TechReport recently released a set of video statistics for 2023. Fifty, to be exact. Here are the ones that stood out to me.
Dr. James Emery White
Are We Alone in the Universe?”
A highly credible U.S. Air Force whistleblower has made dramatic new claims about their existence, and that we have remains from craft and even alien beings. The Pentagon has verified that various photographs of UAPs are, indeed authentic, but is not speculating on what they are. But it has established a website for all things UAP including hotspots for seeing them.
The Late Great Planet Church
It’s not exactly news, but there are fewer people attending church now than before the pandemic. What we’re finding out now is just how big of a drop it was. According to a survey by the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University, the percentage of people ages 39 to 57 who attended a worship service during the week, either in person or online, fell to 28% in 2023. That is down from 41% in 2020.
It’s Time for a New “Finest Hour”
Conservative churches have something to offer the world that it does not already have, as do all churches that embrace historic Christian orthodoxy. The reason is because they embody and present the message of Jesus, who came bearing not simply grace, but also truth (John 1:14).
Satan's Winning Strategy
In case you haven’t read about it, the devil doesn’t exist. Recent polling by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research has found that while seven in 10 U.S. adults believe in angels, when it comes to fallen ones – like the devil – it drops to 56%. A recent Gallup report found similar results with only 58% believing, down from 71% just two decades ago.
The New Attack on Parenting
A school board in Chino, California, was debating whether to notify parents about their children exploring varying gender identities or experiencing gender dysphoria. The school board felt strongly that parents should be told and made it their policy.
Signing On: Why Finding and Committing to a Community Is an Important Spiritual Step
You cannot develop yourself spiritually to the degree God intends apart from others. This is why finding a community – and committing to it – is one of the most important spiritual steps you can take. Apart from life in community with other believers, you can’t practice the “one anothers” that lie at the heart of not only community, but spiritual growth.
Virtual Mission Field
The Church has entered a new era—a post-Christian, digital age. But simply having a website, social media, and an online campus should not be our only forays into a digital post-Christian world. We should enter the virtual mission field.
The Last Book Read
It has led to pastors who lurch their church from model to model, emphasis to emphasis. It has led thinkers to go from theological persuasion to persuasion, conviction to conviction. It has led ministries and staff to fear the latest conference their leader has attended, not knowing what will be “announced” upon their return.
Colleges Are Having to Change… So Will You
Higher education is experiencing not simply a communication revolution. Generation Z is forcing course makeovers, “pushing academics to be more hands-on and job-relevant.” Millennials may have wanted climbing walls and en suite kitchens; Generation Z wants all things career development. Generation Z is even changing office hours.
