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#PandemicPastoring report documents a ‘new era in ministry’
By Emily McFarlan Miller and Adelle M. Banks — September 1, 2022
(RNS) — As the COVID-19 pandemic stretched from that first spring into summer, researcher Eileen Campbell-Reed said, she realized its impact on ministry wasn’t going to be short-lived.
The megachurch boom rolls on, but big concerns are rising too
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — December 2, 2015
(RNS) Attendance is still high but individuals worship less often and Gen-Xers are drifting away, according to a new study of 2,000-member-plus congregations.
Book on pastoral succession: ‘All pastors are interim pastors’
By Adelle M. Banks — September 17, 2014
(RNS) For congregations that haven’t thought about who will succeed their current pastor, the authors of the new book “Next: Pastoral Succession That Works” have words of warning: Be prepared.
Survey finds growth, vitality in multisite church model
By Adelle M. Banks — March 11, 2014
(RNS) Although megachurches were pioneers of the multisite concept, churches with as few as 50 people and as many as 15,000 have tried this approach.
Report shows 5,000+ multisite churches
By Adelle M. Banks — August 21, 2012
(RNS) Multisite churches -- congregations meeting at more than one physical location -- have grown to more than 5,000 in the last decade, outpacing the advance of megachurches, new research shows. By Adelle M. Banks.
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