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Maria Baer

Maria Baer is a freelance reporter for Christianity Today based in Columbus, Ohio. She cohosts the weekly Breakpoint This Week podcast with John Stonestreet, and she also writes for The Colson Center for Christian Worldview, World Magazine, and The Gospel Coalition.

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Ghosted Again? Pastors Respond to Disappearing Congregants

Maria Baer

Church leaders are seeking fresh ways to prevent “backdoor exits” and adapt to shifting membership.

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US Megachurches Are Getting Bigger and Thinking Smaller

Maria Baer

Church growth has corresponded with a huge jump in multisite locations and deeper engagement in small groups.

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