealed that Pentecostals and charismatics make up more than a quarter of all Christians. Enjoy reading the full report at: http://www.christianpost.com/news/more-than-1-in-4-christians-are-pentecostal-charismatic-65358/

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