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Few pastors leave the pulpit each year, but those who do mostly say it was a personal decision.
Study spotlights how churches welcome guests
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According to a Lifeway Research study of U.S. Protestant pastors, more than 99% of churches welcome visitors in at least one of 11 ways.
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Despite stressors of recent months, pastor attrition low, Lifeway Research reports
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When Tim Lovett announced his retirement as pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Tuscaloosa on Sept. 5, his words seemed to express what many pastors
Bible users in US increase in 2021, survey finds
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The percentage of adult Bible users in the U.S. saw a marked increase this year, according to the American Bible Society’s 2021 State of the
Online services expanded reach of churches during pandemic
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Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, online worship services were a novel concept for many churches. In the almost two years since, however, churches have adapted
Most Americans know and trust their neighbors, Lifeway finds
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Despite quarantines and social distancing keeping people in their homes during the pandemic, Americans still say they know their neighbors. Almost 7 in 10 U.S.
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Throughout the spring and summer, as COVID-19 cases declined across the U.S., most churches returned to in-person services with hopes of full pews by the
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