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
The State of the Canadian Church — Part III: Are Christians in danger of becoming a persecuted minority?
This is the third in a series of articles on the Canadian church, drawing on the expertise of a variety of researchers and church leaders. The public square has become a hostile arena for social-conservative Christians because the public square has been co-opted by a militant SecularismSecularism seeks to eliminate our culture’s acknowledgement of the […]
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.’
The State of the Canadian Church — Part I: A Nation of Believers?
Church attendance in Canada is declining rapidly. Atheism is rising. Christian moral values are being replaced by secular ones. Canada is no longer a Christian nation, and Canadian Christians will soon be a persecuted minority. These are among some of the understandings — and, in some cases, misunderstandings — prevalent among Canadians.