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What social science shows about beliefs and behavior
- More Pastors Are Leaving Ministry Over Church ConflictBut experts say it can offer opportunities for leaders and congregations to grow.
- Who Restricts Religion More, Politicians or the People? Pew Crunched the Global Data.Annual report grades 198 nations and territories, with 9 in 10 harassing believing communities. China and Nigeria score the worst.
- Black Americans Who Leave Church Don’t Go FarHow their disaffiliation stands to have a bigger impact on their communities and why leaders are hopeful they’ll come back.
- Why Evangelicals Aren’t Afraid of Being Outnumbered by NonesChurch leaders believe Christ still offers the answers that the religiously unaffiliated are looking for, even if religious baggage is driving them away.
- Above Reproach? Fewer Americans See Pastors as EthicalThe biblical call to maintain “a good reputation with outsiders” is becoming a bigger challenge in the US as public perception of clergy falls to a record low.
- To Grow in New England, Southern Baptists Crack ‘Yankee Stoicism’Overall church membership is up by nearly 10 percent in the region.
- Where Boomer Faith in God Is Low, Gen Z Belief Is UpWhat nearly 20,000 people in 26 countries believe about God, Satan, and the supernatural.
- Americans Read the Bible More After Switching DenominationsIn a recent survey, those who left their childhood traditions for a church of their own reported higher engagement with their faith.
- 1 in 4 Pastors Plan to Retire Before 2030Yet churches struggle to prepare those coming next.
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