Posts tagged Marriage & Family
In Post-Pandemic America, Will Sagging Church Health Damage Public Health?
In Post-Pandemic America, Will Sagging Church Health Damage Public Health?

(OPINION) America's religious congregations have, over all, suffered steady erosion in attendance, membership and vitality since around 2000. Analysts fret that worse may occur after the current COVID-19 emergency finally subsides because myriads of members are now accustomed to worshiping online rather than in person.

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Opinion, North AmericaRichard OstlingAcademia, Black Church, Charities, Nonprofits, Church & State, Coronavirus, Demographics, Evangelicals, Godbeat, Health, Mainline, Marriage & Family, Nones, Politics, Worship, COVID-19, richard ostling, Pandemic, Associated Press, Lifeway Research, Harvard, Human Flourishing Project, Church Attendance, Tyler VanderWeele, Christianity Today, Richard OstlingComment
Treating congregations like families is one response to the #ChurchToo era
Treating congregations like families is one response to the #ChurchToo era

(OPINION) Shifting gender roles and expectations mixed with revelations about sexual misconduct in church communities make relationships in congregations a complicated matter. Adjusting how we divide people in church may help them navigate life better.

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Opinion, North AmericaTerry Mattinglymarriage, Marriage & Family, family, Family Life, Bronwyn Lea, sex, fidelity, infidelity, #ChurchToo, Terry Mattingly, Christianity, Gender RolesComment