Shifts in Religious Affiliation (1972-2012)
The changing role of religion in American culture is a popular topic of conversation among religious leaders. Those leaders situated within Mainline Protestantism (a tradition I claim as my own) are...
View ArticleFrom Mainline to Sideline to Oldline
I grew up in a Mainline Protestant congregation. The congregation I was raised in belonged to one of the seven sisters of Mainline American Protestantism: the Congregational Church (now a part of the...
View ArticleMillennials are #1 Overall & Mainliners #1 Growing Edge
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, sometime this year Millennials will overtake Boomers as the largest generation in America. The Millennials are projected not only to remain the largest group for...
View ArticleGiving Up the Church I Always Knew
For the last fifteen or so years I’ve focused on approaching life, ministry, and the life of faith from a both/and perspective rather than the either/or framework that was normative in my earlier...
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