Small groups are a key component to relationship growth in the modern church, yet they have seen their popularity slide in recent years, according to a new Lifeway Research survey. The poll found that an average of 44 percent of Protestant churches’ weekly worship attendance is involved in a “small group, Sunday School class or similar group.” That’s down from 49 percent in 2010 and 50 percent in 2008.
Half of Protestant churchgoers say their church needs to be more ethnically diverse, according to new Lifeway Research data that also shows pastors are investing more time on the issue than they were six years ago.
The overwhelming majority of Protestant churches will be open for services on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day this year, both of which fall on a Sunday, according to a new Lifeway Research survey.
A new Lifeway Research study found that half of U.S. Protestant pastors say a Christmas Eve service is their church’s largest event of the holiday season.
The doors of American churches are open again, although their attendance numbers are not back to pre-pandemic levels, according to a new Lifeway Research survey.
Protestant pastors in America have major differences on the issue of women in pastoral roles, a new Lifeway Research survey that indicates the divide is largely along denominational lines says.
According to a new Lifeway Research survey, half of Americans prefer to join a church that does not have the word 'Pentecostal' in its name.
Lifeway Research data found that nearly six in 10 believers do not know any methods for telling others about their faith in Christ.
According to a new survey by Lifeway Research, a majority of Americans believe it is very important to know for certain if they will go to Heaven when they die.
The latest data from the Center for the Study of Global Christianity at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary shows seven “encouraging” trends for Christianity, according to Lifeway Research.
