Essay: Burned out, exhausted, leaving – new US survey finds clergy are not OK
MICHAEL WOOLF, senior minister of Lake Street Church of Evanston in the US state of Illinois, says, in an article first published on Religion News Service, that this isn’t the time for US congregations to be facing a massive leadership transition…
US religious attendance is shrinking but those who remain are happy – poll
United StatesRNS For American religion, the story of decline just won’t let up. A shrinking number of Americans – 16 per cent – say religion is the most important thing in their lives, down from 20 per cent in 2013. And nearly three in 10 – or 29 per cent – say religion is not […]
In the US, religious attendance dips slightly after pandemic – study
United StatesRNS In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, religious leaders worried that lockdowns and the move to online services would accelerate already declining church attendance and usher in what some called a “religion recession“. A new study from Pew Research suggests that’s probably overstated. PICTURE: Gabriella Clare Marino/Unsplash The study found that the share of US […]
Attendance hemorrhaging at small and midsize US congregations – study
RNS A new survey of 15,278 religious congregations across the United States confirms trends sociologists have documented for several decades: Congregational life across the country is shrinking. The most recent round of the Faith Communities Today survey, or FACT, found a median decline in attendance of seven per cent between 2015 and 2020. PICTURE: Gabriella […]