Large churches have always attracted attention. They are visible, often influential, and frequently serve as models for other congregations. But what happens when the number of large churches begins to shrink? The Church Research Council’s April 2026 Insight Report, Our Largest Churches:… Read More »Our Largest Churches: A Study of Contraction
Churches of Christ are primarily a small-church fellowship. Among the 2,500 congregations that completed the CRC survey, the median attendance was 55, with a median membership of 53. These numbers help put the typical congregation into perspective: the small church… Read More »Small Church Realities: Understanding the Majority of Churches of Christ
The church website is the new front door. Most likely, any guest that shows up to your worship event has looked at your website first. Websites communicate who we are to people. From a review of over 500 Church of… Read More »What Can Be Learned from Church Websites?
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?