third or fourth language. We want a pastor who can help develop an online presence that will continue our outreach. We want a pastor who can be an ambassador for us within the denomination and help us undo the
The Jehovah's Witnesses, known for their door-to-door preaching, had the largest growth of any single denomination. They believe secular society is corrupt, and that Armageddon is imminent. Famous members include Venus and Serena Williams. Membership shot up 4.37 percent in a year. Membe...
"It has become just byzantine," he said. "The governance structures have grown by accretion, without any strategic plan." Nearly half of the denomination's budget is spent on overhead, according to Sauls. Meanwhile, Episcopal membership continues to drop, dipping below 2 million in the U.S....
To analyze the evolution of membership, child baptisms, and funerals, statistics from the United Church of Canada, found in its annually published Yearbooks, were compiled. Normalizing denominational statistics with demographic data: the case of the United Church of Canada Hamilton (United Church of...
Today the subject is a newspaper clipping the Old Deacon puts on the table: TEXAS BAPTISTS: WIVES DON'T HAVE TO SUBMIT El Paso—Texas Southern Baptists on Tuesday repudiated the denomination's call for women to "submit graciously" to their husbands. . . "The Bible doesn't teach that ...
that I never experienced in my previous denomination.In that church, you paid what you felt that God had asked you to pay.It was your decision .Furthermore, you were never questioned as to whether or not you had paid a "full" tithe .I was never, ever interviewed by the minister about...
However, I believe leaders have a greater duty of protection to the membership with the greatest duty of protection to the vulnerable. When the two pastors entered in this agreement with the support of the other church leaders, this priority was upended making it such they obligated themselves...
“For how else is one to interpret Dr Mutata’s argument that parishioners risk being discriminated by Govt decision to allow only those vaccinated to attend church services, other than to get what he seeks to communicate, albeit inadvertently, while hiding behind national statistics? “In ...
denomination, but I am confident that as our society progresses in understanding and affirmation, so the Covenant church will eventually grow. Other denominations have taken the lead and yes, have paid a price, but I suspect God cares more for people and principle than for impressive statistics!
Every US president has actually been elected by less than 50% of the entire eligible voter pool. Fancy that. I guess we should pack up and go home, because it turns out the true majority hasn’t ever spoken. Never mind statistics and all that. And I’ll end with th...