New studies reveal Gen Z and new immigrants key to Christianity’s impact in Australia
Sydney, Australia Despite what some Christians perceive as a hostile culture toward religion, Australians – especially young people – are generally open to conversations about faith and spirituality, according to two recent surveys around Christianity and the church. The Changing Faith Landscape in Australia, a recent study from McCrindle, a social data research firm based […]
More Australians nominate ‘no religion’ in latest census, a declining number identify as Christians
Sydney, Australia The results of the 2021 census were released in late June. One of the most discussed findings was a rise in the number of Australians who declared themselves as belonging to the category “no religion”, along with a fall in those responding as “Christian”. According to the census results, Christian identification declined from 52 per […]
Religious leaders in Australia still have a long way to go in supporting victims of family violence, research shows
Melbourne, Australia A world-leading research organisation identifying church values has concluded religious leaders have a long way to go to meet community expectations around supporting victims of domestic and family violence. The latest research from the National Church Life Survey concluded that two thirds of clergy and church leaders have dealt with domestic and family violence […]
CHURCH LIFE: AUSTRALIAN CHRISTIANS THINK ENVIRONMENTAL CARE A “RESPONSIBILITY” BUT NOT MANY HEAR IT PREACHED
DAVID ADAMS speaks with Dr Ruth Powell, of the National Church Life Survey, about the findings of the latest poll into the make-up and attitudes of the Australian church…
Some 3,000 churches across 21 denominations taking part in Australia’s sixth National Church Life Survey
About 3,000 churches across 21 denominations around Australia have registered to take part in the 2016 National Church Life Survey – the sixth of its kind – over the next two months. NCLS Research, which oversees the survey, said the churches have ordered more than 400,000 surveys between them in what is the latest incarnation […]
CHURCHES: NATIONAL ‘CENSUS’ REVEALS AUSTRALIAN CHURCHES INCREASINGLY ENGAGING CHANGE
DAVID ADAMS reports on the findings of the latest national church ‘census’…