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The online, searchable survey of almost 10,000 units of housing shows trends and patterns as congregations and denominations seek to use their properties to serve their communities.
Link to author Nadia A. Mian
Women leaving churches is a sign of American churches’ decline, an author and reporter writes in this excerpt from her new book.
Link to author Sarah Stankorb
A North Carolina nonprofit is partnering with a local congregation to grow a holistic development model, creating affordable housing while restoring the land and nurturing relationships.
Link to author Stephanie Hunt
A pastor and scholar asks if our current survival strategies are based on a flawed premise.
Link to author K. Kale Yu
Conflict is common when churches desire to redevelop underused property. But there are ways to avoid and mitigate neighborhood opposition.
Link to author Yonat Shimron
Report reveals nearly 7 in 10 megachurches increased attendance between 2019 and 2025, while researchers also found gains in measures of spiritual vitality.
Link to author Shari Finnell
A retired pediatrician and priest offers perspective on the rising incidence of vaccine hesitancy and how church leaders can serve the common good by supporting science-based public health.
Link to author Vincent Joseph Kopp
In her book “Funding Forward,” a financial educator at Luther Seminary argues that the most successful congregations engage spiritual practices like discernment before focusing on money.
An Orthodox educator takes issue with popular notions of why people are joining Orthodox parishes in America; converts are not exclusively “Orthobros,” she says, but people seeking connection with others and with God.
Link to author Jenny Haddad Mosher
Learning to remain flexible, change plans and find new solutions is key to church property development.
Link to author Mark Elsdon
For ministers who carry private family pain, shame can be overwhelming. But our difficult lives might make us better clergy, writes a pastor and mother of a child with emotional and behavioral challenges.
Link to author Shaina Ciaccio
