Part 1: The Church as we saw it There were 102 full news stories posted on CC.com in 2008. An analysis reveals that 13 concerned the Roman Catholic Church, nine featured mainline Protestant churches, nine featured evangelical churches and two featured charismatic churches. Those ratios very generally correspond to the relative sizes of the various […]
The Church as we saw it
THERE WERE 102 full news stories posted on CC.com in 2008. An analysis reveals that 13 concerned the Roman Catholic Church, nine featured mainline Protestant churches, nine featured evangelical churches and two featured charismatic churches. Those ratios very generally correspond to the relative sizes of the various church traditions in Canada.
Canadian author a key guru in ‘Church of Oprah’
By Steve Rabey Oprah Winfrey is such a big star that we know her by one name, like Elvis, Madonna or Bono. She rules an entertainment empire worth nearly $1 billion. More than 20 million viewers — many of them Christians — tune into The Oprah Winfrey Show daily. Yet she is so much more […]
The State of the Canadian Church – 2008
This seven part series is CanadianChristianity.com’s first annual assessment of Christianity in Canada. The series draws on extensive interviews from a variety of sources, including sociologist Reginald Bibby, pollster Andrew Grenville, Regent College professor John Stackhouse and many others. This series is essential reading for pastors and ministry leaders, as well as being relevant to any concerned person.
The State of the Canadian Church — Part VII: Strengths, weaknesses and challenges
This is the seventh and last in a series of articles on the Canadian church, drawing on the expertise of a variety of researchers and church leaders. One of the issues that emerged is whether it is even possible to talk about the Canadian church as a whole. Many of those surveyed observed that some churches are doing well and others are not, and there is no clear pattern for this. Nevertheless, those surveyed were able to make some general statements about the Canadian church. Subjects covered include: Stability • Innovation • Witness • Prayer • Holistic • Numerical Decline • Urban Weakness • Disunity • Leadership • Consumerism • A pleasant mediocrity
The State of the Canadian Church — Part VI: Those pesky moral, social issues
This is the sixth in a series of articles on the Canadian church, drawing on the expertise of a variety of researchers and church leaders. cc.com conducted a number of phone interviews, consulted a number of published studies, and did an email survey of a variety of church leaders from across Canada. One of the topics we covered in our survey was social/moral issues.
The State of the Canadian Church — Part V: The Growth of Evangelicalism
This is the fifth in a series of articles on the Canadian church, drawing on the expertise of a variety of researchers and church leaders. Earlier articles in this series pointed out three main streams in the Canadian church: Roman Catholics are holding their own, in numbers but not in attendance. Mainline Protestant denominations are shrinking significantly. Evangelicals are growing.
The State of the Canadian Church — Part IV: The impact of immigration on the church
This is the fourth in a series of articles on the Canadian church, drawing on the expertise of a variety of researchers and church leaders looks at the impact of immigration on the State of the Canadian Church
Why it is urgent to reach young people with the gospel
I recently spent some time reflecting upon strategic issues related to the church. As I have done a personal and strategic review, I’ve pondered some very important material. Some is information I’ve had for years, and some is new. God’s call In the early 1990s, I received the simple numeric results from a survey conducted […]
The State of the Canadian Church – Part II: Shifting Traditions
One of the problems with the census data is that it is still using categories from a century ago, which do not reflect current categories. In particular, the older categories do not reflect the current divide between evangelical and mainline Protestant churches. Over the past quarter-century, there has been a massive shift within ‘Protestantism.’
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