I believe Jesus’s three parables about lost things in Luke 15 are not talking about church members that have slipped out of our pews. I believe these parables direct us to God’s focus, to those people who are lost to His presence and our role to be seekers of them.
Conducting a nationwide survey of Churches of Christ is, obviously, a big task! We began with the mailing list from 2018 that had 10,890 congregations listed. So why try to do a nationwide survey?
Ryan Burge has become one of the best know and most active demographers of American religion and politics. Burge is a faculty member of Eastern Illinois University. Through his substack @ryanburge, Burge sends out twice weekly, informative posts on statistical… Read More »Interview with Ryan Burge
Today, we want to break out some exciting news to you: Church Research Councill was formed to both update and upgrade Churches of Christ in the United States!